Postoje proturječna izvješća o statusu jednog od ključnih industrijskih postrojenja Ukrajine – tvornice čelika Azov u Mariupolju.
Kasno u petak, savjetnik ukrajinske vlade kazao je je da je tvornica u ruskim rukama. Ali jutros, bojna Azov, koja se bori u Mariupolju, rekla je da je postrojenje ostalo u njihovim rukama.
“Neprijatelj nije stigao ovako daleko u grad. [Ukrajinska] mornarica, zajedno s bataljunom Azov, zajedno s policijom, nastavljaju obranu grada i njegovih civila”, rekao je član bojne Vladislav Sobolievski za ukrajinsku televiziju.
#Ukraine: Two modern Russian T-72B3 obr. 2016 tanks, destroyed on the outskirts of #Mariupol recently. pic.twitter.com/ENWYfbf9l0
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 19, 2022
“Danas je tvornica Azov Steel pod našom kontrolom”, dodao je i kazao da traju zračni napadi po cijelom gradu.
Divovska čeličana nalazi se odmah istočno od centra grada.
A message from #Mariupol:
“We control the situation in Mariupol. The #Russians are panicking, they were told that we are surrendering and that they have cleared almost the entire city in order to raise their morale, when in fact the opposite is true.”
Glory to #Ukraine! ✊🏻🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/M4sdaE3WGf
— fnord akimbo (@Tibtinabulum) March 19, 2022
The Iron and Steel Factory of Rinat Akhmedov, who was previously tried to be persuaded by #Russia to stage a coup against #Zelensky but refused to betray Zelensky, was targeted by Russia in #Mariupol. The factory had a key role in the #Ukrainian economy. pic.twitter.com/R4GIX1NHAN
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 19, 2022

































