Some of the Ukrainian defenders who perform their tasks remain at Azovstal.
This was announced by the Deputy Commander of Azov, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar (Kalina) in his video address.
"I and the Command are on the territory of the Azovstal plant. A certain operation is underway, the details of which I will not disclose," Palamar said.
He thanked Ukrainians and the whole world for their support.
On May 16, the MID, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the Border Guard Service jointly launched an operation to rescue defenders of Mariupol blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant. 53 seriously injured people were evacuated to a medical institution in occupied Novoazovsk. Another 211 people were taken through the humanitarian corridor to occupied Olenivka. An exchange procedure will be carried out for their further return home.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has stated that it is registering troops, which are being taken out of Azovstal.