MOSCOW — Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that 80 civilians had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

The group of civilians, including women and children were able to evacuate as a result of a ceasefire regime and the opening of a humanitarian corridor, said the Russian ministry.

Those evacuees who wanted to go to Ukrainian-controlled regions have been handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, it added. — Agencies