Dramatic moments around and inside at the Azovstal plant take place in Mariupol, as the resistance of Ukrainian fighters seems to bend after many days of fighting.
The Russians are still pounding the facilities, aiming to eliminate the last pocket of resistance in the area. According to Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boitshenko, communication with the Ukrainian fighters has been lost and it is now unclear whether they are alive or if they have been captured by Russian forces.
The Ukrainians released a video from the moment the Russians hit the factory premises with a thermobaric bomb, shortly before the communication with the fighters who were in the basement was lost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBhbXMYVGGk
As he mentioned the mayor of the city On Ukrainian television, it is estimated that at least 30 children, as well as dozens of civilians, mostly women and the elderly, are trapped in Azovstal’s facilities.
Boichenko said people were dying there, reiterating calls for negotiations and the opening of a humanitarian corridor from the plant.
Just yesterday, more than 150 civilians were evacuated from the area to safety in Zaporizhia, but the number of those trapped remains unknown, as well as how many people have lost their lives during the days-long siege by Russian forces.
Photo of the damaged factory facilities:
A parade in Mariupol on May 9 is organized by the Kremlin
Russia is preparing for a military parade in besieged Mariupol on May 9, the day of the victory over Nazi Germany, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service. May 9 gives the opportunity for a large military parade in Moscow’s Red Square.
According to the GUR, the deputy director of the Russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, arrived in Mariupol to prepare for the parade.
“The main mission of Mr. Putin’s official is to prepare for the May 9 ceremonies,” the GUR told the Telegram.
Mariupol “will become a center of celebrations”, according to the announcement. “The main thoroughfares are being cleaned urgently, debris and corpses are being removed along with unexploded ordnance.”
Russian viewers will watch the reports on the “joy” of the residents of Mariupol who see the Russians arriving in their city, GUR reports.
According to the GUR, “a large-scale propaganda campaign is underway” against the population of the city, which, according to the Ukrainian authorities, now stands at 100,000 to 120,000 people from half a million before the war.
Mariupol is almost entirely under the control of the Russian army, with the exception of the Azovstal metallurgical complex, where the last Ukrainian fighters defending Mariupol and civilians remain fortified. The group has not been fully occupied by Russian forces.
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