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The Russian army continuously stormed the Azov steel plant in Ukraine, and the scene was full of smoke.Photo: Retrieved from the official Ukrainian Twitter video

In the third month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army focused its new offensive on eastern and southern Ukraine, launching a fierce attack on the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, and also in various parts of eastern Ukraine. bombing, the Kremlin denies attacking the Azov steel plant. However, the Russian army had announced a three-day truce starting on the 5th so that civilians could be evacuated from the steel plant, but a Ukrainian commander accused the Russian army of breaking its promise.

Ukraine pointed out on the 6th that the Russian army is continuing a “surprise operation” against the devastated Azov steel plant. The remaining Ukrainian soldiers are still defending Malibo, and some civilians are also hiding there. “The siege of the (Ukrainian) Defence Forces of the Azov steel plant area continues. In some areas, with air support, raids to control the plant have resumed,” a Ukrainian military spokesman said in the video.

“Today, we were able to evacuate 50 women, children and seniors from the Azov steel plant,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram, according to Agence France-Presse. The evacuees were hiding in the besieged factory. Civilian operations continued today, although reports of continued artillery fire cast doubt on Russia’s commitment to a ceasefire.

Vereshuk accused the Russian army of violating ceasefire commitments. “The enemy keeps violating the ceasefire, which is why the evacuation has been so slow,” she said, noting that another evacuation was scheduled for the 7th. The Russian army claimed: “50 civilians were rescued, including 11 children. All rescued civilians were handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to be sent to selected temporary accommodation.” Speeding up the steel plant will give Russia full control of Malibo.

In the third month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army focused its new offensive on eastern and southern Ukraine, launching a fierce attack on the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, and also in various parts of eastern Ukraine. bombing, the Kremlin denies attacking the Azov steel plant. However, the Russian army had announced a three-day truce starting on the 5th so that civilians could be evacuated from the steel plant, but a Ukrainian commander said the Russian army had broken its promise.

Ukraine pointed out on the 6th that the Russian army is continuing a “surprise operation” against the devastated Azov steel plant. The remaining Ukrainian soldiers are still defending Malibo, and some civilians are also hiding there. “The siege of the Azov Steel Plant (Ukrainian) Defense Forces continues. In some areas, with air support, raids to control the plant have resumed,” a Ukrainian military spokesman said in the video. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vereshu “Today, we were able to evacuate 50 women, children and seniors from the Azov steel plant,” Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram. The evacuation of civilians hiding in the besieged factory continued today, but reports alleged that There was artillery fire, casting doubt on Russia’s commitment to a ceasefire.