They were taken to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region. An exchange will take place later.
GUR Ministry of Defense, Armed Forces, National Guard and Border Guard the service launched a joint operation to rescue defenders of Mariupol blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar in an appeal.
According to her, on May 16, 53 seriously injured people were evacuated from the plant to the Novoazovsk Medical Center for medical treatment. Another 211 people were taken to Olenivka through the humanitarian corridor.
Both settlements are located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in the so-called “DPR”.
“An exchange procedure will be carried out to further their return home. Rescue measures are being taken from the above-mentioned agencies, “Malyar explained.
She stressed that thanks to the defenders of Mariupol, Ukraine has gained critical time to form reserves, regroup forces and receive assistance from partners. They have fulfilled all the tasks set by our command in full.
“Unfortunately, we are not able to unblock Azovstal by military means. The most important common task of all Ukraine and the world is to save the lives of Mariupol defenders,” she said. Deputy Minister.
Earlier, Azov Commander Lt. Col. Denis Prokopenko said that the entire Mariupol garrison is implementing the approved decision of the Supreme Military Command to save lives . Defenders hope for the support of the Ukrainian people.
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