Αν όμως πάρει κανείς πιο κυριολεκτικά το Ρωσικό αφήγημα, η εξήγηση είναι προφανής:The Russian military has concentrated considerable combat power around Mariupol to encircle and ultimately seize or destroy it. The purpose of this effort is not entirely clear. The capture or destruction of Mariupol will not likely materially affect the outcome of the war, whose decisive operations are more than 600 kilometers northwest around Kyiv.
1) Η Μαριούπολη ανήκει στην DPR
2) Η Μαριούπολη είναι Nazi Central