Ukraine War: Azovstal attack – pictures speak a thousand words | World News

As the Russian military continues to pound the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, a photojournalist has revealed the grim extent of the suffering inside.

In a series of startling photos, a photographer from the press office of the Azov Special Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard reveals the horror of the makeshift, poorly lit ‘hospital’ inside the factory.

Shaggy, shaggy men are seen with missing limbs wrapped in makeshift linen towels and bloody clothes.

Others are having deep cuts wearing behind temporary plastic panels that provide barely any privacy.

It is reported that this vast complex has been bombarded 34 times in the past 24 hours. Attempts to attack the plant also continued.

Sky News spoke to a member of the Azov Regiment who is hiding in the factory, who said that he believes all the remaining citizens are gone, only the troops are left inside, but it is impossible to know. sure.

Other estimates say up to 100 civilians may still be there.

The photos surfaced as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the world that Ukraine had not received the required number of weapons to stop the siege of Mariupol and liberate the city.

Mr Zelenskyy said the defense forces “continue to resist at the Azovstal plant”, but added: “We are using all possible diplomatic tools to rescue them, but Russia does not allow it. implement any of the proposed alternatives.”