Ukrainian soldiers in the Azovstal factory begged for help
The Azov Battalion entrenched in the Azovstal factory posted a series of photos of wounded soldiers and called on the United Nations and the Red Cross to evacuate them.
A series of photos posted on the Telegram account of the Azov Battalion today show a makeshift, poorly lit “hospital” in the basement of the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, southern Ukraine. The soldiers in the photo were all injured, some lost their arms, some lost their legs.
A soldier of the Azoz Battalion lost an arm in the basement of the Azovstal steel factory, in this photo released on May 11. Image: Azov Battalion.
“The whole civilized world must see the conditions that the soldiers protecting the wounded and disabled Mariupol are going through,” the post on the account read. “In completely unsanitary conditions, with the open wound covered with leftover bandages that were not disinfected, there was no necessary medicine, not even food.”
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk on May 10 said: more than 1,000 soldiers, in which hundreds were injured, remained in the Azovstal factory. Ms. Vereshchuk said that the seriously injured needed urgent evacuation and the situation worsened every day.
“We call on the United Nations and the Red Cross to show humanity, and reaffirm the fundamental principles they have laid down, by rescuing the wounded and incapacitated,” the post said. Posted by Azov Battalion emphasized. “Can’t Ukraine and the world community now protect and care for them?”
The battalion recommended “immediate evacuation of wounded service members to the territories controlled by Ukraine” where they can receive appropriate support and care.
Two soldiers who lost their legs due to injuries are in the basement of the Azovstal steel plant, in this photo released on May 11. Image: Azov Battalion.
The Azovstal Steel Plant is the only stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol. The bunker system under the factory has become a entrenched place for members of the Azov Battalion of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine since it was besieged by Russian forces in early March.
Russia has repeatedly called on the Ukrainian soldiers in the factory to lay down their arms and surrender, pledging to guarantee their lives. At the end of April, the Kremlin confirm All injured and sick people will receive medical care if released. However, Ukrainian forces repeatedly rejected the proposal of the Russian side.
Last weekend, Ukraine announced that all the women, children and elderly people hiding at the Azovstal steel plant had been successfully evacuated thanks to a humanitarian corridor coordinated by the United Nations and the International Red Cross. perform. Ukraine says that in addition to the military, at least 100 civilians remain at the facility.
Military Department of Ukraine. Graphics: Washington Post.
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