(ANSA) - MOSCOW, MAY 18 - The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that 959 Ukrainian soldiers barricaded in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have surrendered since Monday.
"In the last 24 hours, 694 fighters, including 29 wounded, have surrendered. Since May 16, 959 fighters, including 80 wounded, have surrendered," the ministry said in a statement.
(HANDLE).