The General Staff of Ukraine’s army reported on Saturday the occurrence of intense fighting in the Donbas, as attacks against the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, where the country’s government believes that Russia will hold a parade on Monday of Victory over Nazi Germany.
According to a statement posted on Facebook, the body indicated that it was continuing the offensive in the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, where Ukrainian troops managed to contain eight attacks.
In Kherson, which is under Russian control, preparations are observed for the de facto disintegration of southern Ukraine, as reported by the local news agency “Ukrinform”.
In Mariupol, where Russian and Ukrainian sources have confirmed the evacuation of 50 civilians, attacks by Moscow forces continue, as they try to enter the Azovstal steelworks complex, according to the Ukrainian press.
Several hundred civilians are taking refuge in the facility, as well as an unspecified number of Ukrainian resistance fighters.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, last night oriented the population of Mariupol, to have discipline and to follow the instructions of the authorities and the anti-aircraft alerts.
In Kiev, about 5,000 soldiers patrol the capital, according to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
The objective of the effective, according to the local political leader, is to avoid “provocations” by agitators and pro-Russians, especially in the period between tomorrow and Monday.
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