Dramatic message from a Ukrainian commander from Mariupol steelworks: “This is our last time”
Mariupol, the Ukrainian martyr city that already has 21,000 dead, refuses to give up. Russia gave him an ultimatum, which expired at 2pm on Wednesday, on this war in Ukraine that continues for 56 days.
The deadline is for them to surrender and open a humanitarian corridor from Azovstal plant “for the removal of the Ukrainian military” to “voluntarily lay down arms”. And to evacuate also the civilians, who were in the same tunnel with them.
But not all 2000 Ukrainian military those there wanted to lay down their arms. There are only a few under the promise that “their lives are guaranteed”, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
A commander of the Ukrainian marines fighting in Mariupol said his forces were “Perhaps faced with our last days, if not time” and requested the removal of a video message posted to his Facebook account on Wednesday morning.
The photo provided by Russia shows the bombing of the Azovstal plant. Photo: EFE
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Serhiy Volyna, a major from the 36th Marine Brigade, said on social media: “This is our message to the world. This may be our last message. Maybe it’s just a few days or even an hour. “
“The enemy forces they are 10 times bigger than us. They have control over the air, artillery, ground, tanks and superior vehicle efficiency, ”he said.
“We are defending one target: the plant where the Mariupol military garrison and the civilianstrapped in the war. We sought the help of world leaders. We ask them to use the method of taking us and take us to the territory of a third country, “as indicated by the international convention.
In a video sent to The Washington Post, the commander also called on world leaders to help ensure the safety of people leaving Mariupol.
In the destroyed port city of Mariupol, which has been the main target of Putin’s forces, Ukrainian troops say the Russian military dropped heavy anti-bunker bombs to destroy the rest of an iron plant and attack a hospital, where hundreds of people remain. Tens of thousands of residents are trapped in the city with no access to food or water.
They block the exit of civilians
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko said on Wednesday that “about 100,000 civilians remain in the city.” He added, he hopes “90 buses were sent in the besieged port to evacuate about 6,000 women, children and the elderly. ”
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