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When the war started, we made an announcement in the city that all people, if they were injured during the bombing and shelling, could come to us. we thought it was possible we would be shelled, but we did not expect such a genocide and such an inhumane war. azovstal is surrounded by water on three sides, a river on one and a sea on two. so from a military point of view it is a very strong and well fortified point. let s cross over to zaporizhia to speak to sergei 0rlov. he is the deputy mayor of mariupol. i m pleased to say we can speak to him now. sergei 0rlov, thank you for
When the war started we made an announcement in the city that all people, if they were injured during the bombing and shelling, could come to us. we thought it was possible we would be shelled but we did not expect such a genocide and such an inhumane wall. expect such a genocide and such an inhumane war. azovstal is surrounded by water on three sides, a river on one and a sea on two. so from a military point of view it is a very strong and well fortified point. that was enver tskitishvili, director general of the azovstal steelworks in mariupol. the ukrainian military says it s continuing to prevent russian forces from advancing in parts of the donbas region. the eastern town of lysychansk is encircled on three sides by russian troops. most of the city s residents have
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