Ukraine Working to Pull Last Fighters from Mariupol Mill
Russia called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using that word — but said the garrison had completed its mission.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters defending the last holdout in Mariupol were evacuated to areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists and officials worked Tuesday to get the rest out, signaling the beginning of the end of a siege that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Russia called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using that word — but said the garrison had completed its mission. More than 260 fighters — some…
