City residents in the Left Bank district of Mariupol. File photoWASHINGTON Apr 21 The United States has no plans to participate in a possible evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, a senior US Department of Defense official told reporters Thursday. a US aircraft in the air to do this,» a Pentagon spokesman said during a briefing, answering a question about whether the US was ready to participate in the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians from Mariupol, if any.
The Ministry of Defense commented on Azov's appeal along the humanitarian corridorsOn the eve of the US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland invited NATO allies to participate in the evacuation of civilians and wounded military personnel from Mariupol, if it allows Russia. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense has repeatedly offered the militants of the Ukrainian national battalions and foreign mercenaries, remaining We are going to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol to stop hostilities and lay down our arms in exchange for saving lives. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin ordered the storming of the industrial zone in Mariupol to be canceled, saying it was inexpedient. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated in his report that more than 2,000 militants were blocked on the territory of the enterprise.
