There is no military solution to the situation in Mariupol, said Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office. During another video message, which he posted on his Facebook page, the official said that the authorities are now taking political and diplomatic steps to overcome the humanitarian catastrophe. We are talking about an attempt to still organize "

Arestovich explains: " They are being attacked by superior enemy forces - and there can be no talk of any de-blockade of Mariupol, they would have fought back there themselves.

Other parts are located 100, 120, 150 kilometers from Mariupol. They still need to overcome the enemy defenses where they are. Let's say they broke through - although where can they get these reserves so that they break through and go on the offensive against superior forces - and go towards Mariupol, they will not go more than 120 kilometers across the bare steppe under air strikes from the Crimea and the Rostov region....

A powerful anti-aircraft defense of the enemy was built there, both aviation from the Crimea, and ground. There were attempts to provide air support - and they were unsuccessful.

Therefore, there is no military solution for Mariupol at the moment... At the moment, there is a way for a political and diplomatic settlement of the situation around Mariupol, first of all, a humanitarian catastrophe"

He recalled that for Volodymyr Zelensky, Mariupol is topic No. 1. The President announced this a few days ago, and now he is solving this issue at the highest international level..

" They did not let humanitarian aid into Mariupol itself, but they made it possible for citizens to leave Mariupol. According to our data, more than 40,000 residents have already left Mariupol,"

All these people are moving to Zaporozhye, where they receive assistance, and from where they are distributed throughout Ukraine.

This issue is dealt with by the Minister of Reintegration Irina Vereshchuk.

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The destruction in Mariupol is colossal - according to preliminary estimates, about 80% of the city's housing stock has been destroyed, of which almost 30% cannot be restored. More than 350 thousand Mariupol residents continue to take shelter in shelters and basements from continuous shelling from the Russian occupation forces. So, on average, from 50 to 100 air bombs are dropped on the city per day..