Russia announced the opening of the corridor from Azovstal for lighting from May 5
From the besieged detachment by the troops of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, a humanitarian corridor is felt from 08:00 to 18:00 Moscow time on May 5, 6 and 7 for the evacuation of persons. About it informs The Russian Ministry of Defense with reference to the interdepartmental headquarters for humanitarian response.
The statement stated that at the specified time, fighting will be unilaterally consumed. Divisions from following the safe dimension and attracting the withdrawal of civilians in any chosen positions.
There is no reaction from the Ukrainian side to this message yet.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky processed to UN Secretary General António Guterres successfully helped the general to save people from Azovstal. “The lives of the people who ended up there are in danger. Every person is important to us. We ask for your help in saving them,” Zelensky’s office said in a statement.
Earlier it was reported that Ukraine calculated the extradition of the rest of the civilians of Mariupol, located on the territory of Azovstal, on May 4, but, in all likelihood, this was not possible due to the shelling of the Russian army.
Ukrainian media reported that heavy fighting continued for control of the plant on May 4. Tuesday in the area of a public fire.
Azovstal has Ukrainian forces (fighters of the Azov battalion and marines), as well as civilian facilities that were not evacuated with the help of an operation under the auspices of the UN, the Red Cross.
Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol got in touch on the evening of May 4 and confirmed that Russian troops broke through in a big factory.
Earlier on Wednesday, May 4, in Kyiv, there were relatives of the fighters who held the defense in Mariupol, arrived at the rally. They appealed to the world community and foreign leaders with massive coverage of their loved ones with the territory of the Azovstal plant.
- The siege of Mariupol by the Russian army and armed serapatists, the so-called “DNR” and “LNR”, continues for almost two months.
- April 21 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered not attack the Azovstal attack aircraft, but only block it. However, according to reports of missile strikes, on Tuesday, Ukrainian doctors announced the start of an assault on the territory.
- Azovstal remains the site of the incident in the city, under the control of the Ukrainian military. The Russian authorities urge them to surrender, promising to leave them alive in return, but the servicemen refused to do so. They appealed to the world community about the evacuation of the military.