Russian forces continue to attack Mariupol steel plant, new mass grave found
The Russian attack begins soon after all women, children, and the elderly were evacuated from the complex
Russian soldiers renewed their onslaught on Ukraine's beleaguered Azovstal steel production complex, according to an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.
The attack began soon after all women, children, and the elderly were evacuated.
“As expected, after the departure of the UN column outside the Donetsk region, the occupiers began storming Azovstal,” Petro Andriushchenko said, according to a translation, CNBC quoted.
“In particular, an attempt was made to break through the bridge, which was used for the evacuation. Unsuccessful,” Andriushchenko said.
The mass burial was discovered in the village of Vynohradne, approximately 14 kilometers (8 miles) east of Mariupol, where Moscow-backed separatists had a parade earlier in the day.