Mariupol. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 1The decision to deny the Ukrainian military evacuation through humanitarian corridors from Mariupol is designed to prevent the regrouping of Kyiv’s troops in the Donbass and the need to bring the surrendered fighters to justice, Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov told RIA Novosti.Earlier Eduard Basurin, a representative of the people's militia of the DPR, said that the Ukrainian security forces would not be given a corridor to leave Mariupol.
"Such a decision was made to prevent the surviving Ukrainian military and fighters "Azov"* from regrouping and continuing hostilities in the Donbass. In addition, those of them who want to surrender should be put on trial, so they cannot be allowed to leave Mariupol", Sivkov said.
When the DPR was proclaimed in 2014, Mariupol, with a population of about 450,000, was the second largest city in the republic after Donetsk. However, in June of the same year, the Ukrainian security forces regained control over it. On March 7, 2022, the deputy commander of the Vostok battalion of the DPR, Alexander Semenov, said that the city was surrounded, and a cleansing of certain areas began. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist Azov Regiment is stationed in Mariupol*.»They'll all lie here.» What awaits the Ukrainian army in the DonbasOn February 24, Russian units launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Life under shelling: what is happening in Mariupol
Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
Most of Mariupol came under the control of the Russian military.
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Most of Mariupol came under the control of the Russian military.
The cleansing of the central regions continues.
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Mopping up of central areas continues.
The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation close to catastrophic.
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The destruction in the city is enormous, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
There are almost no houses that were not shelled here.
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There are almost no houses that were not shelled.
A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
People hide in basements and bomb shelters.
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People hide in basements and bomb shelters.
There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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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.
In the liberated areas organized evacuation.
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Evacuations were organized in the liberated areas.
Soldiers and volunteers are taking civilians out of the city.
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Soldiers and volunteers are taking 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 came 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 huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook on the street.
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Unaffected by shelling There are almost no houses left here.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed as a result of shelling.
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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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Evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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Military personnel and volunteers are taking civilians out of the city.
* Against ba talon in Russia opened a criminal case.