President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky today, May 16, can tell what is really happening at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the presidential office, said this on the air of the telethon, probably referring to the latest statement by the commander of the Azov regiment.

He himself refused to comment on the situation at the plant, urging not to trust the Russian side..

" So far no comments. We know that trusting Russians is the most senseless action a person can take in life,"

Earlier, the commander of Azov, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Prokopenko, said that the entire Mariupol garrison was fulfilling the approved decision of the high military command to save lives. Defenders hope for the support of the Ukrainian people.

The situation in the bomb shelters at the Azovstal metallurgical plant, where Ukrainian defenders are holding the line, is critical. Most of the fighters are wounded, including seriously wounded, and food and water supplies are almost exhausted.

At the same time, Russia did not agree to the procedure for the evacuation of fighters and the bodies of their dead brothers to a third country.. Moreover, on the eve of "

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