264 Ukrainian fighters, including 53 seriously injured, surrendered and were evacuated by bus from the Azovstal steel mill to Novoazovsk under Russian custody.
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264 Ukrainian fighters, including 53 seriously injured, surrendered and were evacuated by bus from the Azovstal steel mill to Novoazovsk under Russian custody.
Negotiations took place regarding the Azovstal evacuation
Ukrainian defenders at Azovstal were not destroyed and were instead subject to evacuation negotiations
Military personnel at Azovstal received an order to surrender on May 17, 2022.
On 17 May, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Mariupol garrison had fulfilled its combat task, and now the commanders have the order to preserve the lives of the personnel.
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Source story: day-83-2023-02-11