According to the UN, the invasion has so far claimed a total of 2,200 civilian deaths and 5 million refugees.
With at least 2,200 civilian deaths and 5 million refugeesAccording to the UN, two months have passed since the war in Ukraine, which is now in its second phase for the “complete liberation” of the pro-Russian Donbass, in the east of the country, the Kremlin argues.
Mariupolnext to the Sea of Azov, is the last stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in this strategic port city and constitutes one of the main Russian targets since the beginning of the war to try to take total control of the Donbass region and form a land corridor in the east of the country to the annexed Crimean peninsula in 2014.
Since the start of the invasion, Russian forces have advanced from the east through Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and from the southeast, through Mariupol, to encircle Ukrainian forces as they try to gain ground toward the city. of Russia’s most coveted ports.
Conversations about Mariupol
Ukraine’s presidency adviser Mijailo Podolyak this Sunday proposed to Russia that they hold a special round of talks on Mariupol, while condemning that even before Orthodox Easter, Russian troops are bombing the Azovstal steel mill, that city’s last core of resistance in southeastern Ukraine.
In a post on Twitter, Podolyak, a member of the negotiating delegation, suggested “Russia is thinking about the remnants of its reputation”.
(2/2) RF needs to think about the remnants of his reputation. This requires 3 “Mariupol steps”.
1. Announce a real Easter truce in Mariupol.
2. Immediate humanitarian corridor for civilians.
3. Agree to a “special round of negotiations” so we can take/swap our army.(@Podolyak_M) Apr 24, 2022
“This only requires ‘three Mariupol steps’: declare a real Easter truce on Mariupol, immediately grant a humanitarian corridor for civilians and agree to a ‘special round of negotiations’ so that we can pick up/exchange soldiers,” he summed up.
He also denounced the bombing of the Azovstal steel factory, where civilians and soldiers seek refuge.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday canceled the attack on the fortified metallurgical plant to save the lives of Russian soldiers, but ordered it to be blocked in such a way that “no fly passes”.
Source: EITB
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