“It is difficult for us to give an exact number (civilians at Azovstal. - RT ).
We continue to work with the ICRC, with Ukraine and Russia at the highest levels, in order to take more people out of Mariupol and from Azovstal,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Earlier, the Kremlin said that Russia was ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians from Azovstal.
At the same time, the Kyiv authorities must give the order to the militants remaining at the plant to lay down their arms.