The title I chose for this publication is linked to the following question: What is Russia trying to do with a temporary ceasefire with evacuation, in relation to the premise that circulated today in several international news portals about the true fact that Russia confirms ongoing operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal.
The media and speculative thread emphasized that part of the evacuees are heading to Zaporiya and others are staying in the self-proclaimed Donetsk republic, this as a result of the establishment of a temporary ceasefire regime and the opening of a humanitarian corridor.
In addition, several groups of civilians left residential buildings adjacent to the territory of the metallurgical plant in Azovstal, Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, over the weekend and on Monday.
According to information released by the International Red Cross, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported successive evacuations of civilians, some of whom reached territories controlled by the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk, only recognized by Russia, such as the town of Bezymenno..
On the other hand, the evacuation of the inhabitants of Mariupol and the Azovstal steel plant, sponsored by the UN and the Red Cross, is scheduled to continue on Monday, and they are heading to territories controlled by the Kiev government or by the self-proclaimed republics of the Donbas region.
In this regard, news portals pointed out that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelesnki complained on Sunday that the UN did not contribute to the evacuation of his soldiers, including those of the so-called Azov Battalion, who have been part of the combat operations at the Azovstal steel plant.
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Aljazeera Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Safe passage operation’ starts in Mariupol. Link
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