Russia proposes Ukrainian troops at Azovstal to lay down weapons on Wednesday

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Published: Apr 19, 2022, 20:08 GMT+00:00

(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry issued a new proposal to Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azovstal steel plant to lay down their weapons on Wednesday, adding that not a single Ukrainian soldier had accepted that same offer on Tuesday.

A view shows a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works company in Mariupol

(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry issued a new proposal to Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azovstal steel plant to lay down their weapons on Wednesday, adding that not a single Ukrainian soldier had accepted that same offer on Tuesday.

Russian troops will observe a ceasefire in the area of Azovstal while the proposal is in effect starting from 1400 Moscow time (1100 GMT) on April 20, the ministry added in a statement.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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