Seven buses transporting Ukrainian rebels who fought Russian forces for weeks at the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol arrived on Tuesday at a former penal colony in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka near Donetsk. The Russian Investigative Committee planned to examine the soldiers, many of whom were members of the Azov Battalion. … Read more
Russia announced on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered after staging a last stand at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, prompting Kiev to demand a prisoner exchange. After a weeks-long siege, Moscow took control of the strategic port city of Mariupol last month, but hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers remained holed up in underground … Read more
A senior Ukrainian official says that Russia is rejecting all evacuation proposals for Mariupol. Russia is refusing to assist in the evacuation of citizens from the besieged port city “because it is symbolic for the enemy to destroy the city and its defenders; the Azov Regiment,” according to Myhailo Podoliak. The Azov Battalion was formed … Read more
