The Russian ultimatum to Mariupol expired on Wednesday.
Earlier, a post on social media attributed to Serguiy Volyna, commander of the 36th Marine Infantry Brigade, barricaded in the Azovstal factory, read:
“We may be living our last days, or even our last time."
The message also assured:
“The enemy is ten times more numerous than us.”
Indeed, 15,000 Russian soldiers would be mobilized around the city.
“We call on and beg all world leaders to help us.
We ask them to use the extraction procedure and take us to the territory of a third country
,” the message also implored.
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