Command of the Azov battalion defending the Azovstal steelworks says they will resist “as long as there is life”

The command of the nationalist Azov battalion, the last Ukrainians defending the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupolaffirmed today that they will resist “as long as there is life”, but called for the evacuation of the members of his forces who are wounded.

“We will fight here as long as there is enough life”, the commander said Svyatoslav Palamar, in a video apparently broadcast from inside that industrial complex and posted via Telegram. In his message he also alludes to the presence of wounded among the members of his battalion and asks for their evacuation.

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The soldiers of Azov They continue to resist the Russian offensive after the evacuation of women, children and the elderly who were refugees in that industrial complex was achieved yesterday.

Russian troops have increased their attacks on the steel plant in recent hours, but according to the Ukrinform portal, nine of these attacks were repelled overnight.

This video grab released on May 4, 2022 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) shows a shelling of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. (AFP). (-/)

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reported yesterday that the evacuation of civilian refugees in Azovstal had been completed with a final group of 50 people.

Since then it has been feared that the Russian troops will launch their final assault, with the aim, according to kyiv, of organizing a parade through Mariupol coinciding with the victory day on Nazi Germany, which is commemorated tomorrow, Monday, the 9th.

the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyestimated yesterday at about 300 the number of civilians who have managed to be evacuated during the last days of Azovstalwhile work continues, he assured, to get out the citizens who are still in Mariúpol, as well as the wounded soldiers.

The destination of the last group of evacuees, as of the previous ones, is Zaporizhia, where the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated the majority of the civilians evacuated from the steelworks.

Source: Elcomercio