More than 200 civilians are still with the military in the huge steel plant Azofstal in Mariupolin southern Ukraine, said today the mayor of the city Vadim Boichenko.
In total 100,000 civilians remain in the Ukrainian city, which is uby the occupation of Russian forcesaccording to him.
Continuous are the Russian bombing in the Azofstal steel plant in Mariupolwhere they have found refuge Ukrainian forces but also civilians. The supplies of the besieged are exhausted, while efforts are intensified to remove those inside.
“The bombing is uninterrupted by tanks and every three to five minutes there is aerial bombardment.” states o Sviatoslav Palamar Deputy Commander of the Azov Order in the CNN. “There are still civilians who have taken refuge in the factory, and yet the enemy continues to bomb.”
“The strikes have been going on nonstop.” Capt. Sviatoslav Palamar, a deputy commander in Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, talks to CNN’s @ErinBurnett from inside Asovstal steel plant about ongoing Russian strikes despite civilians sheltering there. pic.twitter.com/1kaTsv472X
– CNN (@CNN) May 3, 2022
About 100 civilians drove away from Azofstal on Sunday but on Monday the evacuation did not continue. In the meantime the situation inside the factory is gloomy, as they have drastically reduce water and food supplies.
“I can not tell you for sure how many days we still have (supplies) but I assure you that we save a lot of water, food and especially ammunition.”said Palamar. He added that the military forces share what they have with the civilians.
“If the worst happens and we run out of food, we will hit birds and do whatever it takes to endure,” he said.
The same refuted Moscow’s allegations that the Russian soldiers are on the outskirts of the factory and are proceeding step by step with a clearing operation.
“Right now the whole area of ​​the factory is under our control and our defense is all around the perimeter of the Azov steel plant, we are holding a defense,” he added.
At the same time his office Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that at least 3 civilians were killed today by the Russian bombing in the city of Vulendar in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine.
Some other areas Donetsk The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more, officials said.
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