Negotiations are underway for the evacuation of seriously wounded servicemen in Azovstal
Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said that, Russia Negotiations with the party are extremely difficult
Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said on May 12 that, government Russia wounded at the Azovstal plant, which is under siege in Mariupol Ukraine is in talks on a possible evacuation of its troops.
He said that, The possibility of exchanging severely wounded soldiers for Russian prisoners of war is being discussed, but negotiations are “extremely difficult.” Ms. Vereshchuk spoke about this through the Telegram channel:
“We are currently negotiating with only 38 seriously wounded servicemen. Currently, according to some media, 500 and Or the replacement of 600 people is not discussed. “
He refrained from commenting on any details of the talks and said that, it can “interfere” in the negotiation process and or “misinformation”.
Symbol of Ukrainian resistance
It’s seven weeks that, Russia Azovstal, which is under siege, has become a kind of symbol of Ukrainian resistance.
Many women and children are stuck in the Azovstal plant and The elderly have already been evacuated.
However, Ukrainian officials are still in Azovstal 10They say that up to 0 civilians can stay.
Vereshshuk may 10he said that, Still resisting in Azovstal 10There are up to 00 Ukrainian servicemen.
Factory Planes by Russian forces and is constantly bombarded with artillery.
Ms Vereshchuk told the AFP news agency that, The plant has hundreds of seriously injured servicemen in need of emergency evacuation.
President of Ukraine Volodimir Zelenski he said that, At present, it is impossible to liberate the city of Mariupol by military means and Preparations are underway to evacuate the wounded.