“Today, the next stage of the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal metallurgical plant and from other areas around Mariupol has been successfully completed,” RIA Novosti quotes her words.

Lubrani added that in Zaporozhye, humanitarian organizations will provide immediate assistance to the evacuees.

On May 7, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the Donetsk People's Republic reported that 50 people had been evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant.