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'Mariupol will be de-blocked and liberated in December-January', - interview of Mariupol mayor

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'Mariupol will be de-blocked and liberated in December-January', - interview of Mariupol mayor

Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol recounts the first days of Russian aggression and the tragic stories of the city siege which claimed countless lives of its residents, and gives his prediction on when Ukraine will claim it back. Mariupol is a frontline city, and it could have expected the war could get eventually arrive at its doors. Did you have any preparations in early weeks of 2022? Was there any coordination campaign for possible evacuation as they would have needed some refuge? And what was any plan for saving material and cultural valuables?  We put up some fortifications back in 2014 – we used metal plates, 6 meters long and 20-30 cm thick. We made shelters that could stand out fires coming from any artillery and multiple rocket launchers. There were three lines of defense, where we expected they could launch an offensive. It was done by the Ukrainian armed forces –they were getting the city ready for defense.
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