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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted, on Saturday evening, that Ukraine is preparing to withdraw from Mariupol, saying that his country is trying to remove all military personnel from the Azovstal plant, the last hotbed of armed resistance to the Russian invasion of the city.
In his daily message, Zelensky emphasized that all civilians had been evacuated from Azovstal and that the evacuation of wounded soldiers and medical personnel was now being prepared: “More than 300 people, women and children, have been rescued. We have taken out almost every civilian from Azovstal. And now we are preparing the second stage of the evacuation mission: the wounded and the doctors,” he said, noting that this would happen if Russia fulfilled its obligations under the agreement.
Then the president said that Ukraine was preparing to withdraw all its military forces from the industrial complex. We are also working to withdraw all our army, all the heroes who defend Mariupol. Of course, this is very difficult, but it is important. ”
And the industrial complex has been subjected to intense bombardment in recent days. Despite this, the Ukrainian president took advantage of this message to reiterate that he was still available for a “diplomatic solution” on the Mariupol case and emphasized that he was continuing to work to create new humanitarian corridors – after the withdrawal of civilians was stopped by several people. times due to ceasefire violations by Russian forces.
Only this Thursday, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar, Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment, Description of the atmosphere in that part of the Ukrainian territory that continues to resist the Russian attack.
This was the third day that the enemy invaded the Azovstal lands. A fierce and bloody battle is taking place. Defenders of the city [Mariupol] Palamar stressed that they had been fighting alone for 71 days with the overwhelming enemy forces and had shown so much resistance and heroism that the country should know what it means to be loyal to the motherland.
In the video message released on Saturday, Zelensky also used the message to refer to Victory Day, which will be celebrated in Moscow with the usual military parade, around the defeat of Nazi Germany, on May 9.
The actions of the Russian occupiers [nesta data] They should remind every country and nation that it is impossible to defeat evil once and for all. Unfortunately, evil tends to return when people do not respect the rights of others, ignore the law, and destroy culture. This is exactly what happened to the Russian state. ”
