“The entire urban area of Mariupol has been completely cleared of the militants of the Nazi Azov formation, foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian troops,” Konashenkov said.
He noted that the remnants of the Ukrainian group are completely blocked on the territory of the Azovstal plant.
According to the Ministry of Defense, their number does not exceed 2.5 thousand people.
Earlier in Mariupol, the troops of Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic prevented an attempt by a Ukrainian military column to make a breakthrough to the Azovstal plant.