Pentagon Speaker John Kirby commented on the situation in Mariupol. According to him, despite the blockade and Russian bombing, Ukrainian defenders continue to fight for this city.. Kirby's words are quoted by the press service of the department..

He notes that the fact that the city is being destroyed both with the help of aviation and with the help of artillery is confirmed by the footage filmed there..

It is important to understand that Mariupol is of strategic importance - the Russians are still trying to capture it in order to be able to make a land corridor with the temporarily annexed Crimea.

" It's their city and part of their country, and they haven't given it up..

And we don't give them up either,"

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Recall, on April 12, the media reported that in Mariupol, surrounded by Rashists, a unit of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, as a result of a well-planned special operation, was able to get out of the enemy’s encirclement and connect with the Azov regiment. Subsequently, a video appeared in which the Ukrainian military says that Azov, the marines, Kord, SSO, border guards, the SBU, the National Guard and other units continue to defend the city.