Ukraine war: Civilians being evacuated from Mariupol steel plant, UN says

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol
Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol Copyright AP Photo
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A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was under way on Sunday, the United Nations said.

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An effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was under way on Sunday to bring people out of the steel plant where the city's last defenders have been holding out, the UN confirmed to Euronews.

An estimated 100,000 civilians remain in the port city which has faced constant shelling since early on in the war.

Russia's offensive in the east of the country has continued as Ukrainian forces fight village by village to stall their advance.

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