The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the establishment of full control over the territory of Azovstal. According to the agency, yesterday, on May 20, the last group of fighters of the Azov battalion – 531 people, including unit commanders, left the basements of the plant. In total, since May 16, as reported […]
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Exchange or captivity? What will happen to the Azovstal garrison
The termination of resistance blocked in the catacombs of Azovstal and their exit is perceived ambiguously. Ukraine calls what is happening a rescue operation, Russia calls it a surrender. By the time the military left, there were 2,500 of them in the basements of the plant and two hundred dead, according to Russian media. Yesterday […]
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: “The garrison "Mariupol" completed the mission assigned”
The siege of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol has come to an end. The evacuation of part of the Ukrainian military has been confirmed. Agency last night Reuters reported that about a dozen buses with the Ukrainian military left the plant. It was not possible to determine how many people were inside them. The […]
Mariupol: children, women and the elderly evacuated from Azovstal bunkers
Irina Vereshchuk, Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, reports on the completion of the evacuation of children, women and the elderly from the Mariupol metallurgical plant Azovstal. On Saturday, May 7, Vereshchuk announced that the task of the President of Ukraine had been completed and civilians brought out of the […]
For destruction "Azovstal" filing lawsuits for damages
After the complete destruction of the Mariupol metallurgical plant named after. Ilyich and Azovstal, the Metinvest holding is preparing lawsuits against the Russian Federation. This was reported to the Swiss edition Le Temps Rinat Akhmetov, co-owner of the holding: “We are preparing lawsuits to demand compensation from Russia for all losses.” Akhmetov claims that the […]
Civilians leave Azovstal bunkers as part of UN-led evacuation
The civilians of Mariupol who left the territory of the Azovstal plant are in a temporary accommodation center in the village of Bezymenny (Donetsk region), about 30 km east of the port city. The evacuation is under the supervision of the UN and the International Red Cross. According to the agency REUTERS, civilians continued to […]
The first civilians left the territory of the Azovstal plant
The operation under the auspices of the United Nations in Mariupol became possible after lengthy negotiations and against the background of the observance of the regime of silence by both sides. Correspondents RIA News and TASS in the port city, it is reported that the first 25 civilians of the city came out of the […]
"Excursion" into the bowels of Azovstal
The Azov Regiment published a video with civilians on the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol blocked by Russian troops. The assault on Azovstal, by order of the Russian president, stopped. Putin said that there was no need to storm Azovstal in Mariupol: “We need to protect the lives of our soldiers. We don’t […]
Putin said that to storm "Azovstal" not necessary
On Thursday, April 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in the Kremlin. The parties discussed the war in Ukraine, in particular the situation in Mariupol. This is reported by the Russian media. Putin said that there was no need to storm Azovstal in Mariupol: “We need to protect the […]