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bluewater

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Sun Mar 13, 2022, 03:52 PM Mar 2022

Resident of Mariupol paints grim picture of situation: "This is horror"

A resident of the besieged city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine has recorded a video diary of the desperate situation in the city.

Here is what the resident said:

"The town of Mariupol, March 13. The 18th day of the war. The town is besieged....
There’s no humanitarian aid and will not be. The evacuation of peaceful people is impossible. People are in a devastating situation. Water, food are coming to an end, people are forced to break into shops, in search for necessities , including logs - it’s minus 7 right now . And here’s what we see in every shop.
Russian military vehicles and also from DNR [the Russian-backed Peoples Republic of Donetsk] are not ashamed of air strikes, the town is under air strikes, and shelling from grads and mortars...
There are thousands of victims among peaceful civilians… in all parts of the city! I've been on the left side, now I am in Illicha [a district of Mariupol] … It’s like a meat grinder here.
We feel bitterness, desperation — this land has been soaked with this …
Russians came here under a reasonable, in their view, proposition, but they sowed despair fear, bitterness … they have taken away our peace … They are killing us … That’s what’s happening … The town has no electricity for 13 days, no heating, water … And the world doesn’t know what’s happening here…
This is horror… Here’s our good morning... "

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-13-22/index.html




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Resident of Mariupol paints grim picture of situation: "This is horror" (Original Post) bluewater Mar 2022 OP
People who are still alive will be starved by Putin. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #1
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