Russian invasion Ukraine : orders its military in Mariupol to give up

Russian invasion Ukraine orders its military in Mariupol to give up 

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Jacob Ruderstam 

Published: Today 13.22 

Updated: Less than 3 hours ago 

NEWS 

Ukraine gives up Mariupol. 

According to Sky News, the last troops in the city have been asked to stop defending the port city. 

"Save the lives of soldiers" is the new mission of the Azov Regiment. 

After weeks of dramatic fighting over the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian leadership has now ordered the last soldiers to surrender. 

According to Sky News, the last troops defending the city from the steelworks have been ordered to stop defending the city. 

Russian soldiers outside the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Photo: AP 

"Save the lives of the soldiers" is the new message that the Azov Regiment has received from its superiors, reports Reuters. The master Denys Prokopenko says in a recorded video on Telegram that the work of removing the dead bodies is ongoing. 

- I hope that relatives and Ukraine in the near future will be able to bury their soldiers with honor, he says according to the news agency.

Buses are waiting to transport Ukrainian soldiers from the steel plant. Picture from Thursday. Photo: AP 

The besieged port city has long been one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's major targets of the war. Before the war, Mariupol had 400,000 inhabitants, a number that after weeks of fighting has dropped to less than 100,000 people. 

The people who remain in the city have been struggling for some time with a lack of water, food and electricity. 

Humanitarian aid has not been able to reach the besieged city at the same time. In addition, it has been difficult to evacuate civilians from the city.