In Mariupol, the Russian aggressor is creating a humanitarian catastrophe - mayor

According to Ukrinform, the Mariupol City Council announced this on Facebook.

"Today, Russian fascists are creating a humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol! These scum have found no other way to break us. They hinder the supply and recovery of electricity, water and heat. They also damaged the railway connection. Bridges were destroyed, trains were smashed so that we would not be able to take women, children and elderly people out of Mariupol. They hinder the supply of food, create a blockade for us, as in the former Leningrad, "- said in a statement.

According to Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko, the Russian invaders deliberately destroyed the city's critical life support infrastructure for seven days.

"Putin's horde troops are constantly shelling the city and preventing the removal of the wounded, women and children. We are doing our best to restore the city's critical infrastructure as soon as possible. We are working with international institutions to create a "green corridor" for the humanitarian mission. We are working to ensure a regime of silence to restore electricity supply, "the mayor stressed.

Mariupol remains under fire. Women, children and the elderly continue to suffer.

"We are being destroyed as a nation. This is the genocide of the Ukrainian people. These hypocrites came to "save" Russian-speaking citizens of Mariupol and the region. And they arranged the extermination of Ukrainians - Mariupol of Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and other origin, "Boychenko stressed.

He warned that the enemy was currently spreading many fakes, so he asked the population to use only official sources.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are shelling and destroying key infrastructure, and missiles are hitting homes.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.