Ukrainian authorities deny Moscow’s claim of Mariupol troops surrender
A Ukrainian official has rejected Russia’s claims that more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops have surrendered in the besieged southeastern port of Mariupol.
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday that 1,026 troops from the Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade surrendered at a metals plant in the city.
But Vadym Denysenko, advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Minister, denied the claim in comments to the Current Time TV channel, saying that they haven’t heard anything like that and the battle over the seaport is ongoing.
“According to official data of [Ukraine’s] Defense Ministry and the General Staff, we haven’t heard anything like that,” Denysenko said. “Moreover, I will say […] that the battle over the seaport is still ongoing today.”