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The British Ministry of Defense comments in a morning note on military security information from Ukraine that “Russian commanders will worry about the time it takes to subdue Mariupol».
He adds that coordinated Ukrainian resistance has severely tested Russian forces by diverting personnel and military equipment, delaying the Russian advance elsewhere.
The note from the British Ministry also emphasizes that the attempt of the Russians to occupy Mariupol has been accompanied by significant costs for residents, as recorded heavy civilian casualties and large areas of infrastructure have been destroyed.
“The targeting of residential areas within Mariupol is in line with Russia’s approach to Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016. This is despite the claims of the Russian Ministry of Defense on February 24, 2022 that Russia would neither hit cities nor threaten the Ukrainian population “, concludes the latest information from London.
Many civilians at the Azovstal factory, the last stronghold of Mariupol
In the last fort of Ukrainian forces in Mariupolaccording to Moscow, the metallurgical plant Azovstal besieged by Russian forces, there are in addition to Ukrainian soldiers and many civiliansaccording to local authorities.
Residents of Mariupol hide in the factory to get rid of them Russian bombingsexplained o Mikhail Versinin police officer of the city speaking yesterday Sunday on a local television station.
“They do not trust them Russians. “They see what is happening in the city and for this reason they remain in the factory area,” he added.
According to Versinin, about 100,000 people remain in Mariupol, which before the war had a population of about 400,000. Several thousand Ukrainian fighters are believed to be in Azovstal, which also has underground facilities.
Rocket attack in Lviv Six dead, including a child
Six people were killed and eight were injured on Holy Monday morning at rocket attack on Lvivthe largest city in western Ukraine, announced Governor Maxim Kozicki. “So far we have counted six dead and eight injured. Among the victims is a child,” he added. Dozens of vehicles were also destroyed in the attack.
Three rockets hit military infrastructure facilities, while another hit tire replacement facilities, according to the governor.
Separately, Ukrainian authorities announced that some of the rockets had landed near areas near a railway station and other railway installations, disrupting railway connections for a short time.
THE Adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mikhail Pontoliaknoted in a Twitter message that there were five “strong missiles hitting civilian infrastructure” in Lviv, while the mayor of the city Andriy Santovi confirmed that there was a rocket attack and added that rescue teams have rushed to the area.
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