Russian Foreign Ministry says world leaders must help persuade Azovstal fighters to surrender

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry called on world leaders to convince the military stationed at Azovstal to surrender

Source: u-f.ru

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the appeal of Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk and called on world leaders to convince those on Azovstal to use the Russian humanitarian corridor and surrender.

“I draw the attention of Vereshchuk and the “world leaders disturbed by her”: the humanitarian corridor from the territory of Azovstal has been open for a long time. The Russian Armed Forces have repeatedly stated this. World leaders can only help one thing – to convince everyone on Azovstal to use it”, Zakharova wrote on Telegram.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said that there were “about a thousand civilians and 500 wounded military” on the territory of the plant, and called on the international community to “focus now on Azovstal,” since this is “a key point and a key moment for humanitarian efforts “.

On Thursday morning, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin on the preparations for the operation to liberate Azovstal.

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