The occupiers are also preventing the evacuation of Mariupol residents from Berdyansk, who got there on their own.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said that only three of the 14 evacuation buses with refugees reached the territory controlled by Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reports. According to the mayor, the fate of the people from 11 buses is unknown.
“When we announced and the Russian side agreed to evacuate, which will give us 90 buses, 3 locations were identified, but 14 buses arrived in only 2 locations, and only 3 arrived in Ukraine. We understand that 11 buses that were supposed to move somewhere in the direction of Zaporozhye to the controlled part of our state, but got lost somewhere. They are lost in these filtration centers, unfortunately, they (the occupiers) are taking away and kidnapping our residents, and today this is happening in our Ukrainian Mariupol as well, “Boychenko said on a telethon on Tuesday morning,
< He added that there are four filtration centers in and around Mariupol, where the occupiers are meticulously "filtering" Ukrainians who leave for territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.
“Residents are waiting for a month, more than a month waiting for this filtration. If you are connected in one way or another with the civil service, the municipal service, then you get 2 months, 2 weeks in prison, as they define it, I don't know. Those who went through this prison, these tortures, they are already testifying, “Boychenko said.
He also said that the evacuation of 2,000 Mariupol residents from occupied Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast, was expected on Tuesday, where they were able to reach on their own. However, the occupiers are disrupting the evacuation.
“They have been waiting for this evacuation for 2 weeks, and we have announced the beginning of this evacuation, but hostile Russian troops are destroying our plans and do not allow our Ukrainians, our Mariupol residents, to get to the controlled part of our state, to Zaporozhye.” in the direction of Zaporozhye, this evacuation is still going on… We expect that it will still take place, “said Sir Mariupol.
According to the mayor , more than 100,000 people remain in the occupied city, including at least 200 directly on the territory of the Azovstal plant.
There are still civilians on Azovstal, in our fortress, which is also being destroyed… and they are also still waiting to be evacuated. More than 200 locals are also hiding in the area. Also there, our guys continue to defend Mariupol, to defend our state… There are more than 100,000 people left in the city who are also waiting to be evacuated, “Boychenko said.
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Recall, recently < The defenders of Mariupol have called for the evacuation of the fighters. They also fear that the servicemen may be tortured and killed if they are captured by the Russian army.
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