Troops Russia reportedly still bombarding Mariupol and the port in the city in the southeast Ukraine the. Still in the southeast, Russian troops also besieged Kherson.
Reuters reported that the Russian bombardment of one of the Mariupol ports made the evacuation process in the area impossible.
“We are fighting. We are not giving up defending our homeland,” Mariupol mayor Vadym Boichenko said in a live broadcast. Ukrainian TVWednesday (2/3).
Boichenko also said more than 100 people were injured in the clashes in the port of Mariopol, as reported AFP.
Russian troops have indeed been moving in Kherson in recent days. On Tuesday (1/3), officials said that Russia had succeeded in establishing a checkpoint in the city.
Not only that, the mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev, stated that Russian troops managed to take over the train station and port overnight.
Kolykhayev also protested against Russia because the city he leads is where civilians live, not the military. This attack contradicts Russia’s claim that it will only attack military installations.
“People’s buildings and public facilities are on fire. We are not the military! However, I will defend the city and its functions as long as I can,” he said.
“If the Russian troops and their leaders hear me. I beg you, leave our city, stop shooting civilians. You have taken everything you wanted, including human life.”
CNN reported, Russian troops were seen roaming freely through Kherson. A number of Russian military vehicles were also parked in Svobody Square, the area that houses the Kherson regional administrative center.
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