Mariupol has been completely retaken from Azov militants, foreign mercenaries and UA troops: MoD Ru

The entire urban area of ​​Mariupol is completely cleared of the militants of the Nazi formation "Azov", foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops. The remnants of the Ukrainian group are currently completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant. Their only chance to save their lives is to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday

A total of 1,464 Ukrainian service members surrender in Mariupol. Ukrainian grouping’s losses only in Mariupol amount to over 4,000 as of April 16.

The General Igor Konashenkov stressed:
"Zelensky’s recent statements to the Western media that the irretrievable losses of the Ukrainian military during the operation allegedly amount to 2.5-3 thousand are a common lie for him.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has reliable data on the true losses of the Ukrainian army, the National Guard and arrived foreign mercenaries, which Zelensky is afraid to tell the people of Ukraine. Today, irretrievable losses amount to 23,367 people.

Some our data from Ukrainian documents about their losses, revealing the place of death and the place of burial of the dead, we will soon publish."