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Russia Says 771 More Ukrainian Troops Surrendered Today At Mariupol's Azostal Steelworks For A Total Of 1,730 Since Monday

 

The Guardian: Russia says 771 more Ukrainian troops ‘surrender’ at Mariupol steelworks 

Injured soldiers being treated in hospital while 900 held in former prison colony, according to Moscow Russia has said a further 771 Ukrainian troops have “surrendered” at Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steelworks, bringing the total number to 1,730 this week, while the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had started registering the Ukrainian prisoners of war who left the plant.

The Russian defence ministry said that 80 soldiers who surrendered in the past day were wounded and were being treated in hospitals in the Russian-held cities of Novoazovsk and Donetsk. 

Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said on Wednesday that more than 900 Azovsteel troops had been sent to a former prison colony in the town of Olenivka but it was not immediately clear where the latest group to surrender had gone.  

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WNU Editor: According to Patrick Lancaster (link here), DPR and Russian forces believe there are about 500 Ukrainian soldiers still remaining in the plant.

Russia Says 771 More Ukrainian Troops Surrendered Today At Mariupol's Azostal Steelworks For A Total Of 1,730 Since Monday   

More Ukrainians surrender in Mariupol – Russia -- RT  

Another 771 Ukrainian militants surrender at Azovstal plant — Russian top brass -- TASS 

1,730 Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendered At Azovstal Plant This Week: Russia -- AFP  

Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as POWs -- AP 

ICRC says it has registered hundreds of PoWs from Azovstal -- The New Voice of Ukraine



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