Basurin believes that a complete cleansing of Azovstal requires two to three weeks

“I said at the very beginning that <...> after his release (Azovstal) there would be a complete purge within two to three weeks,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to Basurin, the territory of the plant is large, "there is where to hide."

He also stated that the inconsistency of the overall command at Azovstal led to the fact that "everyone lived in his own way and everyone was hiding in his own corner."

“Therefore, it is possible that they will find (Ukrainian military at Azovstal. -

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I think that they themselves would be happy to come out, but they are afraid,” he said.

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian servicemen who had hidden or lagged behind during the surrender were detained at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

On May 20, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces had completely liberated the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol. 

In total, 2,439 Ukrainian military and Azov militants laid down their arms and surrendered.