50 women from Azovstal, including two who are pregnant, held in Russian captivity

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — MONDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2022, 15:01

Approximately 50 women who got out of Azovstal are being held captive by the Russians. Two of them are pregnant.

Source: Olena Tolkachova, Head of Azov Regiment Patronage Service, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda. 

Quote: "We had an agreement that the women would be exchanged immediately after the seriously wounded soldiers. We have two pregnant women there: one of them is from the Azov Regiment, the other one is either a border guard or a marine, I don’t know exactly. The one who is not from Azov is due to give birth any day now. The one who is from the Azov Regiment is in her fourth month."

Details: Tolkachova pointed out that the Russians had refused to hand even the pregnant women over. She said approximately 50 women who had left Azovstal are being held captive.

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