Ukrainian forces at the Azovstal factory say they will not surrender
Ukrainian forces entrenched at the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, today confirmed they will not surrender and fight to the end.
“Surrendering is not an option,” said Samoilenko, an intelligence officer with the Azov battalion fighting Russian forces in the port city of Mariupol. “All of our supplies are limited. But we still have water. We still have ammunition. We will have weapons. We will fight until we get the best of our situation. this scene”.
Black smoke rises at the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, southern Ukraine, on May 2. Image: Reuters.
The Azovstal plant is the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol. The southern city is Russia’s main target as Moscow seeks to block Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea and to control the Ukrainian territory that stretches from the east to the south.
Ukraine says all women, children and elderly people have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant thanks to a humanitarian mission coordinated by the United Nations and the Red Cross.
After more than 70 days of fighting, Russia is stepping up missile attacks against many areas across the country Ukrainein the context of the West racing to supply weapons to Kiev.
Eastern Ukraine continues to be the area of the fiercest fighting. Russian forces organized attacks along the Donbass with the goal of controlling more territory, while Ukraine continued to resist fiercely.
Vu Hoang (According to AFP)
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