State agencies announced the exit of 25 civilians from the territory of Azovstal Azovstal

plant in Mariupol

25 civilians left the territory of the Mariupol plant Azovstal, which remains under the control of the Ukrainian military, correspondents of TASS and RIA Novosti report.

According to TASS, there are six children among the people who left the plant.

The day before, on April 29, the Rossiya-24 TV channel announced the exit of a family of three from the territory of the plant. The story said that they "did not have the opportunity to leave the building - they were held by militants," and the family learned about the open humanitarian corridor "on the radio."

Fights for Azovstal: why Putin canceled the assault on the plant Politics

On April 28, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, after meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres in Kyiv, said that the Ukrainian side was “ready for immediate negotiations to evacuate people from Azovstal and for the immediate implementation of the agreements reached.”

Later, he noted that with the help of the UN it is possible to organize the evacuation of people from Mariupol, but this requires the consent of Russia. The UN had reported the day before that a team had been set up in the Humanitarian Affairs Office to evacuate the civilian population from the Azovstal plant.

President Vladimir Putin , who also met with the UN Secretary General, but in Moscow on April 26, noted that if there are civilians on Azovstal, "then the Ukrainian army servicemen are obliged to release them." The Secretary General's office later reported that Putin "agreed in principle" to the participation of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the evacuation of civilians from Azovstal.

The Ministry of Defense announced the disruption of the humanitarian operation at Azovstal Politics

The Ministry of Defense indicated that the humanitarian corridor from Azovstal has been operating daily since March 21, and the military department accused Ukraine of disrupting its work.

On April 21, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin about the capture of Mariupol, the fighting for which had been going on since February 25. According to him, "the remnants of nationalist formations" took refuge at Azovstal. Shoigu said that it would take three to four days to complete the work at the plant, but Putin ordered the assault canceled, thinking "about saving the lives and health of our soldiers and officers."

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