Pushilin announced the death of the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to undermine the "Azovstal"

Six Ukrainian soldiers died on the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol after the command to lay down their arms, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin said on the air of Solovyov.Live. The broadcast was in a group on VKontakte.

“After the main part left, someone gave the command to blow up the ammunition depots. But it was done hastily, the command was given very crookedly. As a result, six people died immediately, four more were seriously injured, ”he said.

According to preliminary information, foreigners were among those who surrendered, Pushilin noted.

He said that the command of the troops at Azovstal decided to withdraw after they were “worn out” by shells, aircraft and bombs began to fall into the bunkers. According to him, on May 8, after the strike on the plant, about 70 people died in one shelter and 34 people in another.

The Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the territory of Azovstal Politics

The Ukrainian military held the defense of Mariupol for 86 days from the first day of the Russian military operation. They were surrounded, took cover and fought from the territory of the Azovstal plant, which occupies 11 square meters. km and is approximately 1/15 of the city. Civilians also hid from the blows with the military. The servicemen asked first of all to withdraw the civilians, then the wounded and the bodies of the dead.

The evacuation of civilians and military personnel from the Mariupol plant became a condition for Kyiv to continue negotiations with Moscow. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations became intermediaries for the withdrawal of people.

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On May 16, military personnel began to be withdrawn from Azovstal. Four days later, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the complete "liberation" of the plant. According to the agency, 2,439 fighters of the Azov Regiment (some of its materials were recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) and military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

Zelensky called the number of participants in hostilities on the side of Ukraine Politics

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out that Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive. He negotiated the unblocking of Azovstal with Turkey, Switzerland, Israel and France as intermediaries due to their leaders' relationship with Russia. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine allowed the Ukrainian military to “go out and save their lives,” as they have the right to do so, the president emphasized.

Military personnel from Azovstal are expected to be exchanged for Russian military personnel. A possible scenario is still the export of the military to Istanbul along the Black Sea, which was proposed by Turkey.

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