Mariupol’s mayor Vadym Boychenko mentioned the town was nonetheless in Ukrainian fingers, after Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to assert victory within the strategic port earlier on Thursday, at the same time as he ordered his troops to not storm the final pocket of Ukrainian resistance within the conflict’s iconic battleground.
“Town (Mariupol) was, is, and stays Ukrainian at the moment. As a result of at the moment, our courageous warriors, our heroes, are defending our metropolis as a lot as doable,” Vadym Boychenko mentioned on the Ukraine Media Heart through videocall.
Boychenko mentioned Russian forces have been taking the our bodies of killed Ukrainians to a mass grave within the city of Manhush.
He mentioned the Russians have been “hiding conflict crimes there”
Putin on Thursday claimed management over the Ukrainian port of Mariupol at the same time as its defenders are nonetheless holding out at an enormous metal mill.
Boychenko estimated that 300 to 1,000 residents of Mariupol are hiding within the Azovstal pant, however the actual quantity couldn’t be decided.
He additionally mentioned that solely 80 folks managed to evacuate from Mariupol on Wednesday.
Mariupol has been a key goal for Russia because the begin of the Feb. 24 invasion.
Capturing the town would permit Moscow to determine a land hall to Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014 and deprive Ukraine of a significant port and prized industrial property.
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