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Russia says nearly 1,000 Ukrainians have surrendered at Azovstal steel plant

18 May 2022 12:33 (UTC +04:00)

Russia says nearly 1,000 Ukrainians have surrendered at Azovstal steel plant, APA reports citing CNN.

The Russian Defense Ministry says nearly 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol since Monday.
Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday that a total of 959 Ukrainian soldiers, including 80 wounded, had laid down their arms and surrendered since May 16.

He reaffirmed that 51 wounded were sent to the hospital at Novoazovsk, which is in the self-declared region of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
Konashenkov said that in the past day alone 694 Ukrainian "militants" had surrendered at Azovstal.