The relatives of the defenders of Mariupol explained why they turn to Edogan/Collage of 24 channels
The relatives of the defenders of Mariupol continue to turn to world leaders with a request to save their loved ones. They explained why, first of all, they are calling for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help.
This was told at a press conference in Istanbul by the relatives of the defenders of Mariupol, Channel 24 informs. There they again asked Erdogan to help save the lives of people fighting for the city.
Why they turn to Erdogan
According to them, they turned to the Turkish president for help, because they see him as a guarantor of human values. In particular, in Moscow.
We see love, strength and weight on a global scale. This is a person who can ensure a dialogue with Putin. We believe that the President of Turkey is the last hope, the relatives said.
Relatives of the defenders of Mariupol added that they hope for his help in this difficult matter and believe that Erdogan will be able to help them. That is why their attention is riveted to him.
Full press conference of native defenders of Mariupol: watch the video of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Istanbul
The evacuation of the Ukrainian military from Azovstal: what is known
- Russian infidels completely destroyed Mariupol with powerful shelling. However, the Ukrainian defenders continued to hold the line at Azovstal.
- The invaders mercilessly beat the factory for days on end, where the defenders were with all the weapons they had. They bombarded him with powerful air bombs and also hit him with artillery.
- Head of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said on May 13 that the evacuation from Azovstal would take place in several stages. She noted that Turkey will become a mediator in these negotiations.
- The operation to rescue the blocked Ukrainian military at Azovstal began on May 16. At that time, 53 seriously wounded defenders were evacuated and taken to a medical facility in occupied Novoazovsk.
- In addition, another 211 of our defenders were taken to occupied Yelenovka through the humanitarian corridor. All of them were promised to be returned to the controlled territory of Ukraine under the exchange procedure.
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasized that the measures to rescue Ukrainian defenders remaining on the territory of Azovstal continue. But they said that the task of the commanders there is to save the lives of the personnel.
- Today, May 20, a special operation is underway in Mariupol to withdraw our soldiers from Azovstal. One of the commanders of the garrison, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Prokopenko, wrote down an appeal, where he said that the top military leadership had given the order to stop the defense of the city.
- The intelligence of the British Ministry of Defense reported that about 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers had already left Azovstal. However, an unknown number of Ukrainian defenders remain at the plant.
