Russian forces continue to attack today Azofstal factoryin Mariupolwhere Ukrainian fighters have been fortified, said the assistant to the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovich.
“The enemy continues to attack our defensive lines in the area of the Azofstal factory, using aircraft, artillery; opening fire with tanks and trying to advance with an assault team, violating the command of their own commander-in-chief,” Aresto told a video message.
At the same time, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations said today that Moscow saw no point in declaring a ceasefire in Ukraine at this stage, as Kyiv was likely to use it as an opportunity to discredit Russia. after refusing to agree to the opening of a humanitarian corridor in Mariupol.
These statements were broadcast by the agency Reutersciting the Russian RIA.
“Ukraine is undermining our efforts to open humanitarian corridors and therefore we do not believe that a ceasefire is a good choice now,” said Dmitry Polyanksi. According to the Russian official, the ceasefire would be “an opportunity for Ukrainian forces to regroup and organize more provocations.”
According to RIA, Dmitry Polyanksi said that Russia has not hit residential areas in Odessa. On Saturday, the air force of southern Ukraine reported that two missiles hit a military installation and two residential buildings in the Black Sea city.
Earlier in the day, Moscow announced that it would open a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. “Today, the Russian side announced again that there is a corridor for civilians to leave Azovstal. “This could be believed if the Russians had not destroyed humanitarian corridors many times in the past,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Veresuk told Telegram.
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