It was impossible to save Mariupol from the Russian occupation, because the advantage of the enemy was several times greater.
Was it possible to save Mariupol from occupation?
This (to save Mariupol, — ed.) was impossible, because the advantage of the enemy was somewhere from one to seven, even one to ten, which the enemy gathered in that direction. Therefore, for a breakthrough, I needed at least 3-4 brigades to carry out a counterattack operation, — said the AFU Ground Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk.
According to Pavlyuk, he had one incomplete brigade, which he removed from the front.
In view of the blow from the north, I needed to save, because if they had completed their task, then again 10 brigades would have been surrounded, he emphasized.
Oleksandr Pavlyuk
Ukraine's Ground Forces Commander
Pakliuk noted that the Mariupol group saved the south from the complete cut off of Ukraine from the Black Sea.
We could not make a strike group because another group left from the Kharkiv region; the enemy again regrouped, concentrated and, through Izyum, struck a new blow in our back. This brigade forced me to close this gap that they found. The team did a great job.
Occupation of Mariupol. What is vital to know
Russian troops captured Mariupol, Donetsk region, located on the shores of the Sea of Azov, during a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Russian invaders are demolishing the houses of Ukrainians in Mariupol, and in their place they are building fake houses for Russian television. In addition, the Russians bring representatives of Dagestan, Chechnya and other small nations of the Russian Federation to the city en masse in order to create the appearance of a prosperity under occupation.
