Alexander Ermoshenko via ReutersThe Azovstal factory in Mariupol, the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol pictured here on May 2, has been under Russian offensive since Tuesday. offensive against the Azovstal factory, the last focus of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol, announced a commander of the Azov battalion which defends the steelworks. “A powerful assault on the territory of Azovstal is currently underway, with the support of armored vehicles, tanks, with attempts to land troops, with the help of boats and a large number of elements of infantry,” said Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov regiment, in a video message posted on Telegram. “We will do everything to repel it,” he added, calling for “immediate measures to evacuate civilians” still holed up with Ukrainian fighters on this huge metallurgical site of Mariupol, a strategic port in the southern Donbass already almost entirely under Russian control. He also said that heavy shelling had taken place the night before the assault, which killed two women and injured “about 10 civilians”. “That night, enemy naval and land artillery shelled the Azovstal factory, very heavy bombs were dropped,” he added. The offensive was confirmed, a little earlier in the post- noon, by Vladimir Putin’s army. “Currently, units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People’s Republic, using artillery and aircraft, are beginning to destroy” the “firing positions” of Ukrainian fighters who came out of the factory, the doorman said. -speaker of the Russian Ministry of Defense in a speech, the video of which was broadcast by Russian agencies. Vadim Astafiev claimed that the Ukrainian Azov regiment, which is defending the plant, “used” the declared ceasefire to evacuate civilians, to get out of the basements of the steelworks and “to take up firing positions on the territory and in the factory buildings”. 101 civilians evacuated In total, some 101 civilians have been evacuated from the site in recent days thanks to the ceasefire, the UN said on Tuesday, May 3. “I am happy and relieved to confirm that 101 civilians have been successfully evacuated from the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Osnat Lubrani said in a statement. In Zaporizhia, destination of the convoy, at least five buses arrived at a reception center to welcome them.
The people I traveled with told me heartbreaking stories of the hell they went through. We will do all we can to assist them. pic.twitter.com/mEqTTKZKA8— Osnat Lubrani (@OsnatLubrani) May 3, 2022 “People I’ve traveled with have told me heartbreaking stories of the hell they’ve been through. I think of the people who remain trapped. We will do everything in our power to help them,” she wrote. According to the UN, this evacuation operation was initiated last Friday, after the recent visits of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Moscow and Kiev. See also on The HuffPost: Putin celebrated Orthodox Easter in Moscow without granting truce in Ukraine
1 thought on “Ukraine War: Russian Army Launches ‘Mighty Assault’ On Azovstal – The HuffPost”
Comments are closed.
Download Various Artists – Spring Beat Occasion (2016 Edition) [20 Deep-House Smoothies], Vol. 4 Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download J.M.K.E. – Külmale maale (30 Years Special Edition) Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Various Artists – 100 Hits- Ultimate Number 1s Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Sista Brytet – Livet Inglasat Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Moda Spira – Moda Spira Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Defunkt – Live at Channel Zero Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Blond – Idiocracy – EP Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Amylie – Les éclats Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Fabi Ann – Blue Sheep Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Mastic Scum – Rage Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Arslanbek Sultanbekov – Dombira Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Mensageiros do Espírito – Incomparável Deus (Ao Vivo) Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Blond – Idiocracy – EP Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Nelumbo – Off Blue Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Nelumbo – Off Blue Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download King Apathy – King Apathy Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Mensageiros do Espírito – Incomparável Deus (Ao Vivo) Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Defunkt – Live at Channel Zero Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Various Artists – Spring Beat Occasion (2016 Edition) [20 Deep-House Smoothies], Vol. 4 Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Various Artists – 100 Hits- Ultimate Number 1s Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Fabi Ann – Blue Sheep Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Mastic Scum – Rage Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Star Parks – Don’t Dwell Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Perikles – All Inclusive – The Best Of Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13
Download Cardboard Fox – Out of Mind Album Mp3 Zip 2016-05-13