The territory of the hospital in Mariupol, which was allegedly hit by an «airstrike»MOSCOW, March 17The filming of the aftermath of the alleged Russian strike on the maternity ward of Mariupol city hospital No. 3 was clearly staged, Ukrainian journalists were clearly prepared in advance for the quick release of this fake, said one of the residents of Mariupol. According to the man, who did not give his name, the maternity ward of the hospital was full of women in labor, but the day before the incident they were all evacuated. As soon as the explosion happened, «literally five minutes later, this is what people who live nearby say, who swept the windows after the shock wave — immediately journalists arrived, video filming, a bunch of police cars, and filming began,» he said.
Nebenzya: radicals «cling» to Mariupol to hide the traces of crimes»It is clear that the staged video is unambiguous. All eyewitnesses who have seen it say this. It does not happen that journalists are sitting around the corner or drinking coffee, sitting in a coffee shop, here a rocket flew in, and they immediately — and urgently appeared,» the man added. “Some woman in labor was filmed. How did she get there, what a miracle? Because they were all transferred beforehand,” he said. According to him, the maternity hospital «definitely» was specially liberated before this provocation was carried out. A fake was spread in the Western media that Russian aircraft had hit the maternity hospital in Mariupol. As the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation later reported, in fact, the institution was used by the national battalion «Azov», the militants dispersed the staff and patients. The statements of the Ukrainian side about the shelling of the maternity hospital in Mariupol were picked up by the Western media, which came out with loud headlines and blamed Russia without evidence. The Russian Defense Ministry called these allegations a completely orchestrated provocation to keep up the anti-Russian hype. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the maternity hospital in Mariupol had long ago become a base for the Azov Battalion (against whose fighters a criminal case was initiated in the Russian Federation) and other radicals, they expelled patients and staff. According to the minister, these data were presented at a meeting of the UN Security Council.Nationalists take women and children hostage to escape from MariupolAs for the woman in labor, allegedly captured against the backdrop of destruction, then, as First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said at a meeting of the UN Security Council, residents of Mariupol in the photographs identified her as model Marianna Podgurskaya, who played three women at once, and for this she was made up in different ways. These pictures were taken by the same photographer, Yevgeny Maloletka, who works with the Associated Press, New York Times and other Western media, Polyansky said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. «The Azov people were just hiding behind us.» Refugees leave Mariupol
After long days, when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian side in the evacuation of people, 33,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol. >1 out of 12
After long days, when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian side in the evacuation of people, 33,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol.
Residents of the city tell how they hid in basements and couldn't come out "so they wouldn't shoot us", as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential areas.
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City residents tell how they hid in basements and couldn't get out "lest they shoot us", as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential quarters.
The Russian Ministry of Defense sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
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The Russian Defense Ministry sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, corpses of people, military men are lying around, children are yelling, crying. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time the Azov people were just hiding behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
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"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, corpses are lying around people, soldiers, children yelling, crying. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time, the Azov people were just hiding behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
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At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are being evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, firing all around, and we are running".
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A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, shelling all around, and we are running".
DNR forces occupy the streets and quarters of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Marinka continues.
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DPR forces occupy the streets and neighborhoods of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Maryinka continues.
Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars at the exit of the city.
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Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars for leaving the city.
Rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of the nationalists. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia.
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The rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of the nationalists. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia.
The refugees who got out of Mariupol say that the Azov people kept civilians as hostages in the building of the Drama Theatre.
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Refugees who escaped from Mariupol say that the Azov people held civilians as hostages in the drama theater building.
"The military helped us, of course, they put us on the car with the children. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do whatever you want", the refugees say.
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"The military helped us, of course, they put us on the car with the children. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do whatever you want", the refugees say.
One of the refugees named Christina told how Ukrainian snipers fired at her family: " churches for us when we returned home with my husband and child. They opened fire on us. There were snipers, grenade throwers". Kristina with her husband, 11-year-old daughter and a dog named Black were evacuated from the village of Lyapino (near Mariupol) to Taganrog.
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After long days, when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian side in evacuating people, 33 thousand people were evacuated from Mariupol.
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City residents tell how they hid in basements and could not get out , "so that they don't shoot us", as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential areas.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
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"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, the corpses of people, military men are lying around, children are yelling, crying. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time, the Azov people were just hiding behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
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At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
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A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, shelling all around, and we are running".
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DPR forces occupy the streets and quarters of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Maryinka continues.
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Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars at the exit of the city.
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Rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of nationalists. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia.
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Refugees who got out of Mariupol say that Azov soldiers were holding civilians residents as hostages in the building of the drama theater.
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"The military helped us, of course, they put us with the children in a car. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do whatever you want", the refugees say.
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One of the refugees named Christina told how Ukrainian snipers fired at her family: " The Ukrainians fired at us from the church when we returned home with my husband and child. They opened fire on us. There were snipers, grenade throwers". Kristina with her husband, 11-year-old daughter and a dog named Black were evacuated from the village of Lyapino (near Mariupol) to Taganrog.