“We are being stormed”: Azov Regiment asks the world to help on Easter
Roman Petrenko – Sunday, 24 April 2022, 12:01
Sviatoslav Palamar, Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment, called on the entire world to do everything within its power to free people from Mariupol.
Source: Sviatoslav Palamar, video address on Telegram
According to Palamar: "Despite the fact that today is an important day [Orthodox Easter], the enemy continues air bombardments, naval artillery shelling, gun shelling, and tank bombardments; their infantry continue attempting to storm [Azovstal].
On this day I want everyone – whether they are on the frontline, at home, or resettled – to think about values. By the 60th day of the war I think everyone understands that material goods are not worth anything compared to being able to hug your children, talk to your relatives, enjoy a moment of silence…
During this time, while you are posting pictures of Easter celebrations and enjoying ceasefires, in Mariupol the enemy continues dropping bombs on innocent children."
Details: Palamar thanked everyone who is making efforts to liberate the citizens of Mariupol and urged the rest of the world to join in this effort.
Earlier: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that Ukrainian troops in Mariupol currently lack weapons to carry out a military operation to de-blockade Mariupol.
Background:
- Russian occupying forces in Mariupol began clearing away the rubble of the National Drama Theatre in Mariupol. The theatre, a hiding place for hundreds of Mariupol residents, was destroyed when Russian troops dropped a powerful bomb on it. The bodies of civilians killed in the attack are not identified before being taken to mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol.
- Ukrainian troops defending Mariupol shared a video from the Azovstal bunkers where children are sheltering with their mothers. Children in the video say that they hope they will get another chance to see the sunlight.
- Russian occupation forces are burying the bodies of thousands of Mariupol residents killed in Russian attacks on the city in mass graves on the outskirts of the city.
- According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia is planning to deploy Russian Guards and Federal Security Service officers to continue the assault on Azovstal.
