A column of buses with surrendered Ukrainian servicemen and militants of the Azov nationalist battalion leaves the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. File photoMOSCOW, May 18.The militants of the Azov nationalist battalion (against whose members a criminal case has been opened in Russia) have surrendered unconditionally, Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy representative of Russia to the UN, wrote on his Twitter, correcting the authors of the New York Times publication. Earlier on Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov reported that 265 militants, including 51 seriously wounded, had laid down their arms at Azovstal during the day. All those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to the Novoazovsk hospital in the DPR. Ukrainian military to evacuate the wounded became known on Monday.
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On reaching an agreement with those blocked at "Azovstal" Ukrainian military to evacuate the wounded became known on Monday.
The Russian side introduced a regime of silence in the area of the plant and opened a humanitarian corridor.
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The Russian side introduced a regime of silence in the area of the plant and opened a humanitarian corridor.
During the day, 265 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered, including 51 wounded. 265 Ukrainian military surrendered, including 51 wounded.
After the inspection, the prisoners of war were placed in buses, the doctors provided primary care to the wounded.
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After the inspection, the prisoners of war were placed in buses, the doctors provided primary care to the wounded.
Those who need treatment were sent to Novoazovsk hospital.
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Those who need treatment , sent to the Novoazovsk hospital.
Prisoners from "Azovstal".
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Prisoners from "Azovstal".
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that the topic "Azovstal" was raised in many of Vladimir Putin's international conversations.
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Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the topic "Azovstal" was raised in many of Vladimir Putin's international conversations.
In turn, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, stressed that Moscow is ready to continue to resolve humanitarian issues in Ukraine.
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For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that Moscow is ready to continue to resolve humanitarian issues in Ukraine.
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On reaching an agreement with those blocked on " ;Azovstal" Ukrainian military to evacuate the wounded became known on Monday.
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The Russian side introduced a silence regime in the area of the plant and opened a humanitarian corridor.
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During the day, 265 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered, including 51 wounded.
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After the inspection, the prisoners of war were placed in buses, the doctors provided primary care to the wounded.
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Those who need treatment were sent to Novoazovsk hospital.
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Prisoners from "Azovstal".
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Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the topic "Azovstal" was raised in many of Vladimir Putin's international conversations.
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In turn, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov stressed that Moscow is ready to continue to resolve humanitarian issues in Ukraine.
This is how Polyansky commented on a New York Times Twitter post claiming that «Ukraine has completed its 'combat mission' in Mariupol,» and the fighters are being evacuated, «which indicates the end of the battle at the steel plant.» «I didn't know there were so many ways to convey a simple message: the Azov Nazis surrendered unconditionally,» Polyansky commented. «Should not be exchanged»Nazi criminals should not be exchanged, they are war criminals, and Russia is doing everything to ensure that they are brought to justice, the speaker of the State Duma said Viacheslav Volodin during the plenary session. «Please note that our country is doing everything to ensure that wounded prisoners of war are treated, treated humanely with those who surrendered or were captured, in contrast to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian authorities, who are doing cruelty and torture of our prisoners of war,” he said.On May 26, Volodin instructed the State Duma Committee on Defense and Security to prepare a resolution that would reflect the proposal on the impossibility of exchanging prisoners from Azov. Azovstal and those who surrendered should receive the maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Liberation of Mariupol In mid-April, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, said that the entire territory of Mariupol was cleared of the Ukrainian army, foreign mercenaries and neo-Nazis from the Azov regiment. The remnants of the Ukrainian group were blocked at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Vladimir Putin called the storming of the plant inexpedient and ordered to block the industrial zone. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Putin outlined its goal as «protecting people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for the «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. » /> In Crimea, they announced the defeat of Zelensky due to the surrender of the militants of «Azov»