Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, April 17. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the 16th that the Russian army has taken control of all urban areas in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, except for the Azov Steel Plant.Ukrainian troops and mercenaries blocked in Azov steel plant。
According to the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense, for humanitarian reasons, all Ukrainian troops and mercenaries in the Azov Steel Plant who are willing to surrender their weapons can be guaranteed safety.From 6:00 am Moscow time (11:00 Beijing time on the same day) to 1:00 pm (18:00 Beijing time) on the 17th, Ukrainian troops who put down their weapons can leave the Azov Steel Plant.
According to reports, a phone call between the Mariupol Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian official intercepted by Russia on the evening of the 16th showed that the Ukrainian official did not agree to its surrender request. (Reporters: Geng Pengyu, Chen Qiang, Hou Liping; Editing: Wang Kewen; Drawing: Lu Yu; Editors: Tang Zhiqiang, Sun Hao, Ban Wei)
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