The Russian military has resumed the attack in the direction of the ‘Azovstal’ factory in Mariupol, where the Ukrainian military continues to remain. Some of the civilians hiding there were evacuated. According to the Ukrainian side, there are still 200 civilians in the factory area.
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that active battles have resumed in the Azovstal region. At the same time, the ministry stated that “the Ukrainian military took advantage of Azovstal's silence and occupied firing positions.”
“Russian army units, using artillery planes, began to destroy those positions,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The deputy commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar confirmed the information about the attack to Ukrainian Pravda. “We were bombed all night with airstrikes, and now they are attacking Azovstal,” he said.
