According to preliminary data from the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, 5,000 people died in the city, 210 of them children. The Mer also said that 50 people were burned alive in the attack on the children’s hospital.
“Ukrainian Truth” talked to the mayor of Mariupol.
– According to only preliminary estimates in Mariupol, 5,000 people died during the month of the blockade, of which about 210 are children – said Vadym Boychenko. He added that Russian bombers dropped several powerful bombs on a children’s hospital and destroyed one of the corps of municipal hospital No. 1. – Almost 50 people burned alive – said the mayor of Mariupol.
Mariupol is an important city from a strategic point of view. The Russians are constantly bombing it. The population is on the verge of physical and mental exhaustion. Communications and electricity are down, there is no gas, the inhabitants are starving and have no water. Even though 90 percent of the infrastructure has been destroyed, soldiers are still defending the city.
