“Maripol is the Azov HQ. They are cut off and holding civilians hostage.”
Do you have a source for that, that is not Russian or pro-Russian propaganda?
Everybody in Ukraine has known about Azov stronghold over the people in Maripol long before the war. It’s common knowledge.
Well, they have a website. And they have been HQ there since they attacked the Donbass.
And Ok sport, Here’s Deutsch Welle calling Azov HQ.
https://www.dw.com/en/the-azov-battalion-extremists-defending-mariupol/a-61151151