War in Ukraine: The Russians invaded Azovstal by Russians

Russian forces entered the vast area factory Azovstal steel, in Mariupolsaid tonight an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, speaking on Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty.

Until tonight, however, her government Of Ukraine remains in contact with Ukrainian forces defending the steel industry, he added.

Earlier, the mayor of the city had mentioned that “fierce battles” take place at the factory premisesdespite Moscow ‘s assurances to the contrary.

“Unfortunately, there are fierce battles in Azovstal today,” Vadim Boychenko told Ukrainian television, according to AFP. “We lost contact with the boys. “We can not know what is going on there, whether they are safe or not.”

“Our boys are brave and defending the fort, but it is really difficult,” the official said, adding that “having held the enemy for weeks, the last fighters who have been fortified in the basements of the huge metallurgical complex” have been able to win. year”.

“There is no attack,” the Kremlin said earlier

It is recalled that the Ukrainian commander of the Azov Battalion, defending the city from the beginning of warannounced yesterday, Tuesday, that the Russians launched a “strong attack” on the facilities, but the Kremlin today denied this information.

“The order was given publicly (on April 21) by the Supreme Commander (Vladimir Putin) to cancel any attack. “There is no attack,” a Kremlin spokesman told reporters Dmitry Peshkovaccording to the ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.

He added that Moscow forces were besieging the facility and were only intervening to “quickly eliminate” attempts by Ukrainian fighters to reach “firing points”.