The russian troops already have control of the port city of Mariupolbut there is one last redoubt of fighters in the metallurgical plant from Azovstal. The place chosen by the resistance is not trivial: the installation is a soviet relic which only stopped operating during the nazi invasion of Ukraine in the WWII. for weeks, Ukraine Y Russia unsuccessfully negotiated Stop the fire to evacuate civilians from the besieged steelworks. Finally, this Saturday a humanitarian corridor. However, Moscow and kyiv do not agree on the figures. The former affirm that they have released 46 people and that they are in a safe place, while the local authorities lower the figure to 25 and denounce that they are in the midst of enemy fire.
The government he leads Volodymyr Zelensky reported Saturday night that a group of 20 to 25 civilians, including women and children, had been evacuated. Hours earlier, the Azov battalion announced that some 20 people were on their way to safety. Zaporizhiawhile the separatist militias from Donestk they raised the number of evacuees to 28. This Sunday, the Government of Ukraine has denounced that this group is not safe and sound, but in the middle of the front.
On the other hand the Kremlin He assured today that he allowed the escape of 46 people. Be that as it may, ridiculous numbers, since in the steelworks they entrench a thousand people, who have been living without food or basic supplies for weeks. In addition, 600 people are wounds, local authorities have indicated.
Russia speaks of “truce”
“On Saturday, April 30, as a result of the establishment of a truce and the opening of a humanitarian corridor, two groups of civilians left the residential buildings adjacent to the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant,” the statement said. Ministry of Defence russian in your account Telegram.
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Specifically, the military department has specified that in the afternoon it allowed 25 residents of the town to leave and that, after nightfall, a second group of 21 people left, who were taken to bezimenne. “All civilians were provided with accommodation, food and necessary medical assistance,” the Russian ministry said.
Russia published a video recorded at night in which at least two buses can be seen, one of which has the letter “Z”, a symbol of the Russian military campaign. There is also a car with the logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and another with the registration of the UN.