Russia: Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters left Mariupol plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance...
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance...
Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol were taken to a former penal colony in enemy-controlled territory, and a top military official hoped they could be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war. But a Moscow lawmaker said they should be brought to 'justice.'
The capture of Mariupol would make it the biggest city to be taken by Moscow's forces and would give the Kremlin a badly needed victory. The steel plant had housed hundreds of its fighters who had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city.
Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops holed up at Azovstal have handed themselves over this week, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol were taken to a former penal colony in enemy-controlled territory.