We feel that Kyiv has abandoned us.” The account of a Ukrainian military man who sent letters to his wife – Observer

The first message was sent on the day Russia invaded Ukraine and the last is on May 9. During this period, the Ukrainian army Arseny Fedosyuk sent several letters to his wife Yulia Fedosyuk, informing about what was happening in Mariupol.Especially when he arrived at the Azovstal plant, where about a thousand soldiers from the Azov battalion would remain.

The content of the communications has now been revealed by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra and is another testimony to what is going on in the industrial complex that has become a symbol of the city’s resistance and Which many soldiers have mentioned in recent days. The disclosure of the messages comes after Yulia Fedosek, on Wednesday, was with Pope Francis in the Vatican, to seek help to save her husband.

Azov Battalion showing wounded soldiers at the Azovstal plant

Arseny Fedosyuk describes the lack of food, water and medical care, which has already led to the deaths of many soldiers. “Another good friend died today. He was injured, but we couldn’t help him.We lack the means. 3 May, having swam “from the right bank of a river to the left” to reach the Azovstal plant, the soldier wrote, it was the third time in a few days.

Desperation for help led this soldier to say so Feel the abandonment of the Ukrainian governmentBy the way , Other fighters have already been mentioned who are there too.

I know they are doing what they can. But sometimes we feel like Kyiv has abandoned us. Surrender is not an option, they will torture and kill us. But how long can we hold out? Zelensky could go even further diplomatically, don’t you think? “

This Ukrainian soldier also gave indications of civilians who may still be at the Azovstal plant, contradicting statements by Russia, which claimed that all civilians had been evacuated. “They say that they have already saved all the civilians, but the family of a soldier is still here, he preferred to stay so that he would not end up in refugee camps and not be sent to Russia,” he wrote.

The Azov Brigade says the Ukrainian government has “failed” to protect Mariupol