A total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters surrendered at Azovstal between 16 and 20 May 2022.
Unresolvable Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 20 May 2022.
The statement
Russia's defence ministry said the last 531 fighters at Azovstal had surrendered, that 2,439 had laid down arms since 16 May, and that the plant was completely under Russian control.
- Origin of the claim Euronews
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2022-05-20) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-4a0r holds the ICRC's statement that it began registering combatants leaving Azovstal on 17 May, which supports that fighters left and were taken prisoner, but the 2,439 total comes only from Russia's defence ministry and the record has no independent count. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-p8vr, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-p8vr/