Russia's Defense Ministry has claimed that 1,730 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered at Mariupol's massive Azovstal steel plant this week, and more than half of them have been taken to a former prison colony in a Donetsk region controlled by Russia.
In a statement, it said 771 fighters have surrendered in the last 24 hours. Out of it, 80 troops were wounded. The Ukrainian government has not confirmed this report.
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by Joji Xavier
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