As of Thursday, May 5, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Mariupol managed to repulse the assault on the territory of the Azovstal plant.

This was stated by the adviser to the head of the Office of the President Alexei Arestovich during the telethon.

“Yesterday Russian troops entered the territory of Azovstal, but were driven out by our defenders. Now we are summarizing the information,” said the adviser to the head of the OP.

At the same time, Arestovich stressed that at the moment, fighting continues in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe plant.. Our military continues to hold back superior enemy forces.

He also commented on the massive shelling of the railroad by the occupying forces.. According to him, Russia is trying to stop the movement of trains in Ukraine in this way..

" Even if they immediately launch all the missiles they have, they will not stop our railway. It's not the kind of thing that can destroy a railroad.. You don't even have to worry about that,"