Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boitshenko told a Ukrainian television network yesterday that its residents had been faced with a “humanitarian blockade” as they were now deprived of all basic services.
The Russian troops also cut 15 lines of the electricity network and Mariupol has not had electricity for five days. “People are suffering from the cold in their homes as the heating units are running on electricity, while the mobile networks are also down,” he explained.
Even before the war broke out, the main water supply line of Mariupol had a problem and after the conflict broke out, the water supply from backup sources stopped, he continued.
He complained that the Russian army acted with particular method to cut off all services in the city and intensify pressure on residents.
He also accused the Russian forces of opening fire on buses that would transport them out of the city through the so-called humanitarian corridor that was organized yesterday. Of the fifty buses full of fuel tanks, only twenty remain, Mr Boichenko added, warning that “we may not have any buses when civilians are allowed to leave again”.
He called for the humanitarian corridor to be reopened so that the elderly and women and children could leave.
The information provided by the mayor cannot be independently verified.
Source: Capital
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