Over 250 Ukrainian militants holed up in Azovstal steel plant surrender

[Resurgence]

Over 250 Ukrainian militants entrenched in the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol, including 51 wounded personnel, surrendered, the territorial defense headquarters of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) reported on Tuesday.

"Overall, 256 Ukrainian militants have surrendered from the territory of the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol. There were 51 wounded militants among those captured," the headquarters said on its Telegram channel.

Currently, the wounded are receiving medical assistance, the headquarters said.

The Russian Defense Ministry earlier reported that an agreement had been reached on Monday with the Ukrainian troops sealed off on the territory of the Azovstal steel plant on extracting wounded Ukrainian military personnel from the plant. The ministry also said that a ceasefire was in effect in the area around the enterprise and an evacuation corridor had been opened for wounded Ukrainian servicemen, through which they were being delivered to a health institution in Novoazovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) for receiving all required medical assistance.

The Ukrainian side earlier reported that 53 heavily wounded Ukrainian militants had been evacuated from Azovstal on May 16 to Novoazovsk controlled by the DPR forces and 211 Ukrainian troops had been taken to Yelenovka through a humanitarian corridor.



https://tass.com/defense/1452001



---------------------------------------------------------------------------



Ukrainian forces / Azov battalion fighters surrendering at Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol

Video at:

https://rumble.com/v1523hz-ukrainian-for...l-pla.html




Departure of a column of buses with captured Ukrainian forces/nationalists from Azovstal from Mariupol

Video at:

https://rumble.com/v152z9n-departure-of-...sts-f.html



----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Ukraine and Western media avoided the word "surrendered" in their reporting. They used the word "evacuated" instead. This story is a prime example of Western media distortion.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61472025

[Resurgence]

Update:


Another 771 Ukrainian militants surrender at Azovstal plant

Published: May 19, 2022


Over 770 militants of Ukraine’s Azov nationalist battalion surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol in the past 24 hours, with a total of 1,730 Ukrainian forces laying down their arms, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.

"In the past 24 hours, 771 militants of the Azov nationalist battalion holed up in the Azovstal steel works surrendered. Overall, 1,730 militants, including 80 wounded servicemen, have surrendered since May 16," the spokesman said.

All the Ukrainian servicemen who need in-patient care are receiving medical assistance at health institutions in Novoazovsk and Donetsk, the general said.

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on May 17 that Ukrainian nationalists and forces sealed off at the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol had begun to surrender.

The battle of Mariupol lasted almost two months and ended in the victory of the Russian and Donetsk forces. On April 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on the complete liberation of Mariupol.



https://tass.com/politics/1453109



---------------------------------------------------------------------------



Meanwhile, just like his Western cohorts, Zelensky still calls it an "evacuation", not a surrender. Furthermore, he is lying by making the claim that Ukraine military and intelligence are evacuating them. 

Published: May 18, 2022

Video at:

https://rumble.com/v1585zj-on-may-18-ukr...he-az.html