Last group of Ukrainian soldiers have now surrendered according to Russian defence minister
The last group of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the smashed Azovstal steel works has surrendered, Russia’s defence ministry said late on Friday, marking an end to the three-month siege of the defenders’ last stronghold in Mariupol.
“Underground structures of Azovstal where militants were hiding are now under full control of Russian armed forces,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that in total 2,439 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered.
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