Ilya Kiva. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 17.Deprived of the mandate of the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ilya Kiva, believes that the surrender of the militants of the nationalist Azov battalion into captivity will cause a domino effect in the ranks of the Ukrainian troops, who are now in the cauldron near Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past day they laid down their arms and surrendered 265 militants were captured, who had previously settled at the Azovstal metallurgical plant, including 51 seriously wounded. The day before, an agreement was reached on the removal of the wounded from the plant to the hospital, a silence regime was introduced in the area of u200bu200bthe enterprise and a humanitarian corridor was opened. Ukrainian military and militants from Azovstal surrender 34; Ukrainian military to evacuate the wounded became known on Monday.
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About reaching an agreement with those blocked on " ;Azovstal" the 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. plant silence regime and opened a humanitarian corridor.
265 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in a day, including 51 wounded.
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During the day, 265 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered, including 51 wounded.
After the inspection, the prisoners of war were placed in buses, the doctors provided primary care to the wounded. buses, doctors provided primary care to the wounded.
Those who need treatment were sent to Novoazovsk hospital.
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Those who need treatment were sent to the Novoazovsk hospital.
Prisoners from "Azovstal".
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Prisoners from "Azovstal".
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that " Azovstal" was raised in many of Vladimir Putin's international conversations.
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Press Secretary of the President 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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In turn, 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 at "Azovstal" Ukrainian military to evacuate the wounded became known on Monday.
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The Russian side introduced a regime of silence in the area of the plant and opened a humanitarian corridor.
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During the day 265 Ukrainian military 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.
5 out of 8< p>Those who need treatment were sent to Novoazovsk hospital.
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Prisoners from "Azovstal".
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Press Presidential Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the topic "Azovstal" was raised in many of Vladimir Putin's international conversations.
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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.
«The surrender of the Mariupol garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the beginning of the domino effect!!! An example of how to save lives for the Ukrainian group of troops in a tactical encirclement near Severodonetsk and Lysychansk,» Kiva wrote on his Telegram channel on Tuesday. Earlier, the assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Luhansk People's Republic, Vitaly Kiselyov, on the air of Channel One, said that more than 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries were in the «cauldron» near Severodonetsk and Lisichansk in the LPR. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of 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 «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. The main directions of the offensive of the Russian troops in the southeast, together with the units of the DPR, are the largest city of Mariupol in the Sea of u200bu200bAzov (the city is completely controlled by the RF Armed Forces, only militants who have settled on Azovstal remain) and, together with The People's Militia of the LPR — Severodonetsk.
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