President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that more than 300 civilians managed to take out the surrounded Azovstali. He said about this during a video message on Saturday, May 7.
Zelensky emphasized that the first stage of evacuation from the surrounded plant was held with the participation of the teams of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN. Also, according to him, difficult work continues on the evacuation of Mariupol defenders.
“We managed to save more than 300 people – women, children. In fact, we brought civilians from the Azovstal and are now preparing the second stage of the evacuation mission of the wounded and doctors. Of course, if everything is fulfilled. Of course, if there are no lies. We certainly work on and we work on in order to take out our military, all the heroes who protect Mariupol. This is very difficult, but important, ”Zelensky emphasized.
Earlier, the Minister for Reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk said that all women, children and elderly people were evacuated from the Azovstal plant.