Moscow has given the defenders of the embattled city until 6am Moscow time (1pm AEST) on Sunday to lay down their arms.
Russia’s defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6am Moscow time on Sunday to save their lives.
“Taking into account the catastrophic situation that has developed at the Azovstal metallurgical plant, as well as being guided by purely humane principles, the Russian Armed Forces offer the militants of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries from 6am on April 17, 2022, to stop any hostilities and lay down their arms,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
“I want to be heard correctly right now: there has not been a single day since the beginning of the blockade of Mariupol that we have not been seeking a solution – military or diplomatic,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address. The Russian defence ministry said also that it has “evacuated” 168,000 people out of Mariupol. Ukraine has said that thousands have been forcefully departed.
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