The Mariupol garrison fulfilled its combat mission.
Holding positions on Azovstal, Ukrainian defenders did not allow the enemy to overthrow a group of up to 17 battalion tactical groups (about 20,000 personnel) in other directions. Thus, they prevented the implementation of the plan for the rapid capture of Zaporizhia, access to the administrative border of Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions and create conditions for the environment of environmental groups.
p> See special topic: Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive: Zelensky on saving Mariupol defenders Azovstal launches evacuation procedure UAF fighters master Polish GROT submachine guns – Ukrainian Association of Weapon Owners GROT can be literally converted into a machine gun, assault rifle or compact weapon for street fighting in the field. 264 people were evacuated from Azovstal, 53 of them seriously injured They were taken to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region. An exchange will take place later. Politico: Western European leaders want to save Putin from Ukraine's victory in war Leaders of the three largest EU countries have started saying identical words about the “ceasefire” at that very moment when the Ukrainian army launched a counteroffensive. In the evening Zelensky can tell what is really happening at “Azovstal” – OP Earlier, the commander of “Azov” said that the defenders of Mariupol are following the order of the top military leadership to save lives.
