On Saturday alone, 21 people left the plant and another 25 people left their houses located nearby. All 46 people decided to stay in the DPR, the ministry said.
"On the second day of the operation, May 1, another 80 civilians held by Ukrainian nationalists were rescued from the plant; they were given shelter and food and offered medical assistance as needed. Eleven rescued citizens made a voluntary decision to remain in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry told reporters on Sunday.
Another 69 civilians decided to go to Ukraine and were transferred to the officials of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
They left for Zaporizhzhia in a car convoy. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the convoy is being protected by Russian troops.
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