Ukraine on Monday confirmed that more than 260 fighters, including some who were badly wounded, were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia’s control. Several buses had been seen being pulled away from the steel mill accompanied by Russian military vehicles after nightfall on Monday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said: ‘Ukraine needs its Ukrainian heroes alive. It’s is our principle.’ There was no immediate word on whether the wounded would be considered prisoners of war.
