Effective end of the Mariupol siege as Ukrainian defenders of the Azovstal steel factory surrendered by Saturday morning, with Red Cross participation in the process and talks ongoing for final holdouts.
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Effective end of the Mariupol siege as Ukrainian defenders of the Azovstal steel factory surrendered by Saturday morning, with Red Cross participation in the process and talks ongoing for final holdouts.
The President of Ukraine said in a later statement that, thanks to their feat, Ukraine was able to buy time, regroup its forces, and secure other cities.
In Mariupol, Russian occupiers are taking measures to restore the operations of the port. In particular, they are demining the port infrastructure.
Mariupol fell under total Russian occupation in May 2022 after eight weeks of bombardment.
By late May 2022, almost 1,000 Ukrainian marines were forced to surrender and became prisoners of war.
Enemy troops inflicted fire damage on all spectrums of weaponry, including aviation, on Ukrainian positions during the day.
Azov fighters assisted the crew of a foreign ship in Mariupol port after it was fired upon by occupiers.
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