Military evacuation procedure started at Azovstal
< Volodymyr Zelenskyi confirmed that the procedure of evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal began on May 16. He said this in his evening video address.
“A difficult day. But this day, like all others, is aimed at saving our country and our people. Thanks to the actions of the Ukrainian military – the Armed Forces of Ukraine, intelligence, as well as the negotiating team, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN, we hope that we will be able to save the lives of our guys. I want to emphasize that Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive. This is our principle. I think that every adequate person will understand these words, “Zelensky said.
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It will be recalled that on May 16, 53 seriously injured people were evacuated from Azovstal to a medical facility in Novoazovsk for medical care >. Another 211 people were taken across the humanitarian corridor to Olenivka.
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