An Interfax source reported plans to organize a tribunal over Azov fighters in Mariupol

In Mariupol, they are going to hold a trial of the Ukrainian military, who held the defense at Azovstal. This was reported to "Interfax" by a source familiar with the preparation of the process.

"According to preliminary data, the first interim tribunal will be held in Mariupol," the source said.

According to him, it is expected that this will be followed by several more trials, which may be carried out in other places.

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin , announced that the Ukrainian military who had surrendered at the Azovstal plant would be tried on the territory of the self-proclaimed republic, where, according to him, they are currently located.

• The territory of the Azovstal plant for several weeks remained the last point of resistance in Mariupol, captured by Russian troops. In mid-May, the military, holding the defense at the plant, began to surrender. The Ukrainian side promised that soon the defenders of Azovstal would be in the territory controlled by Kyiv.
• The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced on May 20 that the territory of the entire Mariupol was taken under full control, 2439 Ukrainian soldiers who held the defense at Azvostal surrendered. It was reported that the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was being delivered to settlements located on the territory of the self-proclaimed DPR.