The Russo-Ukrainian war has been going on for more than two months, and Mariupol has largely been controlled by Russian forces, but the fighting at the Azov Steel Plant continues. China Youth Network quoted US media reports, according to a set of latest satellite images of the Azov steel plant released by the United States. It is clearly seen in the image that almost all of the ground buildings of the Azov Steel Works have been destroyed, and it is not difficult to see that the fighting took place here is very brutal. In addition to the industrial buildings in the steel plant, the residential buildings in the factory area have also been completely unrecognizable. However, from satellite images alone, it is not clear how effective the Russian military's destruction of underground defenses will be.
In addition, from this set of high-definition satellite images, it can also be found that the United States is providing intelligence support for the Ukrainian army. The United States can conduct real-time monitoring of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield through satellites, combined with the information obtained by the early warning aircraft, to provide real-time intelligence support for the defense of the Ukrainian army. It is precisely because the Ukrainian army has the intelligence support of the United States that it can withstand the advance of the Russian army.
At present, there are still many remnants of the Ukrainian army, the remnants of the "Azov battalion", mercenaries and civilians in the Azov Steel Plant, and the Russian army has canceled the strong attack on the Azov Iron and Steel Plant, and instead used artillery fire to strike and encircle, depleting the Ukrainian side's will to fight. Previously, the Russian side had repeatedly called for the surrender of the remnants of the Ukrainian side in the Azov Steel Plant, but there was no response. It is reported that the ukrainian high-level has refused the request of the remnants of the Ukrainian side to surrender.
However, it was imperative to evacuate civilians inside the Aeszov steel plant. In the early days of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia and Ukraine were also able to negotiate a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of the population. But now, because the Ukrainian side often rebels, Russia has not heeded the Ukrainian side's request for negotiations, but has unilaterally opened a humanitarian corridor. However, there are also rumors that there are NATO "big fish" in the Azov steel plant, and Russia wants to use the "big fish" as a chip, so Putin decided to cancel the attack on the Azov steel plant.
It is reported that the United Nations and the International Red Cross Society have recently arrived near the Azov Steel Plant and have begun to enter the evacuation of civilians. From this point of view, Guterres's visit to Russia to "fish for people" is still fruitful, and Putin has also chosen to relax and sold a lot of face to the United Nations. The United Nations must remain neutral and can only evacuate non-combatants, but the Russian army must be wary of whether the Militant Armed Groups of Ukraine will take the opportunity to blend in with civilians and escape from the Azov Steel Works in muddy waters, after all, many Ukrainian troops have done this before.
According to the information of all parties, the possibility of solving the problem of the Azov Steel Plant in the short term is relatively small, and there are a large number of underground defense facilities in the factory area, and the Ukrainian army can rely on these fortifications to continue to confront the Russian army. And the Russian army does not seem to be in a hurry to achieve full control of the Azov steel plant now, and the Russian army should now focus on the Donbass region.
In the direction of Donbass, both Russia and Ukraine have invested a large number of elite troops, and the current situation is even more unfavorable to the Ukrainian side. The Ukrainian military said that the Russian army is advancing on a large scale from the east, north and south, especially in the north of Donbass, and the Ukrainian army has a lot of defensive pressure. The Russian army has transferred two more tactical groups from the territory to fight in the Iyum region, and in addition, two Iskander-M missile divisions of the Russian army are also on their way to the Donbass battlefield.
According to sources, on Wednesday, the town released an image of a road bridge being bombed, which shows that the Russian advance force is likely to have broken through to the vicinity of Slovyansk, and the Ukrainian side blew up the bridge to slow the Russian advance. Slovyansk is a strategic location in the Donbass region, and the Ukrainian army has invested a lot of defensive forces, and the Future Russia and Ukraine will usher in a fierce battle in the town.
The fighting is continuing, but the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine has been very unsuccessful. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Ukraine's position is influenced by NATO, so negotiations with Ukraine will be very difficult. Russia is ready to use military action to facilitate negotiations. Recently, Zelenskiy also said that there is a risk of interruption in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine have conveyed a negative attitude on the matter of negotiations, indicating that the possibility of resolving the issue through negotiations is becoming less and less likely.