As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, the Russian and Ukrainian sides said on the 7th that the deadline for temporary suspension of battle was to evacuate the citizens left behind at the ironworks in Mariupol, a key point in the east. Both have revealed that the evacuation of citizens from the steelworks has been completed.
It is expected that Russia will further strengthen its offensive toward the "Victory Day" on the 9th, aiming for complete control of Mariupol's.
On the 7th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had attacked and destroyed a weapons and other collection site near a railway station in Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine with a short-range ballistic missile "Iskander".
The destroyed weapon is said to have been provided to Ukraine by the Western side.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense revealed on Twitter that it had destroyed a Russian landing craft on an island in the Black Sea off southern Odesa.
It is said that a Turkish-made unmanned attack aircraft "Bayraktar TB2" was used for the attack, and in the released video, a landing craft that seems to be berthing at the port is attacked and explodes, and smoke rises, etc. Can be confirmed.
Under these circumstances, in Mariupol, a key point in the east, the Russian side had set a temporary suspension of combat on the 7th and 8th morning of Japan time in order to evacuate the citizens left behind at the Azovstal iron and steelworks surrounded by the Russian army. The time has come.
In response, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Beresichk said on social media, "The president's order has been carried out. All women, children and the elderly have been evacuated from the Azovstal ironworks. Humanitarian activities in this area have been completed. I announced.
In a new video, President Zelensky then said, "More than 300 women and children have been rescued. Civilians have been evacuated from the Azofstari steelworks."
"We are planning to continue the humanitarian corridor for the people of Mariupol and its surroundings," he said, and the Ukrainian government said it would further evacuate citizens from Mariupol.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also issued a statement stating that "a humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians has been completed."
Russia has taken full control of Mariupol's efforts to showcase the results of the military invasion toward "Victory Day" on the 9th, when the former Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in World War II, which President Putin emphasizes. It is believed that they are aiming.
The Ukrainian side claims that "Russian troops are rushing into the steelworks", and the Russian troops are taking a further offensive to control the steelworks where Ukrainian troops are prepared for a thorough fight. It is also expected to strengthen.