According to a local military source, soldiers fortified at the Azovstal steel plant will continue to search for and rescue civilians hiding in the factory area for evacuation.
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The evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant began
About 20 civilians were allowed to leave the shelters of the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, local military sources said on Saturday night.
According to sources, the group consisted of women and children to be evacuated to the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia.
Soldiers fortified at the Azovstal steel plant continue to search for and rescue civilians hiding in the plant area for evacuation, he said. Svjatoslav Palamar From the Azov Regiment.
According to Palamari, the car parade that arrived for the evacuation did not reach the scene until Saturday evening.
There are civilians in the Azovstal industrial area, as well as the last Ukrainian troops defending the city of Mariupol who have retreated there.
“Russian troops have killed more Mari residents than Nazis”
Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Bochenko says that during a war that lasted about two months, Russian troops killed more residents of the city than German troops killed Mariupol in World War II.
According to Bohenko, Russian troops have killed twice as many civilians in Mariupol.
Zelenskyi: All occupied cities will be liberated
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi tried to instill hope in the Ukrainians every night in his speech (you switch to another service) on Saturday and promised that the reclaimed areas would be cleared and rebuilt.
However, he acknowledged that it requires work.
– We must fight and make every effort to drive the occupiers out. And we will do it, Zelenskyi said.
He said towns and villages occupied by Russian troops are still being liberated.
In addition, Zelenskyi again addressed some of his speech directly to the Russians. He said Russian soldiers should not go to war in Ukraine. He added that the generals of the Russian army themselves expect thousands of Russian soldiers to die in Ukraine.
Zelenskyi said Russia is recruiting more troops with little motivation and combat experience.
– Every Russian soldier can still save his life. It is better for you to survive in Russia than to die in Ukraine, Zelenskyi said.