He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

“Civilians began to leave through the second checkpoint of the Azot chemical association.

This checkpoint is not controlled by militants.

They are met and taken to a safe place by soldiers of the allied forces,” the ambassador said.

According to him, the remnants of Ukrainian formations are concentrated and hold several buildings in the area of ​​the first gate.

There are occasional shootouts.

“They still may have several hundred civilians hostage.

As the ring around the militants narrows, civilians will be able to leave their shelters.

Allied forces are preparing vehicles for evacuation,” the diplomat added.

Earlier, Miroshnik said that at least 300 Ukrainian soldiers were blocked at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk.