A Ukrainian soldier serving in Azov’s regiment speaking to the Telegraph via a social media channel was provocative. “The invaders have already entered the city, but they have not yet had much success,” the soldier said, giving only his small name Vadislav. “Every day there are battles for every street, for every house. “We Ukrainians are surrounded and it is difficult to fight on all sides, but we continue to hold on.” Conditions are impossible. Every night, Russian bombers fly in, attacking Ukrainian positions. “So the planes fly from four in the morning, they fly from Rostov: two planes each. One is bombing infrastructure and the other is firing rockets at “suspicious” houses. But my brothers and I have not been hit yet. “We will fight to the last drop of blood. Mariupol is in a critical situation because our enemy has surrounded us and the food has already run out. But I believe in the help of Ukrainian forces from other directions. “Our goal is to endure – the enemy will also soon have nothing to eat and his equipment can not last forever.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, praised the bravery of his soldiers in a city that has been under attack for weeks. Zelensky said he offered his troops the opportunity to be saved and to wave the white flag. But they had refused to do so. They will fight to the end. “I tell them: children, I understand everything, we will definitely return. “But if you feel you have to be there and you feel it is the right decision and you can survive, do it,” the president told his soldiers. But his soldiers had refused to leave their wounded and dead comrades.
