At least 20,000 bodies buried in graves in Mariupol

At least 20,000 bodies buried in graves in Mariupol

“Today, according to our calculations, there are about 20 to 22,000 people buried in mass graves in Mariupol. It is not known how many are still under the rubble” of buildings bombed for months by RussiaSaid the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petro Andryushchenko.

“Let’s be honest, we will never know how many were left under the rubble and taken without burial, we will never find them,” said the adviser.

Mariúpol, a key city for being a bridge between the peninsula of crimea and the breakaway regions of Donetsk Y Luganskwas bombarded incessantly since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraineon February 24.

The Azovstal plant, in which the last Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol entrenched themselves, resisted for a month, until mid-May, the attacks of the Russian army. The rest of the city, practically devastated, had already fallen before. More than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters were taken prisoner, according to Russia.

In addition to the plant, the entire city of Mariupol is in ruins. Many streets are deserted, although in some places groups of people can be seen, especially at supply points.

According to some of the few inhabitants with whom the AFP journalists were able to speak, there is still a lack of electricity and regular water supply.

Source: Ambito

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