“At the moment, there are no commanders of the highest level - they have not come out.

But this is for now,” he told reporters, his words are quoted by the Donetsk News Agency.

On May 17, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 265 militants from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, including 51 seriously wounded, laid down their arms and surrendered in a day.

According to the latest data, a total of 959 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded.

The Ministry of Defense has released a new video showing Ukrainian servicemen leaving the plant and surrendering.