Russian President also announced that the latest Ukrainian fighters entrenched on the Azovstal metallurgical site. Ukraine claims a “emergency humanitarian hallway”.
Le Monde with AFP
Russian President Judged, Thursday, April, that his forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Maroupol. “The end of maroupol’s liberation work, it’s a success,” said Vladimir Putin to his Defense Minister, Sergei Choïgou, during a meeting broadcast on television.
The Russian President also meant to wanted the last Ukrainian fighters entrenched on the Azovstal metallurgical site, because an assault would be too expensive in lives, the zone being composed of a vast network of underground galleries: “I considers that the proposed assault of the industrial zone is not appropriate. I order to cancel it, “Putin said, adding:
“You have to think (…) to the life and health of our soldiers and officers, do not penetrate these catacombs, and crawl underground. Block all this area so that not a Fly does not pass. “
kyiv” Emergency “An Evacuation Corridor
This vast industrial site also houses 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to Russian Minister of Defense. Mr. Putin also promised life saves to those who will visit. “Offer once again to all who have not tabled the weapons to do so, the Russian side guarantees their life saves and being treated with dignity,” he said.
For his part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ukrainian called Thursday to the establishment of an emergency humanitarian corridor to evacuate the civilians of the gigantic Azovstal steel mill. Civilians, “Refugees in large numbers” in steel mill, “do not trust troops [Russians],” wrote the ministry on his Twitter account. “An emergency humanitarian corridor is necessary” with “guarantees that people will be safe,” he added.