Russian Defence Ministry
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Mariupol: Russia releases footage showing Ukraine troops from steel plant surrendered and evacuated
Dateline: 17 May 2022
NOTE: The official figures mentioned in this presser correspond to yesterday's totals, when the surrender and evacuation of wounded began. The numbers of troops surrendering have since increased.
"The surrender of militants of the nationalist unit Azov blocked at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol began yesterday," Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a news briefing. "Over the past 24 hours, 265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, including 51 seriously wounded," he added. A hospital in Novoazovsk would take the wounded, Konashenkov said. He didn't specify where other Ukrainian servicemen would be placed.
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