The following are the latest developments regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
The humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has ended, Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said Saturday.
"Thanks to unprecedented measures taken by the leadership of the Russian Federation, with the active participation of representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal plant has completed today," he said.
During the operation starting from Thursday, 51 people, namely 18 men, 22 women and 11 children, were rescued, according to the official.
Ukraine has evacuated all women, children and the elderly from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Saturday.
"This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed," Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram, noting the evacuation was carried out following the order of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Friday, head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said that Ukraine had evacuated about 500 civilians from Mariupol.
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