Drop your weapons and we’ll save your lives. The deadline expired and the Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol refused to give up – Denník N

Under normal circumstances, they produce millions of tons of steel a year. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they became a “city fortress.” This is what the Azovstal steelworks called a representative of Russian separatists in Russian state television. The steelworks were to become the base of Ukrainian troops in the port city of Mariupol, for which heavy fighting has been going on for more than six weeks. The city has long resisted strong attacks from the Russian side, accompanied by the bombing of civilian objects, the killing of civilians and a humanitarian catastrophe. However, the Russian army is predominant, and the Institute for the Study of War warned on Wednesday that the city would probably fall within a week. Russia’s ultimatum Already on Saturday, Russia claimed it was a matter of hours, because they “cleaned” the whole city of Ukrainian troops, leaving only steel mills. Therefore, the Ukrainians were given an ultimatum. “Taking into account the catastrophic situation in the Azovstal steelworks as well as the fact that we are guided by purely human principles, Russian military forces are offering militants from nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries to stop any hostilities from 06.00 (Moscow time) on 17 April 2022 and weapons, “the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. After what we saw not only in Mariupol, but especially in Buč or Hostomel, This article is the exclusive content for subscribers of the Diary N. Are you a subscriber?