List with at least 40,000 names of civilians which are unknown and are estimated to have been transported for unknown reasons from Mariupol and the wider Donetsk region to Russia and in particular to the Siberian region or even further east, have been drawn up by the Ukrainian authorities. The list is growing daily, as there are reports of convoys of Russian vehicles transporting citizens from the area to Russian territory.
Moscow claims that the civilians are being transported to safe places, without giving further details. “We have the lists of those who were transferred to Russia. It is almost 40,000 people. We are not able to check anything, but we try “said the mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boichenko.
“We believe that the Russians are transporting civilians to Siberia or further east and forcing them to work in very heavy jobs.”Boichenko added, while referring to “humiliating work”, with all that entails.
The first civilians arrived in Zaporizhia
Crowds of civilians arrive by bus in Zaporizhia after being evacuated from the besieged Mariupol.
The UN and the Red Cross hope to oversee more evacuation operations.
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.
At least 100 civilians were reportedly evacuated from Azovstal and relocated to Zaporizhia safely, Ukrainian Vice President Irina Verestsuk said. However, she said that hundreds of other people are trying to escape the facility and have no way out.
Ms. Verestsuk also said that there are at least 40 seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal who are in urgent need of medical attention because their lives are in danger.
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 Russian army and pro-Russian forces today launched a “fierce attack”, with the support of tanks and amphibious forces, against the Azovstal factory, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol, announced a commander of the Azov battalion, which supports the installation.
“We will do everything we can to repel them,” he said, calling for “immediate action to evacuate civilians” trapped by Ukrainian fighters at the huge factory in Mariupol, a strategic port in the south. part of Donbas, which is almost completely under Russian control.
He clarified at the same time that heavy bombardments took place the night before the attack, where two women were killed and “about 10 civilians” were injured.
“Tonight, enemy naval and ground artillery bombed the Azofstal plant, using very heavy bombs,” he added.
Russian forces have begun bombing the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, as Ukrainian troops used the truce declared there to relocate to better locations, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
“A ceasefire was declared, civilians had to be evacuated from the territory of Azovstal. Ukrainian soldiers and (Azov) battalion at the factory took advantage of it. They came out of the basements, took firing positions on the ground and in the factory buildings,” he added. Ministry of Defense in its announcement, according to RIA.
“Now units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People’s Republic, using artillery and air force, are beginning to destroy these firing points,” the Russian ministry said in a statement.
Pounding at the Azofstal factory
The Russian army and pro-Russian forces today launched a “fierce attack”, with the support of tanks and amphibious forces, against the Azovstal factory, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol, announced a commander of the Azov battalion, which supports the installation.
“A fierce attack in the Azovstal region is currently underway, with the support of armored vehicles, tanks, attempts to disembark troops, boats and a large number of infantry,” said Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy Azov, in a video message to the Telegram.
“We will do everything we can to repel them,” he said, calling for “immediate action to evacuate civilians” trapped by Ukrainian fighters at the huge factory in Mariupol, a strategic port in the south. part of Donbas, which is almost completely under Russian control.
He clarified at the same time that heavy bombardments took place the night before the attack, where two women were killed and “about 10 civilians” were injured.
“Tonight, enemy naval and ground artillery bombed the Azofstal plant, using very heavy bombs,” he added.
Russian forces have begun bombing the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, as Ukrainian troops used the truce declared there to relocate to better locations, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
“A ceasefire was declared, civilians had to be evacuated from the territory of Azovstal. Ukrainian soldiers and (Azov) battalion at the factory took advantage of it. They came out of the basements, took firing positions on the ground and in the factory buildings,” he added. Ministry of Defense in its announcement, according to RIA.
“Now units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People’s Republic, using artillery and air force, are beginning to destroy these firing points,” the Russian ministry said in a statement.
I’m relieved to confirm that the safe passage operation from Mariupol has been successful.
The people I traveled with told me heartbreaking stories of the hell they went through.I’m thinking about the people who remain trapped. We will do all we can to assist them. pic.twitter.com/mEqTTKZKA8
– Osnat Lubrani (@OsnatLubrani) May 3, 2022
At least 100 civilians were reportedly evacuated from Azovstal and relocated to Zaporizhia safely, Ukrainian Vice President Irina Verestsuk said. However, she said that hundreds of other people are trying to escape the facility and have no way out.
Ms. Verestsuk also said that there are at least 40 seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal who are in urgent need of medical attention because their lives are in danger.
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