Fire rages at Azovstal following Russian bombardment
Sevhil Musaieva, Svitlana Kizilova – Monday, 2 May 2022, 19:58
Russian troops have once again deployed multiple different types of weapon in their latest attack on the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. An extensive fire has broken out following the Russian bombardment.
Source: Azov Regiment soldiers in a commentary for Ukrainska Pravda; Mariupol Zaraz [Mariupol Now] Telegram channel
Details: On 2 May a huge fire broke out on the territory of the Azovstal steelworks; the fire can be seen from all over Mariupol.
Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov Regiment remain alive, but are under heavy bombardment from Russian artillery and aircraft.
Azov said that the soldiers are still holding on and fighting back.
Background: Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, believes that no one has brought as much pain to Donbas as Russia, because the occupiers have killed tens of thousands of people in Mariupol alone.
