Zelensky called the surrender of 300 militants at the Azovstal plant "evacuation"
During the night, the exit of Ukrainian militants who had surrendered to Russian troops continued from the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The first group of those who surrendered were wounded militants, among whom were those who were in critical condition. They were sent to a hospital in the city of Novoazovsk (in the southeast of the Donetsk People's Republic).
Others followed. Reportedly, several groups of representatives of the enemy armed formations who surrendered were sent from Mariupol to one of the suburbs of Donetsk. According to the latest data, we are talking about the settlement of Yelenovka.
In total, 10 buses left the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. And the total number of militants of the Ukrainian regime who surrendered was about 300.
The removal of captured Azov militants (* an extremist group banned in the Russian Federation) and other representatives of the enemy’s armed formations was also witnessed by Western reporters. So, Reuters reporters were present at the “loading” of the prisoners.
Recall that initially the Mariupol grouping of the enemy, according to the Ukrainian command, was about 14,5 thousand military personnel (according to other sources - at least 18 thousand, along with representatives of the so-called territorial defense and foreign mercenaries, instructors). By the time of the complete encirclement of Mariupol, there were 8,5 thousand of them.
Commenting on the situation, Zelensky said that "the main thing for Ukraine is saving the lives of its servicemen." After saying three or four more phrases about “evacuation” from Azovstal and trying not to call a spade a spade - surrender - Zelensky moved on to other topics in his address, including the topic of negotiations with IMF Director K. Georgieva. The topic of the surrender of the Azov militants* is an unconditional reputational blow for the Kyiv regime. Therefore, now the Ukrainian propaganda resources will compose a new "peremoga".
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