Ukraine discovered 200 bodies in a basement in Mariupol

The AP and CNN quoted Mariupol Mayor’s adviser, Petro Andryushchenko, as saying that the stench of decomposing bodies had enveloped the area. However, he did not say when the bodies were found.

This port city official added, at least 22,000 residents Mariupol were killed in three months of Russian attacks here. “Mariupol is now the city of ghosts”.

According to Petro Andryushchenko, the figures given are based on his contacts as well as other officials with the responsible people stuck in Mariupol and the real number could be much higher. However, according to AP, it is not possible to independently verify the number of casualties in Mariupol.

Mr. Petro said, the process of burying the dead is very complicated because the Russian side requires the bodies to be taken to the morgue, the recipient must agree to video recording… And that, according to the information he received. From a network of sources, the city of Mariupol was transported back to the Middle Ages.

“In the city, everything is dark. The only lights come from the Russian army and the Russian forces on patrol. Everywhere there is a smell of death.” Mr. Petro said that his sources paint a picture of a city engulfed in humanitarian disaster, the contact with world outside is very limited. The mobile phone connection has only just been re-established.

The advisor said that Mariupol residents cannot move freely, and traveling in the city requires special passports.

Russia now takes full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after the last 2,500 troops of the resistance group left the “steel fortress” of Azovstal. Ukrainian officials allege that, while bombing Mariupol, Russian forces targeted a maternity hospital and a theater where civilians were sheltering. An investigation conducted by the AP found that nearly 600 people were killed in the attack on a theater in Mariupol.

In a recent announcement, Russian forces said that they had completed mine clearance in the waters off Mariupol and today (May 25) a safe corridor will be opened for 70 foreign ships to leave. Ukraine.

Hoai Linh