Zelenskyy on rescue from Azovstal: Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that thanks to the actions of the Ukrainian military along with the negotiating team, ICRC and UN, Ukraine has undertaken a rescue operation aimed at saving the military personnel from Azovstal. 221 servicemen were taken to the territory temporarily occupied by Russia for further exchange. 53 seriously wounded soldiers had been taken to a hospital located in CADLR (certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions).