The war breaks out with Mariúpol. Its strategic location, on the shores of the Azov Sea, they made her a ‘target’ for the Kremlin since the beginning of the invasion on February 24. After more than a week of siege, the residents of Mariupol they begin to suffer the consequences of the hidden face of war.
Hunger, thirst, cold and fear They are now the most frequent states in a population that has had its electricity and gas supply cut off for more than seven days. In fact, President Zelensky has already reported the first death of a child by dehydration.
“In Mariupol, for the first time in decades, probably for the first time since the Nazi invasion, a child has died of dehydration,” the president asserted. “Listen to me: today a child has died of dehydration. In 2022”, he insisted in a message to the Ukrainian population.
The blockade of the Russian troops to the city took place more than a week ago. Since then, no one could get in or out. The bombings have killed countless civilians and the losses from the missiles must be added the consequences of the extreme poverty that the conflict is causing. Food supplies are running out and Ukrainians are completely cut off.
However, today could change the situation for some of the residents. Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, has reported on the agreement with Russia to open six humanitarian corridors this Wednesday.
Among these ‘humanitarian corridors’ would be a route to evacuate the population of Mariupol, after the last attempt was frustrated due to, according to the International Red Cross, that the path through which the Ukrainians from Mariupol had to pass “was mined”.
the journalist Margaryta Yakovenko explained this Tuesday in Al Rojo Vivo what is the situation of the city, since his family resides there and for more than a week the only news they have had are those provided by Doctors Without Borders about the area: “We don’t know if their house is standing, if they have been able to flee… but if they have not been able to charge the mobile it is because they do not have light“.
Mariupol contributes more than 5% to Ukraine’s GDP, given the large metallurgical industry installed in the city. It is also the last big city before the ‘separatist’ border of Dontesk.
Source: Lasexta
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