Russia to interrogate Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

A Ukrainian serviceman sits in a bus after he was evacuated from the besieged Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant near a remand prison in Olyonivka in DPR territory,, 17 May 2022
A Ukrainian serviceman sits in a bus after he was evacuated from the besieged Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant near a remand prison in Olyonivka in DPR territory,, 17 May 2022 Copyright AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov
By Euronews with AP, AFP
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After months of resistance, the fighters were taken to areas under Russian control, with the Ukrainian government saying an exchange would be worked out for their return home.

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After months of fighting, many of the last defenders of the steelworks in Mariupol were evacuated overnight, with the Ukrainian government saying they had fulfilled their mission. Hundreds were evacuated to Russian-held territory, including wounded, though some remain behind.

However, Russia’s main federal investigative body said it intends to interrogate those extracted as part of its probe into alleged “crimes by the Ukrainian regime against the civilian population” in Ukraine’s east.

Meanwhile, Finland's parliament has approved 188-8 the country's application to join NATO, hours after Sweden formally signed its application to join the military alliance.

Read our live coverage below for more of the key events as they developed on Tuesday.

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