Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port city in eastern Ukraine that has been besieged by Moscow's troops for over a month. "In the city of Mariupol... 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th marine brigade voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that the soldiers surrendered near the "Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Illich", a large steel factory. Among the troops were 162 officers and 47 were women, the ministry added. More than 100 were wounded. Russia is believed to be trying to connect occupied Crimea and
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