Tag: Ukrainian Defence Ministry
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265 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russia in Mariupol
About 265 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered after staging a last stand at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. The surrender led Ukrainian government to call for a prisoner exchange. On April 21, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported that all of Mariupol was ‘liberated’ and that ‘remaining nationalists are hiding in the industrial area’. Hundreds […]