For the eleventh day, the war in Ukraine continues, with stormy developments and Russian forces laying siege to Kiev and other cities.
Today dawned with the news that the Russians are besieging Mariupol and the Ukrainian capital Kiev, having already taken control of the city of Borodyanka, northwest of Kiev, which has been “almost completely destroyed” according to Ukrainian media sources.
“There is no water or electricity there… There is no Borodyanka. It has been almost completely destroyed. The city center is horrible. Borodianka it is under russian control troops», said Oleksay Kuleba, head of the Kiev Regional State Administration.
“Mariupol on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe”
The situation is dramatic in Mariupol, which is “on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe”, a Ukrainian government official told the Ukraine-24 television channel on Sunday morning.
In the towns of Akhtyrka and Trostyanets, in the northern part of Sumy, there is no electricity or water supply, said government adviser Vadim Denisenko. However, he added that Saturday night was “relatively quiet.”
“Urgent need” to evacuate Mariupol
It is an “urgent need” to quickly evacuate Mariupol, the Ukrainian city besieged by the Russian army and its allies because the humanitarian situation is “catastrophic”, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). “The situation in Mariupol is catastrophic and is deteriorating day by day,” said Laurent Ligozat, the NGO’s coordinator in Ukraine.
«Today there is no water. People are having a hard time finding drinking water. There is no electricity, no heating. “Food is running out, shops are empty,” said Ligozat, from Lviv, in western Ukraine.
Doctors Without Borders had a staff of 450,000 at this port before the Russian invasion last week. Their teams are still there, but they have been blocked for several days.
“For several days, nothing has simply entered or left the city,” Ligozat said, urging all parties to the conflict to allow civilians to leave. “It is imperative that this humanitarian corridor, which should have existed today but was not opened because the ceasefire was not observed, be implemented very soon so that citizens, women and children can leave the city,” he insisted.
The mayor of Mariupol affirmed that the city, which has a population of almost 400,000 inhabitants, has been without electricity for five days, he stressed that there are no mobile phone networks and after the attack the city accepts. “We have lost our reserve water supply and we are completely out of water right now,” the city’s mayor said in an interview.
“Russian forces intend to occupy a hydroelectric dam”
Ukraine warned today that Russian forces were seeking to seize a dam at a strategic hydroelectric power station south of the capital Kiev.
The general staff of the Ukrainian army clarified that the Russian troops are now targeting the Kaniv dam, which is located 150 kilometers south of Kiev, on the Dnipro river.
So far, the Russian military has destroyed, damaged or seized several key energy infrastructures in Ukraine, including Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian forces are also trying to infiltrate the southwestern suburbs of the capital. On Saturday night, air defense sirens sounded several times in the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian forces also tried to advance along the road near the Kiev International Airport, always in front of the Ukrainian army.
In Kozelets, about 70 kilometers northeast of Kiev, there were movements of powerful forces with heavy weapons, including rocket launchers.
Russian forces continue to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv (east) and Mykolaif (south).
The Ukrainian UNIAN news agency reported yesterday that 194 people had been killed in the Kharkiv region since the start of the war on February 24, including 126 civilians. This information is impossible to verify independently.
“100,000 volunteers to defend Kiev”
More than 100,000 volunteers have been deployed to defend Kiev since the day the Russian invasion began, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar was quoted as saying by the UNIAN news agency.
This number is impossible to verify independently.
Ms. Maliar added that the volunteer units will not be disbanded after the war, but will join Ukraine’s armed forces, according to the agency.
Thousands wait for a train to leave
At the same time, in Dnipro, thousands of people are waiting for a train to flee to the west and escape the bombing.
It is the first time that so many people have tried to leave the city where, according to official television channels, the situation remains under control. Residents, however, say they won’t wait for Dnipro to become “the next Kharkiv,” the city in northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border that has been bombed since the start of the war. In addition to residents of Dnipro, there are many from Kharkiv and Zaporizhia waiting to board a train. Since vacancies fill up quickly, some wait days.
Russian forces occupy a psychiatric clinic near Kiev
At the same time, Russian forces took control of a psychiatric clinic in the city of Borodyanka. 670 people are being treated there, regional Kuleba said, speaking to local media.
“We don’t know how to get rid of these people, how to help them.” Kuleba said. “They ran out of water and medicine,” he said. “They are people with disabilities, they need constant help, many of them have been bedridden for years.”
source: iefi merida
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