6 Ukrainain troops killed

They tried to blow up ammo depots at Azovstal

FE Team | Published: May 22, 2022 21:13:50

MOSCOW, May 22 (TASS/AFP): Six Ukrainain servicemen were killed on the territory of the Azovstal Plant in Mariupol when they tried to blow up their ammunition caches before surrendering, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) leader Denis Pushilin told the Soloviev Live YouTube channel on Saturday.
"It is unclear who did this, no one is assuming responsibility, but after the main group walked out, <...> someone ordered to blow up ammunition caches. This was done in haste, and orders were unclear, so, as a result, six people died immediately, and, as far as I know, four were injured," he said.
According to Pushilin, an unknown number of Ukrainian servicemen could still be on the plant's territory. In his words, they have a stock of food and water, but are short on medicines.
The DPR leader went on to say that "every room, every nook and cranny" of the plant are currently being thoroughly searched.
On Friday, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu had informed President Vladimir Putin that the operation to liberate completely the Azovstal plant and the entire city of Mariupol from Ukrainian militants had been completed.
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