New video shows evacuation of severely wounded soldiers from Azovstal
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO
The Mariupol City Council has published a video of the evacuation of wounded defenders from Azovstal.
Source: Mariupol City Council on Telegram
Details: In the video, the authorship of which has not been specified, men in military uniforms wearing white bands [worn by Russian troops] search the wounded Ukrainian soldiers and those bearing them on stretchers.
Throughout the video, Ukrainian defenders are pictured wearing backpacks. Wounded soldiers are shown being bandaged. At the end of the video, Ukrainian soldiers are seen onboard buses.
Background: Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that the humanitarian operation to rescue the Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol continues.
On 16 May, 52 critically wounded Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated. There are plans to exchange Russian prisoners of war for the Ukrainian soldiers after their condition stabilises.
Work on the next stages of the humanitarian operation continues.
