The fighters face an uncertain fate, with Ukraine saying they hope for a prisoner swap but Russia vowing to try at least some of them for war crimes.
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Wednesday that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops making their last stand in Mariupol have surrendered, edging ever closer to the end of the battle that turned the city into a symbol of resistance and suffering.
“There can be just one interpretation: The troops holed up at Azovstal are laying down their weapons and surrendering,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Only the plant stands in the way of Russia’s ability to declare the full capture of Mariupol — a development that would be a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin in aTheir mother was killed in mid-March when she and her oldest son went to get more supplies.
The steel plant’s fall also would remove a distraction for Russian military planners who are focusing what remains of their invasion force’s strength on battles elsewhere in the east and south of Ukraine.
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