Ukrainian soldiers besieged by Russians in Azovstal continue to fight

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In Ukraine, Friday, May 13, fighting is still going on inside the huge factory Azovstalto Mariupol. Ukrainian soldiers besieged by the Russian military are increasing their calls for help. For the first time, we see soldiers firing in the middle of the rubble, a few meters from the enemy.

In an apocalypse setting, the nationalist fighters ofAzov are still entrenched in the ruins of the immense steel mill ofAzovstal of MariupolFriday, May 13. They recently released footage. Ukrainian soldiers besieged by the Russian military continue to fight, determined not to surrender. They are aware that the end is near. “My country knows what we are doing here but I’m not sure our government does. We have been stuck for more than two months with no connection, no supply and very few reserves”, recount There is Samoilenkobattalion commander Azov

Ukrainian soldiers fromAzovstal are multiplying calls for help from the international community to get them out of there. Their relatives met Thursday, May 12 in kyiv (Ukraine) to relay their cries and their despair. They would still be 700 fighters still alive in the basements of the steelworks. Among them are many cripples, condemned to certain death if no operation is organized to exfiltrate them.


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