Commander of the #Azov Regiment, Denis Prokopenko, has released a video showing hundreds of civilians trapped alongside #Ukrainian defenders underneath the #Azovstal Metallurgical Plant in #Mariupol. The cities defenders are making a last stand against relentless #Russia attacks.
Here is the statement by Denis Prokopenko and a rough translation below. In summary he asks for a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the women and children civilians, wounded soldiers and dead, so that they can be buried with dignity.
I am commander of Azov regiment, Denis Prokopenko. I call to the leaders of the world. Right now, in Mariupol, at "Azovstal" steel factory hundreds of civilians are sheltering. Among them - people of all ages, women, children, families of Mariupol defenders.
They are sheltering in the basements and bunkers from "russian world".
They found their only available shelter next to the Ukrainian soldiers, who are still defending the city from russian invaders.
They found their only available shelter next to the Ukrainian soldiers, who are still defending the city from russian invaders.
Russian forces, and their proxy from "lnr/dnr" know that, they know about civilians, and they keep their fire on the factory willingly. They use free fall bombs, rockets, bunker-buster bombs, all varieties of artillery, both ground and naval for indiscriminate attacks.
City theater, maternity hospital, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, houses were destroyed by those who now offers civilians evacuation and safety. These are the same people. And nobody believes these bastards.
Therefore I urge the politicians of all civilized world to organize a proper "green corridor", ensure it's safety and provide immediate evacuation and protection of civilians, wounded soldiers, and bodies of dead soldiers, to bury them with honors.
End translation. #Russian forces have been using free fall bombs, artillery, and reportedly #ChemicalWeapon in an attempt to bomb the #Mariupol defenders into surrender. 🇷🇺 likely is attempting to avoid an all out assault despite the near zero ammo and manpower faced by 🇺🇦.
The #Mariupol defenders have flatly refused to surrender despite weeks of combat and an overwhelming #Russian force. They have stated that their mission was to delay and tie down a huge amount of 🇷🇺 combat power in order to allow the rest of 🇺🇦 a fighting chance.
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