Some 80 civilians, held by Ukrainian nationalists, evacuated from Azovstal: MoD Ru

Some 80 civilians, including children and women, held by Ukrainian nationalists have been evacuated from the territory of Azovstal thanks to the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

"Thanks to the initiative of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin 80 civilians, including women, children, held by Ukrainian nationalists were evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The divisions of the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR People’s Militia opened a humanitarian corridor and ensured ceasefire for safe evacuation of civilians," the statement said.

All civilians evacuated were carried to Bezymennoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the ministry said, adding that "the civilians evacuated by the Russian military from the Azovstal plant willing to enter the regions controlled by the Kiev regime were delivered to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross."

Earlier on May 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense told reporters that two groups of civilians left residential buildings adjacent to the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant along the humanitarian corridor on April 30.
TASS
* The evacuation of civilians from the territory of the Azovstal plant was filmed from a drone from Телеканал 360
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100 civilians leave Mariupol plant as evacuation begins: Zelensky Fb News:
(https://youtu.be/6zxrx7C7bi4)
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*** Azovstal EXODOS: 25 civilians with children left the territory:
(https://youtu.be/64iT5_R1Arw)
*** The first family, of 3 members, was able to exit Azovstal along the corridor for civilians:
(https://youtu.be/GmhAeKDq4Hw)
*** Russia, DPR will reopen a humanitarian corridor near Azovstal today at 14:00:
(https://youtu.be/GTcvLrnZ7dE)
*** US interested only weapon profits and the fight against Russia, even “to the last Ukrainian”. The holding by the Nazis of "Azov" and foreign mercenaries of civilian hostages, if any, proves that they are not "defenders", but complete terrorists.:
(https://youtu.be/p7BBd6Bwcjc)

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The Nazi «Azov» resistance Heroes of the West: “If there is an order, I will kill my own child!”:
(https://youtu.be/liUTMrH90NU)
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Assault on the Azovstal industrial zone in Mariupol inappropriate* and ordered to be canceled:
(https://youtu.be/hmj1cImlKcE)
In Mariupol, UA troops, West use civilians as human shields & outdated military equipment - UN SC:
(https://youtu.be/SHnIqbGUasc)