The situation in Mariupol is complicated: there are active battles in the area of \u200b\u200bthe metallurgical plant named after. Ilyich and in the port area, said the speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk.

" Now the fights are going on. The Russian army is constantly attracting additional units to storm the city.. As of now, there are active battles in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Ilyich plant and in the port area of \u200b\u200bMariupol. But at the moment, the Russians have not been able to completely capture this city,"

He assured that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would do everything possible to deblock Mariupol..

In addition, Motuzyanyk drew attention to the fact that the connection of the units of the 36th separate brigade of the marines and the military personnel of the Azov regiment is a brilliant tactical operation..