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MARIUPOL, Apr 17 RIA Novosti drone operator filmed the first bird's-eye view of the plant's territory» Azovstal» in Mariupol, where Ukrainian militants were blocked, who refused to lay down their arms despite the guarantees of the Russian Ministry of Defense to save their lives. According to a RIA Novosti correspondent, fighting continues there. .jpg» />The West is ready to believe in Moscow's incredibly cunning plan. The footage shows a large black plume of smoke rising over the plant's territory, and other, smaller pockets of smoke and fire. The drone flies over factory buildings, cranes for unloading ships in the canals leading to the Sea of Azov, residential buildings in the neighborhoods adjacent to Azovstal. I picked up the drone, saw clouds of smoke, drove it into the smoke, flew about 2800 meters, then I had to return the drone — I could hear the aircraft’s rumble in the air, but I didn’t see any strikes on the plant,» the operator said. Earlier, the RF Ministry of Defense reported that surrounded and the Ukrainian group, completely blocked in Mariupol on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, was asked to voluntarily lay down their arms, surrender and cease hostilities from 6.00 Moscow time on April 17 in order to save their lives. After 17.00 Moscow time, the situation on the front line remained tense, while the military of the Russian Federation and The DPR was steadily moving forward, the commander of the DPR unit with the call sign Khokhol told RIA Novosti.
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