The exchange took place near the central city of Zaporizhzhia. Ministry: 37 of those returned died fighting in Azovstal. The ministry says the process of returning the bodies is still underway. Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it had exchanged the remains of dozens of soldiers killed in the Russian invasion, including personnel who perished battling … Read more
According to a pro-Russian separatist official, more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, remain inside the besieged Azovstal steel complex in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Russia’s defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered since Monday at the plant, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian forces. Speaking to reporters … Read more
Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, revealed that “extremely arduous discussions” are underway to evacuate badly wounded militants from Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steel complex in return for Russian prisoners of war. “To be clear: we are currently negotiating only about 38 severely wounded (bedridden) fighters. We work step by step. We will exchange 38, then … Read more
The first of two buses transporting citizens from the besieged Azovstal steel complex has arrived in the adjacent town of Bezimenne, which is controlled by Moscow. With diminishing supplies, residents have been hiding in a large network of subterranean tunnels beneath Mariupol’s mammoth steel factory for more than two months. The first bus has arrived … Read more
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it expects civilian evacuation channels from the Azovstal steel complex near Mariupol to open on Thursday. “On May 5th , 6th and 7th , 2022, from 08:00 to 18:00 (Moscow time), in accordance with the decision of the leadership of the Russian Federation, which is based on humane principles, … Read more
According to the self-declared Donetsk Individuals’s Republic (DPR), 517 people were evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol to its center on Wednesday. There were 61 children among the evacuees, according to the report. However, it is unknown how many were evacuated from the Azovstal steel complex. The stated figures haven’t been verified yet. People … Read more
As the European Union tries to punish Moscow with oil sanctions, Russian soldiers have started a significant attack on the Azovstal steel complex in the ruined port city of Mariupol, as well as hammering targets across eastern Ukraine. Three months into the battle, Moscow has refocused its effort on Ukraine’s east and south, while Western … Read more
According to a commander in the Azov Regiment, one of the Ukrainian soldiers stuck within the factory, several civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol after a truce was declared. The truce, which was due to start at 6 a.m. local time, started around 11 a.m. local time, according to Capt. … Read more
