Before the war, it was clear that the city “will be one of the main outposts on the front line, but it was not planned that he would be surrounded.”
Founder and first commander of the Azov Battalion Andriy Biletsky said that the troops defending Mariupol today will be in their positions to the last. In an interview with Yanina Sokolova, he named the reason why the occupiers managed to surround the city – its defenders lacked weapons.
But the problem is not only with armaments, although it is the main one. But there are also problems with food and drinking water.
“We need to understand that they are not fighting with copies now, and in addition to the human factor, there is also the weapons factor. There is a really difficult situation with food and drinking water, but the biggest problem is weapons … Heavy weapons, anti-tank weapons difficult situation … It was planned that Mariupol would be one of the main outposts on the front line, but it was not planned that it would be surrounded, “Biletsky said.
He noted that today there are boilers in the city. both veterans of “Azov” and young volunteers who decided to go to the aid of Mariupol. At the same time, Biletsky is confident that these soldiers will stand their ground to the end.
“It's 100%. It's a deep decision. Azov never made another choice,” he added.
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It will be recalled that on April 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the destruction of Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol would put an end to negotiations with Russia. He said the situation in the city could be “like ten Bearded women.”
Earlier it was reported that Russian occupiers were taken out of Mariupol almost 140 thousand people. The aggressor is deliberately blocking the humanitarian corridors offered to Ukraine: he does not confirm the regime of silence, shoots or does not allow vehicles, does not allow to deliver food, water and medicine to the city. And what Russia presents as an evacuation is in fact a forced deportation and abduction of Ukrainians.
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