Russia is resuming Azovstal’s offensive, an adviser to the Ukrainian president said
Destroyed administrative building at the Azovstal Ironworks.
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Adviser to Ukrainian President Alexei Arestovich said on Saturday that Russia has resumed its offensive against forces in Azovstal, the steel plant and the last Ukrainian fortress in the besieged city of Mariupol.
“The enemy is trying to stifle the final resistance of the defenders of Mariupol in the Azovstal region,” Arestovic said on national television, Reuters reported.
Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to abandon a plan to storm the Azovstal steel plant, which houses several thousand Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, instead choosing to continue blocking the facility through a blockade. .
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The evacuation from Mariupol starts at noon, said the Deputy Prime Minister
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said on Saturday that the evacuation from the besieged city of Mariupol would begin at noon local time if all goes according to plan, according to Reuters.
“Today we will try again to evacuate women, children and the elderly,” she said in a social media post.
Moldova is deeply concerned about the Russian military commander’s comments
The Moldovan Foreign Ministry said it had summoned its ambassador to Moscow and expressed deep concern over comments made by a senior Russian military commander.
Russian Major General Rustam Minekayev claims, without evidence, that the Russian-speaking population in Transnistria is oppressed. Transnistria is an unrecognized breakaway state that is officially part of Moldova, which borders Ukraine to the south. Russian forces have been stationed in Transnistria since the 1990s, and Kyiv has warned that Moscow could stage operations under a false flag to justify the invasion.
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated a statement on its website stating that “these statements are unfounded and contradict the position of the Russian Federation, which supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, within its internationally recognized borders.”
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Zelensky said the invasion of Ukraine is “just the beginning”
In his regular evening address, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky addressed comments made by a Russian military official on Friday.
Russian Major General Rustam Minekayev revealed earlier that Moscow’s goal is to fully control Ukraine’s eastern Donbass, as well as southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of the invasion. However, it was unclear whether the comments reflected Russia’s official policy.
Minekayev claims, without evidence, that the Russian-speaking population in Transnistria is oppressed. Transnistria is an unrecognized breakaway state that is officially part of Moldova, which borders Ukraine to the south. Russian forces have been stationed in Transnistria since the 1990s, and Kyiv has warned that Moscow could stage operations under a false flag to justify the invasion.
Zelensky said late Friday that the comments meant Russia had ambitions to invade other nearby countries. “The invasion of Ukraine is just the beginning. Then they want to invade other countries,” he was quoted as saying by NBC News.
“Of course, we will defend ourselves as long as necessary to shatter this ambition of the Russian Federation. But all nations that believe in the victory of life over death, like us, must fight with us, must help. we, “he added.
“Because we became the first on this path. But who’s next? If those who may be next want to remain neutral today so as not to lose anything, this is actually the most risky bet, because you will lose everything. ”
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Ukrainian authorities say another mass grave has been found near Mariupol
Ukrainian authorities say another mass grave has been found near the devastated southern port city of Mariupol.
Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, told Telegram that there was “new information about the mass burial of dead Mariupol residents” in Vinogradne, a village about 7 miles east of Mariupol.
Satellite images of Maxar on another extension of the mass grave site just outside Vinogradne, Ukraine, east of Mariupol.
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“This reaffirms that the occupiers are organizing the gathering / burial / cremation of dead Mariupol residents in every part of the city,” he said, accusing Russia of trying to “cover up the consequences of war crimes.”
Separately, US defense chief Maxar said high-resolution satellite imagery in the Mariupol area “reveals the existence of a second cemetery, which has expanded in the past month and includes several long trenches that are / are likely to become new graves.”
CNBC and NBC have not been able to independently confirm these allegations, and Russian officials have not yet responded to CNBC’s inquiries about these allegations.
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Russia will continue bombing until “new methods of warfare” are introduced, says the United Kingdom
Satellite images of Maxar on burning buildings in eastern Mariupol, Ukraine on April 9, 2022.
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According to British intelligence, Russia is likely to “continue to be disappointed” by its inability to quickly overcome Ukraine’s defenses.
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said he will introduce “new methods of warfare” – a “tacit acknowledgment” that the war is not going as intended, the UK Defense Ministry said in a tweet.
Implementation of Moscow’s new plans will take time, and until then “it will probably continue to rely on the bombings as a means of trying to suppress the Ukrainian opposition,” the report said.
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Zelensky says the allies are supplying the weapons Ukraine wants
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allies were finally delivering the weapons Kyiv requested, adding that the weapons would help save the lives of thousands.
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