of Thanassis Gavos
The tragic living conditions of trapped civilians in Mariupol said in a statement to the BBC and Sky News the deputy mayor of the city, Sergei Orloff.
He spoke of the 130,000 civilians who remain in the city, facing constant bombardment by Russian artillery and air force.
He added that any aid to these people was impossible at the moment, accusing Russia of “completely blocking everything, any humanitarian aid or evacuation.”
As he stressed, the city is under complete blockade. “There is a lack of water, food, medicine, aid, a lack of everything. “Lack of life, I would say,” Mr Orloff said in an interview with the BBC.
She commented that “one can not imagine what life looks like” of her caged Mariupol.
He also referred more specifically to those who have found refuge in the vast Azovstal steel plant. “I can confirm that there are many civilians (there). They are mostly civilians from nearby damaged buildings and many steel workers. They know that the steel mills had good shelters against the bombing and some stored food and water in the shelter. “That’s why they decided to live with their families in this shelter,” Mr Orloff told the BBC World Service’s Newsday radio show.
He assessed that any information or suspicion from Russia about the possibility of leaving the trapped people from Mariupol or Azovstal is false. “Do not believe a single word from Russia. “It would be good if they allowed the civilians to leave Azovstal, but they did not allow it for 50 days, why do it now?” he told Sky News.
The deputy mayor of Mariupol also claimed that since yesterday Tuesday, the Russians started using “very hard bombs”.
He said he could not know what kind of bombs they were, but there were reports yesterday that Russian forces had used shelters to destroy Azovstal.
“The click they make is heard at 50 to 60 kilometers around Mariupol. “And they cause great damage,” Sergei Orloff added.
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