Cosa succede ora ai soldati evacuati dall'acciaieria di Azovstal a Mariupol

Kiev preme per uno scambio di prigionieri, ma Mosca non è sulla stessa linea. Il presidente della Duma ha fatto sapere: "I criminali nazisti non dovrebbero essere scambiati, ma processati". E la procura generale ha chiesto alla Corte suprema di riconoscere gli Azov come "organizzazione terroristica". Il portavoce del Cremlino garantisce: i combattenti saranno trattati in linea con le "leggi internazionali"

Un video pubblicato da Ukrinform mostra una colonna di denso fumo nero levarsi dall'acciaieria Azovstal. Sempre Ukrinform, citando il consigliere del sindaco di Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko, aveva parlato di un attacco non solo dal cielo e con l'artiglieria ma anche con i carri armati russi all'acciaieria e sul fatto che era divampato un incendio nel sito.
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Sul fronte dell’acciaieria Azovstal, baluardo della resistenza ucraina a Mariupol, la svolta è arrivata con l'ordine di Kiev ai combattenti asserragliati di deporre le armi, ringraziandoli per "l'eroico" impegno. Ma cosa succederà ora a questi soldati?

GUARDA IL VIDEO: Ucraina, resa per i soldati Azovstal: trasferiti in Donestk

epa09930107 A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with Foreign Affairs ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 06 May 2022. Foreign Affairs ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met the Ukrainian president in Kyiv to discuss the Baltic states' support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. EPA/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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"I nostri eroi ci servono vivi", ha detto su Telegram il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky. "È iniziata l'operazione per far tornare i nostri militari a casa. È un lavoro che richiede attenzione e tempi lunghi", ha poi aggiunto, spiegando che "continua la massima attività diplomatica in tutte le aree del Paese"

TUTTI GLI AGGIORNAMENTI SUL CONFLITTO

epa09932617 Smoke rises over Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 07 May 2022. According to the Interdepartmental Coordinating Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response, 51 civilians, including 11 children, were evacuated from the Azovstal plant between 05 and 07 May. On 24 February, Russian troops had entered Ukrainian territory in what the Russian president declared a 'special military operation', resulting in fighting and destruction in the country. According to data released by the United Nations High Commission for the Refugees (UNHCR) on 05 May, over 5.7 million refugees have fled Ukraine seeking safety, protection and assistance in neighboring countries. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA

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Il battaglione Azov, il più irriducibile tra le truppe di difesa, dopo l'accordo ha obbedito agli ordini e i primi militari - tra cui oltre 50 feriti - hanno lasciato l'impianto, trasferiti nei territori separatisti. Resta però incerta la sorte dei soldati. Zelensky continua a trattare nella "speranza di salvarli", ma da Mosca arrivano segnali minacciosi

Azovstal, dai primi attacchi all'accordo per l'evacuazione finale: la cronologia

epa09953879 Russian militrary vehicles escort buses carrying Ukrainian servicemen that are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA

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Il primo a esprimersi è stato il presidente della Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin: "I criminali nazisti non dovrebbero essere scambiati, ma processati". Mentre la procura generale ha chiesto alla Corte suprema di riconoscere gli Azov come "organizzazione terroristica"

epa09952375 A handout still image taken from a handout video made available by the Russian Defence Ministry's press service shows Russian servicemen frisk Ukrainian servicemen as they are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Poi è intervenuto anche il portavoce del Cremlino, Dmitry Peskov, citato dalla Bbc: i combattenti dell'acciaieria Azovstal saranno trattati in linea con le "leggi internazionali", ha garantito

epa09952373 A handout still image taken from a handout video made available by the Russian Defence Ministry's press service shows Ukrainian servicemen carry a wounded comrade on a stretcher as they are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Peskov ha però rifiutato di commentare lo status delle truppe evacuate e non ha risposto alla domanda se i soldati ucraini saranno trattati come criminali di guerra o come prigionieri di guerra. "Il Presidente Putin ha garantito che saranno trattati in linea con le leggi internazionali in materia", ha quindi ribadito

epa09953825 Ukrainian servicemen sitting in a bus as they are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA

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Intanto, "ci sono ancora molte persone rimaste ad Azovstal e continuiamo a negoziare per farle uscire da lì", ha dichiarato oggi alla Bbc il vice ministro della Difesa ucraino, Hanna Maliar, affermando che l'operazione di salvataggio sarà conclusa solo quando tutti i difensori di Mariupol saranno stati evacuati nei territori sotto il controllo ucraino. Per Maliar, gli appelli dei politici di Mosca a processare per crimini di guerra alcune delle persone prelevate dalle acciaierie "sono stati fatti molto probabilmente per la propaganda interna della Russia"

epa09953894 Russian militrary vehicles follow buses (not in picture) carrying Ukrainian servicemen that are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA

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Nelle scorse ore il consiglio comunale di Mariupol ha diffuso un video dei combattenti fuori dall'impianto, controllati dai russi prima di salire su alcuni autobus. Di loro, 53 feriti gravi sono stati trasferiti in una struttura sanitaria a Novoazovsk. Gli altri 211 sono stati portati via attraverso un corridoio umanitario a Olenivka. Entrambe le zone sotto il controllo dei separatisti filo-russi

epa09953881 Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia guards buses readied for Ukrainian servicemen that are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA

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E sulle cifre, il ministero della Difesa russo ha annunciato oggi che 959 soldati ucraini asserragliati nell'acciaieria Azovstal di Mariupol si sono arresi da lunedì. Nello specifico, "nelle ultime 24 ore, 694 combattenti, di cui 29 feriti, si sono arresi. Dal 16 maggio, 959 combattenti, di cui 80 feriti, si sono arresi"