Then they can t really say that they have finally taken the city of mariupol, and they want to do that, especially by monday, which is may the 9th, when the russians have their victory day parades in moscow and elsewhere, marking their victory over nazi germany. it s an important moment for the russians and the thinking is that president putin very much wants to have some more successes to show to his people on the battlefield here in ukraine, and a final victory in mariupol would certainly fit the bill. but in the middle of all of that, we ve got these civilians who have been trapped inside that steelworks for months now, since the beginning of the war. they ve been living in hellish conditions without food well, with very dwindling supplies of food and water and medicine. so at least now we are seeing some people getting out of there. whether the remaining civilians can be evacuated from there, we ll have to wait and see.
Clear out the plant, then they can t really say that they have finally taken the city of mariupol and they want to do that, especially by monday, which is may the 9th, when the russians have their victory day parades in moscow and elsewhere, marking their victory over nazi germany. it s an important moment for the russians and the thinking is that president putin very much wants to have some more successes to show to his people on the battlefield here in ukraine, and a final victory in mariupol would fit the bill. but in the middle of all of that we ve got these civilians who have been trapped inside that steelworks for months now, since the beginning of the war. they ve been living in hellish conditions without food well, with very dwindling supplies of food and water and medicine. at least now we are seeing some people getting out of there. whether the remaining civilians can be evacuated from there, we will