A US defense official revealed the movements of the Russian army: from Mariupol to Zaporizhia, which is happening now
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 04/28/2022 20:29
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Although it has not yet been fully conquered, Mariupol in the last few hours he has seen several Russian soldiers leave the city. This was announced by the United States, which revealed the Kremlin army’s moves through a defense official during a press conference.
Mariupol, the Russian soldiers are leaving the city
According to reports from the top US defense official, several Russian soldiers who have been besieging Mariupol in recent weeks are said to be leaving the city. Among the areas hardest hit by the war in Ukraine, Mariupol had been declared conquered by the Kremlin, but There are still those who resist the siege at the Azovstal Steelworks.
Soldiers seen exiting the port city would be moving northwest, toward the Pentagon, from southern Ukraine, according to the Pentagon Zaporizhia. The city, which has been the target of rocket attacks in recent days, has a nuclear power plant.
Photo source: ANSAL The rubble of the city of Mariupol, besieged by the Russians for weeks
The situation in Zaporizhia is under control, but the army’s advance to the northwest raises serious concerns about the fate of the war.
Mariupol besieged, turn at Azovstal
The movement of numerous men of the Moscow army from Mariupol to Zaporizhia makes us curious about the evacuation of the armyAzovstal Steelworks. In fact, the last of the Ukrainian resistance military have been trapped for weeks in Ukraine’s largest structure, trying to withstand enemy fire so as not to formally place the city in Russian hands.
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The departure of the Russian military could therefore allow the opening of a humanitarian corridor to give the opportunity to the soldiers and, above all, to the many civilians present in the steelworks bring to safety.
Mariupol, UN and Zelenky in conversation
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterresreported on “intensive talks” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ensure the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol in the south-east of the country and to define the situation in the port cities “a crisis within a crisis“.
“We are doing everything to evacuate people from the Azovstal Steelworks in Mariupol,” the UN secretary said at the press conference after the meeting with the Ukrainian president in Kyiv. For his part, Zelenskyy said he believes that a “successful outcome” of the initiatives “to unlock the Azovstal Steel Plant” is possible after talks with Guterres.
Photo source: ANSA