Russian media quotes Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, as saying that 2,439 Ukrainian soldiers at the Azovstal plant have “surrendered” since May 16. The last group of soldiers – 531 people – left the factory today.
On Monday, Ukrainian officials announced that the evacuation of Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstall had begun. Ukrainian soldiers are being taken to the Russian-occupied territories, but according to Ukrainian officials, the evacuated “Azovstal” defenders will later be exchanged for Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine.
However, the Russian State Duma intends to prevent such exchanges by banning the exchange of “Nazi criminals”. Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has called on the Supreme Court to recognize the Ukrainian regiment Azov, whose soldiers defended Azovstal, as a terrorist organization.
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On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start Russian troops invade Ukraine. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a bridgehead for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence of these allegations. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukraine’s statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has provoked a general one condemnation of the international communityagainst Russia is new sanctions have been introduced. Many Western companies have decided to leave the Russian market.
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