“The Russians are not keeping their promise of a truce,” he said Azovstal in Mariupolin southeastern Ukraine, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in this port city destroyed by the bombing, said today commander of the Azov Battalion defending the steel plant.
“The Russians are not living up to their promise of a truce and are not allowing the evacuation of civilians,” he said. Sviatoslav Palamar, Azov Battalion Deputy Commander in a videotaped message to the Telegram.
The Kremlin had earlier stated that humanitarian corridors “worked” at Azovstal and that the Russian army was observing it there truce announced yesterdayWednesday, for today.
“Three days ago, the enemy invaded the Azovstal area where fierce and bloody fighting continues,” Palamar added, confirming statements made Wednesday night by the battalion commander. Azov, Denis Prokopenko.
Adviser to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Arestovich He told Ukrainian television today that “Russian forces entered the factory yesterday (Wednesday)”.
“We have a lot of information, often contradictory,” about the current situation, he added, declining to give an accurate picture of the situation at the facility.
In his video, Palamar once again praised the “vigor” and “heroism” of the last fighters who remain fortified at the Azovstal factory.
In the face of what is seen as a “critical” situation, Palamar called on the international community and President Zelensky to help “evacuate the remaining civilians – 200 according to Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boichenko – and the soldiers”. have been injured and are in danger of dying due to lack of proper medical treatment “.
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