Masses of Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered, according to Russian information, in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which has been the subject of fighting for weeks. Exactly 1,026 soldiers of the 36th Marine Brigade “voluntarily laid down their weapons,” the defense ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday. On Monday, the 36th Marine Brigade said it was preparing for the “final battle”.
The shelling of the city continued into the night on Wednesday. According to the Ukrainian army, Russian troops also attacked the port and the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Ukrainian soldiers have entrenched themselves in the sprawling industrial complex.
People have to hold on, escape impossible
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said more than 100,000 people are waiting in his city to leave the port city surrounded by Russian troops. People stayed in cellars and shelters to avoid the shelling.
In any case, Ukraine sees no opportunity for escape corridors from Mariupol or from the besieged towns in the east Donbass before Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced that the occupying forces had broken the ceasefire. They would have blocked buses for the evacuation. The Ukrainian leadership is working to reopen escape corridors as soon as possible.
Source: Krone
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