22 thousand people could have died in Mariupol/Mariupol City Council
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, about 22,000 people have died in Mariupol. Such a number of people died during the three months of Russian aggression.
Real data on the dead can be much worse
The corresponding data was announced by Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol. According to him, “Mariupol is now a city of ghosts.”
Andryushchenko, who is in the territory controlled by Ukraine, said that officials of the Mariupol mayor's office believe that at least 22,000 people died in the city during the 3 months of the war.
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At the same time, unbiased media cannot gain access to Mariupol, and the people who remain there are scared to speak frankly.
Adviser Vadym Boychenko said that the basis for information about 22,000 dead is the many contacts that the Mariupol city administration maintains with the officials who remained in the city. Andryushchenko believes that real numbers can be much worse.
He reported problems with the reburial of dead people. The process becomes more complicated as the occupying authorities demand that the body be taken to the mortuary. In addition, the reburial person must state on video that the deceased was killed by the Ukrainian military.
It is completely dark in the city. The only lights are from Russian troops and Russian patrols. Everywhere the smell of death and the smell of fire, – Andryushchenko described the current Mariupol.
Andryushchenko stressed that there is a humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol and communication problems. According to him, people cannot move freely and cannot escape through the filtration system.
What is the situation in Mariupol
- For almost three months, the Russian military has been destroying Mariupol, where there is no basic need for subsistence. Recently, the WHO warned that the lack of water supply in Mariupol could spread infectious diseases, including cholera.
- Near the city, the satellite recorded three large sites of alleged mass graves. More than 100 thousand people still remain on the territory of Mariupol. At the same time, Russia continues to carry out the deportation of people.
- Until recently, there were heavy battles for Azovstal, where Ukrainian military and civilians were located. In early May, the civilians were evacuated. After that, on May 16, the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers began from Azovstal.
- According to intelligence from the British Ministry of Defense, about 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers left Azovstal. Ukrainian defenders and defenders were taken to the occupied territories, after which they were to be exchanged for Russian prisoners.
