Mariupol residents told they are taken to Russia after boarding ‘evacuation’ buses only

The relevant video was posted by Advisor to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Mariupol. For the first time, we can see how deportation is taking place. Metro District. Buses are arriving, and evacuation is announced. After boarding only, people are told the bus is going to the village of Bezimenne, Novoazovsk District, and then to Russia. The Russian military and ‘authorized volunteers’ are preventing any attempts to leave a seat and refuse evacuation. The 21st century. In the heart of Europe. The deportation of civilians. Surrealism has become a reality in Mariupol,” Andriushchenko wrote.