Some Ukrainians Were Evacuated From The Ruins Of The Mariupol Steel Plant
The United Nations has been working to mediate the evacuation of up to 1,000 civilians living under the extensive Soviet-era factory in Azovstal after several previous attempts failed. Ukraine did not say how many fighters were also at the plant, the only part of Mariupol not occupied by Russian forces, but Russia put the number at about 2,000. An estimated 100,000 civilians remain in the city. UN humanitarian spokesman Saviano Abreu said the world body was in talks with authorities in Moscow and Kyiv, but could not provide details on the ongoing evacuation effort “due to the complexity and liquidity of the operation”....