Mariupol

In the Mariupol sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched a successful counterattack and destroyed three enemy tanks, 4 military armoured personnel carriers, 2 Tigers (Russian 4x4, multipurpose, all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle – ed.), and ca. 30 troops. Two Russian soldiers were captured.

The second attempt at a "green corridor" for civilians again ended in shelling by the Russian invaders - in Mariupol, troops thwarted the evacuation.

The humanitarian situation in the besieged city of Mariupol is catastrophic.

Russian troops have broken the ceasefire and shelled the "green corridor" established on 5 March for the evacuation of residents from the besieged Mariupol.

The Russian Ministry of Defence states that no one is arriving at the open humanitarian corridors in Mariupol and Volnovakha because “nationalists are holding the civilians back”.

Russian shelling of the evacuation of Mariupol has forced its postponement, and has violated the bilateral agreement to establish a humanitarian corridor leading out of the city.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged all those Ukrainians in Mariupol, Volnovakha, and other cities who are able to stay, to stay and defend their cities.

The ceasefire promised by the Russian troops to allow for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha has not yet been confirmed. Negotiations with the Russian military continue.

Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereschuk confirmed the evacuation routes from Mariupol and Volnovakha. The Armed Forces report that Russian troops may use the ceasefire to advance.

Russian troops have been mercilessly shelling Mariupol for five days, destroying its infrastructure – the city has been left without heat, water and electricity, there are 300 injured people in hospital, but these are being targeted as well.

Mariupol is being shelled for the fourth day. The city is without communications, electricity, water and heating. There are almost no windows left in the houses.

Russian troops have advanced in Enerhodar in the Zaporizhia Region, and near the town of Voznesensk in the Mykolaiv Region, but in general Ukrainian forces maintain control of the situation.

Russia’s refusal to allow humanitarian corridors in Mariupol is resulting in a humanitarian disaster in the city.

Russian occupation forces have been shelling Mariupol with various weapons continuously for 12 hours.

According to preliminary police data, at least one person was killed and three were injured in the artillery shelling executed by the Russian invaders in the centre of Mariupol.

The Russian army has shelled residential neighbourhoods in Mariupol. As a result of this military terrorist operation, several houses and a school were damaged.

As of 9am on 28 February, Mariupol and Volnovakha remain the hottest spots in the Donetsk region, as the battle for the cities continues.

ROMAN ROMANYUK — SUNDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2022, 11:17 AM

At night and in the morning Mariupol was attacked from the Donetsk direction, but the attack was repelled.

Olga Gluschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:38 PM

Russian invaders executed an airstrike on the town of Sartanav near Mariupil. At least four persons were killed, and nine, among them a child, wounded.

Russian invaders carried out an air raid on the village of Sartana near Mariupol.
At least three people died in the attack.

Part of the special forces that belong to the Azov regiment of the National Guard were relocated to reinforce control of the Azov shore and prevent sabotage and reconnaissance groups from entering government-controlled territory in this area.

The National Guard command ordered the Azov regiment to withdraw from Mariupol, the Azov press service reports.

Ukrainian soldiers captured eight militants near Shyrokyne village around Mariupol.

A preliminary hearing in the case of last year’s murder of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officer Viktor Mandzyk in Volnovakha will now be closed to the public.