One thinks of Guernica… Marioupol, a city devastated after two months of siege, is on the verge of capitulating to Russia, despite Ukrainian resistance, whose last bastion is still entrenched in the Azovstal factory.
True to his propaganda discourse, the master of the Kremlin congratulates himself on the success of this “liberation” while the Ukrainian president denounces “a terrorist action”.
Meanwhile, the battle of Donbass is intensifying. Launched on April 18, the Russian offensive is concentrated in the east and intensified by dozens of air strikes. The establishment of “humanitarian corridors” to evacuate civilians is struggling, raising fears of the worst.
The new sanctions announced by the Europeans and Americans on Tuesday 19 April hope to isolate Russia further from the international scene, while foreign volunteers, like the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), are pouring into the Donbass to help the Ukrainian army.