The bodies of servicemen killed in Azovstal have been taken to Kiev
Azov Battalion spokeswoman Anna Golovko told the agency that at least 52 of the bodies belonged to Azov fighters.
During the battles at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol killed The bodies of the servicemen were taken to Kiev. The Associated Press reports.
Last week Ukraine and Russia The bodies of 160 servicemen were handed over to each other. The process of change took place in Zaporozhye region. DNA analysis of the remains will be carried out in Kiev.
At least 52 corpses…
Press Secretary of the Azov Battalion Anna Qolovko He told the agency that at least 52 of the bodies belonged to Azov fighters.
Former battalion commander Maxim Jorin Azovstal is among the bodies changed killed confirmed the presence of the bodies of those.
Not wanting to be named soldier His mother said he had received a call from the Azov battalion saying that his son’s body could be among those brought to Kiev.
In Azovtsal killed The number of those is unknown. The day before Ukraine Presidents Volodimir Zelenski said that at the moment Russia There are more than 2,500 Ukrainian fighters in captivity from Azovstal.
Azov fighters
Fighters from Azov and other units have been defending the port city of Mariupol since early March. Later, they took refuge in the Azovstal plant, and on May 16 began to evacuate the fighters to the occupied Donbas. Russia On May 21, he said that Azovstal was completely under control. When factory 2439 warriors in the territory captive was reported to have fallen. Ukraine He called the process of removing the fighters from the plant an “evacuation” and promised to replace them.
Azov was established in 2014 as a volunteer battalion, consisting mainly of far-right activists. Most of the Azov fighters later said they were not neo-Nazis, and the battalion became part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine in late February, facing heavy Western sanctions.