Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his hope that soldiers holed up at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol could be rescued.
Zelensky noted that Ukraine is looking at ways to rescue its soldiers from the besieged steel plant in the coastal city of Mariupol.
Zelensky said in a video speech, on Friday, that there are “international mediators and influential countries” involved in this issue, without providing details. “We are working on diplomatic options to save our army, which is still in Azovstal,” he added.
During previous evacuations, only civilians – mostly women, children and the elderly – were allowed to leave the factory and head towards Ukraine-controlled areas.
Soldiers and several injured people are reported to be stuck in the Ukrainian defensive position in Mariupol. And for several days.
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