Ukraine War: More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers are being evacuated from steel plant

Synopsis

Hello there, good evening. The program begins with updates on the situation at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. The Russian defense ministry announces a deal to evacuate wounded Ukrainian fighters from the plant. A humanitarian corridor is established to transport injured soldiers to a hospital in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic. Ukraine's defense ministry reports that 264 fighters have left the plant, with a dozen buses seen leaving the area, escorted by Russian military. The steel works has been the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol. President Volodymyr Zelensky praises the efforts of the Ukrainian military, intelligence, and the negotiating team, as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN, emphasizing the importance of saving Ukrainian heroes alive.