The Russian military imposed a silence regime in the Azovstal area and opened a humanitarian corridor, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

On May 16, as a result of negotiations with representatives of Ukrainian military personnel blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, an agreement was reached on the removal of the wounded, the ministry said.

The injured are taken to the Novoazovsk hospital on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.