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The Latest Breaking News from Azovstal

Russia says 900 Ukrainian troops sent to prison colony from Mariupol

Fate of soldiers leaving Azovstal site unclear and numbers not confirmed by Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Top Ukrainian commanders not surrendered from Azovstal, pro-Russian rebel says

Top-ranking Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of bunkers and tunnels below the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, the leader of the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Separatist leader says court to decide fate of Azovstal fighters who surrendered - local media

Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin said that a court would decide the fate of the Ukrainian fighters who had surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a local media outlet reported.

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Russia says 959 Ukrainian fighters surrendered from Azovstal so far

Russia said on Wednesday that a total of 959 Ukrainian fighters, including 80 wounded, had surrendered from the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks since Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine ‘doing all it can’ to save Mariupol steel plant fighters but their fate remains uncertain

Ukraine is doing everything it can to “save” the lives of remaining soldiers trapped inside Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, a senior official said.

Evening Standard

Biden: US will work with Finland and Sweden in event of ‘aggression’ – as it happened

US president pledges support for Finland and Sweden while Nato applications are considered; Russian soldier in war crimes trial pleads guilty

The Guardian - AU

Russia says more Ukraine fighters surrender in Mariupol; U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy

Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, while the United States became the latest Western country to reopen its Kyiv embassy after a three-month closure.

Reuters

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Russia accused of 'conning' Azovstal fighters who may now face trial as 'Nazis'

Ukrainian fighters, holed up at the Azovstal steelworks, surrendered on the agreement of a prisoner exchange but now Russian MPs are calling for them to be tried as "Nazi war criminals"

Daily Mirror

The battle of Mariupol: How it played out and what it looked like

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters have surrendered at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, bringing an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine. Here's how the fight for Mariupol played out from the beginning.

ABC News

Azovstal fighters who surrendered will be treated in line with international norms - Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Ukrainian fighters who surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant would be treated "in accordance with international standards", and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had guaranteed this.

Reuters

Hundreds of Ukrainians defending Azovstal plant surrender to uncertain fate

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrendered to an uncertain fate on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol's Azovstal steel works as the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine drew to a close.

Reuters

Ukraine troops evacuated from Azovstal steelworks as Russia takes control

Ukraine's military says it is working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment.

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainian fighters evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant

Ukraine’s defence ministry says 264 fighters have left the Azovstal steel plant and been taken to areas held by Russian-backed rebels

Evening Standard

Ukraine update: Rescue mission under way at Azovstal

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian authorities said a rescue mission to extract the last defenders of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol was under way on Tuesday, after hundreds of soldiers were evacuated in an earlier operation.

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The Guardian - UK

Questions over future of evacuated Azovstal fighters – as it happened

Duma appears to be trying to keep Azov battalion fighters out of prisoner swap deal; Ukraine blames Russia’s ‘stereotypical mindset’ for stop in talks

France 24

Russia says hundreds of Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal as Kyiv urges swap

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the gala opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival as a surprise guest by video link from Kyiv, asking for the cinema world's solidarity with his people in the face of the Russian invasion. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All…

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault

Blow for Ukraine as removal of soldiers, many wounded, suggests city that became symbol of resistance has fallen into Russian hands

ABC News

Ukraine's soldiers leave Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, declares end to longest battle in war with Russia

After 82 days, Ukraine's military says the mission to defend the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the strategic southern port of Mariupol is over, pledging to rescue servicemen still trapped inside.

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Reuters

Mariupol defenders surrender to Russia but their fate is uncertain

More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance, bringing an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine and allowing President Vladimir Putin to claim a rare victory in his faltering campaign.

The Independent UK

Russia on verge of seizing Mariupol as besieged fighters evacuated to uncertain fate

The Ukrainian fighters will be investigated by a Russian committee, reports in Moscow claim

Al Jazeera

More than 260 Ukraine troops evacuated from Mariupol plant: Kyiv

Ukrainian defence official says efforts continue to evacuate remaining soldiers from steel plant in besieged port city.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy on Azovstal: We hope to save 'lives of our guys'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said early on Tuesday that he hoped the lives of the servicemen defending the besieged Azovstal steel plant will be saved.

Reuters

Evacuated Azovstal servicemen arrive in Ukraine's Novoazovsk, some wounded - Reuters witness

Ukraine's servicemen evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant arrived late on Monday in Novoazovsk, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters

Azovstal commander says obeys order to save lives

A senior commander of Ukrainian forces holed up beneath the Azovstal steel mill besieged by Russian forces said he was carrying out a decision by the military high command to save the lives of service personnel, but made no mention of surrendering.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says it Will Evacuate Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers from Azovstal

Russia said on Monday that it had agreed to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the bunkers below the besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol to a medical facility in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk. "An agreement has been reached on the removal of the wounded," the Moscow defense ministry said…

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