Rodion Severyanov. File photoMOSCOW, March 29Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin instructed to investigate the circumstances of the wounding of a Russian journalist near Mariupol, according to the department's Telegram channel. On Tuesday evening, it became known that in the vicinity of this city, the military commander of the Izvestia TV channel Rodion Severyanov was wounded — a sniper bullet hit him in the leg. 
The Investigative Committee opened a case on the attempted murder of prisoners by the Ukrainian military «Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin instructed the head of the Main Investigation Department to investigate this fact,» the report says. Donetsk. However, in June of the same year, the Ukrainian security forces regained control of Mariupol. On March 7, 2022, Alexander Semyonov, deputy commander of the Vostok battalion of the DPR, stated that the city was surrounded. Currently, there are fights for liberation. Among other Ukrainian units in Mariupol, there is a nationalist regiment «Azov», against whose fighters a criminal case has been initiated in the Russian Federation. 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 bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage of the operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Kyiv. With the support of the RF Armed Forces, the forces of the DPR and LPR are developing an offensive. At the same time, there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasizedLife under shelling: what is happening in Mariupol
Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
Fighting continues in the city for liberation.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
< p>Most of Mariupol came under Russian control.
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Most of Mariupol came under Russian control military.
The cleanup of the central areas continues.
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The cleanup of the central areas continues.
< p>The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook on the street.
Houses that have not been shelled are here almost gone.
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There are almost no houses left that were not shelled.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas
evacuation.
Military personnel and volunteers take civilians out of the city.
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Military personnel and volunteers take civilians out of the city.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
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Most of Mariupol has come under the control of the Russian military.
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Mopping up of the central regions continues.
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The destruction in the city is enormous, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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There are almost no houses that were not shelled.
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Destroyed as a result shelling of a residential building in Mariupol.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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Servicemen and volunteers take civilians out of the city.