Debris removal efforts are continues in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is one of the cities that most affected by the Russian attacks on Ukraine. After the debris removal efforts started at a destroyed factory in the city, 70 more lifeless civilian bodies were found under the rubble. Meanwhile, the dead bodies were taken to the mass grave in the village of Staryi Krym. Mariupol Mayor Adviser Petro Andriushchenko made a new statement after the findings. “The employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (EMERCOM) found about 70 bodies in the wreckage of the old Oktiabr factory while removing the rubble on Kuyindzhi Street. How many more mass graves will we find caused by Russian soldiers,” Andriushchenko said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been suspended, noting that while communication channels remain open, “it would be more accurate to say there has been a pause.”
Peskov accused European countries of obstructing dialogue but insisted Moscow remains ready for negotiations.
Russia and Ukraine held three rounds of direct talks this year in Istanbul, leading to prisoner exchanges but little progress toward ending the war.
TR