The word that was missing in Putin's speech

2022-05-09 17:09:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The word that was missing in Putin's speech
The word that was missing in Putin's speech

Russia marked Victory Day today, or in what is known as the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Troops, tanks, and missiles appeared today in Moscow's Red Square and in other cities of the country.

Under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, this day has become a show of strength of the Russian army, as well as an occasion to commemorate the sacrifices of World War II.

But what was missing in Putin's Victory Day speech?

Putin's speech lacked the word Mariupol, according to the BBC. The city, of great strategic importance to Russia, has been under constant attack by Russian forces and is also another symbol of Ukrainian resistance against the invading forces.

The final battle for the city is taking place at the large Azovstal steel plant, where Ukrainian soldiers are housed in tunnels and underground bunkers, surrounded by Russian troops.

In a Telegram post, an adviser to the city mayor said Russian forces had begun attacking the factory after the departure of a humanitarian convoy transporting the remaining civilians from the country.

On Sunday, at an emergency press conference broadcast live from a bunker, two soldiers vowed to continue fighting, saying they would not surrender.

"We do not have a great chance of surviving if we are caught," said one. "We are basically dead people," he said. Most of us know this. That is why we fight without fear. "

The takeover of Mariupol would allow Russia to build a land bridge between the eastern areas of Donetsk and Luhansk, parts of which were controlled by Russian-backed separatists before the occupation began on February 24, and the Crimean peninsula, occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014.


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