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Graphic shows situation report following day 83 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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OEKRAÏNE

Oorlogssituatie Oekraïne – dag 83

By Jordi Bou

May 17, 2022 - More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers, many of them wounded, have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, appearing to cede control of the city to Russia after 82 days of bombardment.

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Hanna Maliar, said that 53 heavily wounded soldiers were evacuated to a hospital in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk and that more than 200 others were transported through a corridor to Olenivka.

All of the evacuees will be subject to a potential prisoner exchange with Russia, she added.

It was unclear how many soldiers remained in the steel plant, but Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said: “We hope to save the lives of our boys”.

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PUBLISHED: 17/05/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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