Two officers of the forces that were fortified in the Azovstal steel plant, in the port of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, were involved in Russia as part of an investigation, the Russian state news agency TASS reported. Uncertainty remains over the fate of the hundreds of fighters captured by Russian forces in May following the […]
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Ukraine: At least 1,000 prisoners of war fighting in Azovstal join Russia
More than 1,000 prisoners of war, Ukrainian soldiers and foreign “mercenaries” who had fallen into the hands of Russian forces at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, have been transferred to Russia for trial, the Russian state special news agency TREI reported on Tuesday night. The foreign “mercenaries” are about a hundred, the agency clarified, […]
Russia returns bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters to Kyiv
Russia has handed over to Kyiv the bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters, most of whom died while defending Mariupol from Russian forces at the huge Azovstal steel plant, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. The Ukrainians were trapped in the steel plant for weeks as Russia tried to seize the city. The Ukrainian soldiers finally […]
Ukraine: Azovstal owner seeks $ 17-20 billion in compensation from Russia
Ukraine’s richest man, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, has filed a lawsuit against Russia seeking $ 17-20 billion in damages for the damage caused by the bombing of Azovstal steel plant of Mariupol. The Azofastal steel plant was severely damaged by Russian bombardment as the huge factory became the last stronghold of resistance in this southern port […]
Ukraine: Azov battalion commander says civilians and seriously injured evacuated from Azovstal
The commander of the Ukrainian battalion Azov said in a video released today that the civilians and the seriously injured have been removed from the steel plant in Mariupol Azovstal, without giving further details about the fate of the other fighters. “We are constantly emphasizing the three most important conditions for us, which are civilians, […]
Separatist leader: ‘No Ukrainian commanders surrendered from Azofstal’
Senior Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of shelters and galleries under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the leader of the Russian-backed Donetsk separatist region said today. Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters who had been fortified in the galleries have surrendered to Russian and pro-Russian forces since Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry says […]
Russia: ‘Block’ by the State Duma in exchanges of members of the Azov Order with Russian prisoners of war?
The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, is considering voting in favor of banning the exchange of Russian prisoners of war in the hands of Ukrainian authorities with members of the Ukrainian Azov Order, according to the Duma’s official Telegram channel. In this post, the fighters of the Azov Order are called […]
Ukraine: ‘Difficult Talks’ with Russia on Removal of 38 Wounded Soldiers from Azovstal
Kyiv is holding “difficult talks” with Russia over the evacuation of 38 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers who are in the Azovstal steel plant, the last enclave of the Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol, which is under siege by Russian forces. “Today the talks are only about the 38 seriously injured soldiers. We are working step by […]
Ukraine: Fighter trapped in Azovstal seeks Elon Musk’s help
One of the fighters fortified in the steel industry besieged by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has appealed to billionaire SpaceX owner Elon Musk to help remove them. Many civilians were rescued from the huge Azofstal plant last week under an agreement with Russia, but no agreement has been reached with Moscow […]
Ukraine: Azov fighters demand immediate evacuation of Mariupol defenders
The fighters of the Azov battalion posted photos on the Telegram showing the conditions in which the wounded defenders of Mariupol are, broadcast the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. “The whole civilized world must see the conditions in which the wounded are, the mutilated defenders of Mariupol and act. In conditions of lack of hygiene, with […]