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By May 5, 2022, after the evacuation of more than 120 civilians, fighting resumed. Azov militants opened fire hoping to find a weak point in the encirclement. Russian forces returned artillery fire. The Russian news agency ''RIA Novosti'' reported that there still could be more than 200 civilians, including women, children and the elderly held in the basements. The Azov militants offered to exchange the civilians for food and medicines. Russians commanders said,
By May 5, 2022, after the evacuation of more than 120 civilians, fighting resumed. Azov militants opened fire hoping to find a weak point in the encirclement. Russian forces returned artillery fire. The Russian news agency ''RIA Novosti'' reported that there still could be more than 200 civilians, including women, children and the elderly held in the basements. The Azov militants offered to exchange the civilians for food and medicines. Russians commanders said,
{{quotebox-float|“We have to maintain contacts with the Azov Nazis who are holed up there and representatives of the SBU in order to save the civilians who remained there. During the negotiations, they offered us to exchange civilian hostages for food and medicine. The indicated terms of the deal are fifteen hostages for a ton of food, as well as medicines. They warned that they would not let anyone else go to Ukraine — now they will only exchange them."}}
{{quotebox-float|“We have to maintain contacts with the Azov Nazis who are holed up there and representatives of the SBU in order to save the civilians who remained there. During the negotiations, they offered us to exchange civilian hostages for food and medicine. The indicated terms of the deal are fifteen hostages for a ton of food, as well as medicines. They warned that they would not let anyone else go to Ukraine — now they will only exchange them."}}
A wife of an Azov fighter, who once appeared armed in uniform on social media, got all dolled up to visit [[Pope Francis]] and plead for his assistance in freeing the Azovstal fighters.
===NATO officers in Azovstal===
===NATO officers in Azovstal===