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More than 250 Ukrainian troops surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and Kyiv said it had ordered its entire garrison to evacuate, heralding the end of Europe\u2019s bloodiest battle in decades.<\/div>\n
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\nReuters saw buses leave the steelworks overnight and five of them arrive in the Russian-held town of Novoazovsk, where Moscow said they would be treated for wounds.<\/p>\n

In one, marked with the Latin letter \u2018Z\u2019 that has become the symbol of Russia\u2019s assault, wounded men were lying on stretchers three bunks high. One man was wheeled out, his head tightly wrapped in thick bandages.<\/p>\n

While both sides spoke of a deal under which all Ukrainian troops would abandon the huge steelworks, many details were not yet public, including how many fighters remained inside and whether any form of prisoner swap had been agreed in advance.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had personally guaranteed the prisoners would be treated according to international standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Mariupol\u2019 garrison has fulfilled its combat mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe supreme military command ordered the commanders of the units stationed at Azovstal to save the lives of the personnel\u2026Defenders of Mariupol are the heroes of our time,\u201d the General Staff of Ukraine\u2019s Armed Forces said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Russian defence ministry video showed fighters leaving the plant in daylight, some carried on stretchers, others with hands up to be searched by Russian troops.<\/p>\n

Russia said at least 256 Ukrainian fighters had \u201claid down their arms and surrendered\u201d, including 51 severely wounded. Ukraine said 264 soldiers, including 53 wounded, had left the plant and efforts were underway to bring out the rest.<\/p>\n

The surrender appears to mark the end of the battle of Mariupol, where Ukraine believes tens of thousands of people were killed under months of Russian bombardment and siege.<\/p>\n

The city now lies in ruins. Its complete capture is Russia\u2019s biggest victory of the war, giving Moscow total control of the coast of the Sea of Azov and an unbroken stretch of eastern and southern Ukraine about the size of Greece.<\/p>\n

But it comes as Russia\u2019s campaign has faltered elsewhere, with its troops around the city of Kharkiv in the northeast lately retreating at the fastest pace since they were driven out of the north and the area around the capital Kyiv at the end of March.<\/p>\n

Authorities on both sides gave few clues about the ultimate fate of Mariupol\u2019s last defenders. Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Kyiv aimed to arrange a prisoner swap for the wounded Ukrainians once their condition stabilises, but neither side disclosed terms for any specific deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that we will be able to save the lives of our guys,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. \u201cThere are severely wounded ones among them. They\u2019re receiving care. Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United Nations, which had helped civilians evacuate from Azovstal this month, was not operationally involved in the evacuation, U.N. spokesperson Saviano Abreu said.<\/p>\n

Mariupol is the biggest city Russia has captured since its Feb. 24 invasion, giving Moscow a clear-cut victory for the first time in months, during which its campaign in Ukraine has mostly faced military disaster against an underestimated foe.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit that had held out in the steelworks, said it had achieved its objective over 82 days of resistance by making it possible to defend the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

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