Several buses had been seen being pulled away from the steelworks, taking the soldiers to areas under Russia's control.
Ukraine on Monday confirmed that more than 260 fighters, including some who were badly wounded, were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia's control.
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