The removal of the last Ukrainian troops trapped in the besieged port of Mariupol, will end negotiations with Moscow. He warned about that on Saturday President Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by AFP.
“The elimination of our troops, of our people in Mariupol, will put an end to all negotiations between Ukraine and Russia,” Zelensky said in an interview with the Ukrainian Pravda news website. because we are not negotiating for our territories or our people.
The strategic port of Mariupol is among the worst affected after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th.
Russia claims: The entire urban area of Mariupol has been liberated by Ukrainian troops
The other fighters are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant.
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The port was surrounded by Russian troops soon after the attacks, but the superior and superior Ukrainian military held out.
We recall that earlier today the Russian army announced that the entire urban area of Mariupol was liberated by fighters of the Azov formation, foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops.
“The other fighters are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Their only chance to save their lives is to lay down their arms voluntarily and surrender,” Konashenkov said.
He added that the Russian army had shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane with a large consignment of Western weapons near Odessa.
The Russian military announced the defeat of 15 Ukrainian military targets on Saturday with precision aircraft missiles. Among them: in the areas of Barvenkovo, Rubezhne, Popasnaya, Novozvanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Selidovo, Novobahmutovka, six places for concentration of Ukrainian military equipment and seven fortresses of Ukrainian troops were destroyed, “Konashenkov said.
“As a result of the strikes, more than 320 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and wounded, 23 armored vehicles and seven vehicles for various purposes were destroyed,” he said.
According to a ministry spokesman, the losses of the Ukrainian army and other Ukrainian paramilitaries amounted to 23,367.
Zelenski announced yesterday that between 2,500 and 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died so far in the war with Russia, and another 10,000 have been wounded.
According to him, the number of victims in Russia is up to 20,000 military. Russia has recognized 1,351 military casualties.
Zelensky added that of the 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers, “it is difficult to say how many will survive.”
