The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that over the past day, another 771 Ukrainian soldiers came out of the dungeons of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.. In total, 1,730 people have been evacuated since May 16..

“Over the past day, 771 militants surrendered at the blocked Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol. A total of 1,730 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday..

He claims that all those who need inpatient treatment are provided with such assistance in medical facilities in Novoazovsk and Donetsk.

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It should be noted that the procedure for the evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from the territory of the Azovstal plant began on May 16. Now the process is still ongoing and its details are not publicly commented on.. So, on the first day, at least seven buses with Ukrainian defenders under the control of Russian invaders left the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

In Russia, information about the plans to exchange the Ukrainian military caused a wave of indignation and calls for aggressive actions against Ukrainians..

However, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar noted that Russian statements about Azovstal defenders should be taken as political and aimed at domestic Russian consumers..

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