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After two weeks of siege, Mariupol lives like hell

 

War in Ukraine: Mariupol, a city besieged for two weeks

On Monday, March 14, a convoy left Mariupol in connection with the ceasefire. For two weeks now, its inhabitants have been living under siege, under Russian bombardment.

After a two-week siege and bombardment by the Russian army, Mariupol (Ukraine) lies in ruins, Monday, March 14. The houses were completely destroyed by fire. As soon as the rocket fell on the building, another fighter jet flies in the sky, forcing the survivors to hide in the lobby. In tears, the townswoman Natalia Koldash breaks down: “We have no information, we know nothing.” Without phones and the Internet, residents are cut off from the world. They don’t understand why civilian buildings are being shelled.

The last supermarket in the city was destroyed on Sunday, March 13th. “We don’t have water anymore, we don’t have food, we don’t have electricity anymore, we don’t have anything to heat ourselves with,” explains Piotr Andruchchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. die’. On Monday, March 14, a convoy of 160 vehicles was finally able to leave the city.

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