Three defenders of Azovstal killed during the evacuation of civilians - Azov Regiment

Ukrainska Pravda —  SATURDAY, 7 MAY 2022, 18:05

Three Ukrainian defenders were killed and six others were injured by Russian shelling during the evacuation of civilians from Azovstal on 6 May.

Source: comment from the command of the Azov Regiment for Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: "Yesterday (6 May - ed.) during the evacuation of civilians from the plant, three military personnel were killed and six were seriously injured.

One was killed when an anti-tank guided missile hit an evacuation vehicle. Two were killed by UAV bombs."

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Background: 

• On 23 April, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would exit from negotiations with the Russian Federation if the Russian occupiers killed citizens of Mariupol or conducted a pseudo-referendum on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
• Recently, during three evacuations, some civilians have been taken out from Azovstal, but evacuation remains impossible for the military, including the wounded.
• On 3 May, after the partial evacuation of civilians from Azovstal, the Russians attacked the plant. On 4 May, the occupiers broke into the plant that had been bombed and shelled. Heavy fighting took place at Azovstal. As of 5 May, the storming of the plant continued.
• On 6 May, Russian troops violated the ceasefire in Mariupol and fired on an evacuation vehicle that was going to pick up civilians from Azovstal: a soldier was killed and six others were wounded.
• On 6 May, Zelenskyy said that influential states were involved in rescuing the Ukrainian military from Azovstal in Mariupol.