Russia says 771 more Ukrainian soldiers surrender at Azovstal plant


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Photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a view of the Azovstal plant in the port city of Mariupol. [Photo/Xinhua] Russia said Thursday that a new batch of 771 Ukrainian soldiers blocked at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have surrendered over the past 24 hours. "A total of 1,730 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that all those in need of inpatient treatment are hospitalized in Donetsk. The soldiers began to surrender on Monday following an agreement reached between Moscow and Kiev on the evacuation of wounded...