Russia’s Foreign Ministry said more than 900 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol since May 16 had been sent to a preventive detention center.
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that a total of 959 Ukrainian soldiers, including 51 with serious injuries, surrendered over the course of two days.
Zakharova reaffirmed that the wounded are being treated at Novoazovsk hospital in the self-declared People’s Republic of Donetsk, while the others have been sent to a preventive detention center in Olenivka, a town close to the front line.
THE CNN failed to confirm the Russian account.
The Ukrainian side did not provide an update on the number of people who left Azovstal or on the status of negotiations for the exchange of Russian prisoners.
Amnesty International said Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the steel mill should not be mistreated and should have immediate access to the International Red Cross.
“Relevant authorities must fully respect the rights of prisoners of war in accordance with the Geneva Conventions,” said Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty’s deputy director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Source: CNN Brasil
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