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Russia revealed Ukrainian troops in Azovstal, Moscow expelled many diplomats

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the number of Ukrainian soldiers entrenched in the Azovstal factory laying down their weapons since the night of May 16 has reached more than 960 people.

“The number of soldiers laying down their weapons increased by 694 in the past 24 hours, of which 80 were wounded. 51 of them have received medical assistance at a hospital controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR),” RT news agency quoted Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor as saying. Konashenkov said today (May 18).

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Ukrainian soldiers. Photo: RT/ Russian Defense Ministry

In a video posted by the Russian Defense Ministry today, many soldiers Ukraine unarmed left the Azovstal factory, Mariupol. Russian soldiers will search the people of these soldiers to check if they have weapons hidden in them. The Ukrainian soldiers will then be loaded onto buses or ambulances. The buses or ambulances will then be escorted by various Russian military vehicles to the hospital.

Video: RT/ Russian Ministry of Defense

According to RT news agency, the Ukrainian government once wanted to use captured Russian soldiers in exchange for those entrenched in the Azovstal steel plant. However, the Russian military later stated that many of the troops leaving Azovstal were “far right” members of the Azov Battalion, a force that the Russian parliament considers a terrorist organization. As a result, these elements may face trial by Russia.

Moscow expelled a series of Spanish and Italian diplomats

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said today (May 18) that it expelled 24 Italian and 27 Spanish diplomats, in response to previous similar moves from the authorities of the two countries. .

“There are 27 diplomatic staff working at the Spanish Embassy in Moscow and the consulate in the city of Saint Petersburg are considered unwelcome figures (persona non grata),” Arab News news agency. quoted a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova later announced the expulsion of 24 Italian diplomats “as a response by the Moscow authorities”. “Yes, this is the truth. The Italian ambassador was invited this morning to the Russian Foreign Ministry,” Zakharova told TASS news agency.

According to Arab News, Italian authorities consider the move to expel a series of Italian diplomats in Russia as “an act of hostility”.

Suspicion of Russia sending ballistic missiles close to the Finnish border

Video recently published by News.com.au shows a convoy of Russian military vehicles moving on the highway, some of which have a similar shape to a rocket launcher. rocket Iskander ballistics.

Video: News.com.au

According to the person who recorded the video, that military convoy was heading to the town of Vyborg near the Russian-Finnish border, shortly after the Finnish president said that the country would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ocean (NATO).

Russian and Finnish officials have not yet commented on the video.

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