Russia stated Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian fighters of the Azov Battalion surrendered on the besieged Azovstal plant, and greater than 50 had been in want of pressing medical consideration.

Footage was launched by Russian officers of the reported give up on the Azovstal iron and metal plant within the under-siege Ukrainian metropolis of Mariupol.

Fighters of the Azov Battalion, a unit of the Nationwide Guard of Ukraine, have been holed up within the battered Mariupol plant.

p265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, including 51 seriously wounded who were taken for treatment to a hospital in the city of Novoazovsk, in May 2022. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Zenger)/p
265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, together with 51 significantly wounded who had been taken for therapy to a hosital within the metropolis of Novoazovsk, in Could 2022. (Ministry of Protection of Russia/Zenger)

In a press release obtained by Zenger Information, the Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) stated on Could 17: "The give up of militants of the nationalist 'Azov' unit started yesterday (Monday) on the 'Azovstal' plant in Mariupol.

"Over the previous day, 265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, together with 51 significantly wounded. All these in want of medical care had been despatched for therapy to a hospital within the metropolis of Novoazovsk, Donetsk Folks's Republic."

The MoD stated: "Excessive-precision long-range sea-based 'Kalibr' missiles within the space of Starichi railway station in Lviv area destroyed the personnel of Ukrainian reserve formations, in addition to overseas weapons and army tools from the USA and European nations, ready for cargo to Donbass.

"As well as, high-precision long-range air and ground-based missiles destroyed enemy reserves that had been finishing fight coaching at facilities within the areas of Akhtyrka, Sumy area, and Desna, Chernihiv area."

The Russian MoD stated: "Excessive-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit two command posts and a communications heart, together with the thirtieth Mechanized Brigade within the Bakhmut space, 28 areas of concentrated manpower and army tools of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two depots of rockets, artillery weapons, and ammunition within the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk Folks's Republic.

"On account of the strikes, over 470 nationalists had been killed and 68 items of army tools had been disabled. As well as, a traction energy substation was destroyed close to the Merefa railway station in Kharkiv area, which ensured the supply of weapons and army tools from the USA and Western nations to the Donbass.

"Operational-tactical and armed forces aviation hit 9 command posts, 93 areas of concentrated manpower and army tools of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in addition to three ammunition depots within the Luparevo and Shevchenkovo districts of the Mykolaiv area.

"Rocket troops and artillery hit six command posts, 224 areas of concentrated manpower and army tools of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12 artillery and mortar batteries in firing positions, 4 batteries of BM-21 Grad MLRS and two radar stations for detecting air targets.

"Russian air protection techniques destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial autos over the settlements of Pitomnik, Izium, Snezhkovka, Olkhovatka, Dementievka, Ruska Lozovaya, Bolshiye Prokhody and Petrivske within the Kharkiv area, Staromikhaylovka, Novotamarovka, Novotroitskoye, Nevelskoye, Sverdlovo, Avdeevka and Vladimirovka within the Donetsk Folks's Republic. Additionally, eight Smerch MLRS rockets had been intercepted within the Chernobaevka space of Kherson area.

"Yesterday (Monday), from 10.00 to 11.00, Ukrainian nationalists with a number of 'Smerch' launch rocket techniques attacked residential areas within the metropolis of Kherson. Russian air protection techniques intercepted all 10 Ukrainian rockets.

"We need to emphasize that there are not any items of Russian troops within the metropolis of Kherson. The Kyiv regime is properly conscious of this. The blow was intentionally inflicted on the civilian inhabitants of Kherson in retaliation for supporting the Russian Federation."

The Russian MoD added: "In whole, for the reason that starting of the particular army operation, [Russian forces have destroyed]168 plane, 125 helicopters, 912 unmanned aerial autos, 309 anti-aircraft missile techniques, 3,134 tanks and different armored fight autos, 385 a number of rocket launchers, 1,542 area artillery and mortar weapons, in addition to 2,983 items of particular army autos."

This story was supplied to Newsweek by Zenger Information.