“The remnants of the units of the Ukrainian troops and the Nazis of Azov located in the city are blocked and deprived of the opportunity to escape from the encirclement,” he said.

Also in Mariupol, the sea trading port was completely liberated from the militants of the Ukrainian national battalion "Azov".

A RT source said that among the Ukrainian military from the 36th Marine Brigade who surrendered in Mariupol were two British subjects.