Humanitarian efforts, lead by the United Nations and Red Cross, had been stepped up over the last week to evacuate the last civilians trapped in the sprawling Soviet-era steel works.
ADVERTISEMENTUkraine's government says all civilian women, children, and the elderly have now been evacuated from the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol. There were up to a thousand people taking shelter in underground bunkers as Russian forces stepped up their bombardment of the sprawling Soviet-era plant but rescue efforts over the last week lead by the United Nations and the Red Cross have been trying to get them all to safety.
Meanwhile the leaders of the G7 nations will hold a video meeting with President Zelenskyy on Sunday, and the United Nations has unanimously adopted a statement expressing “strong support” for Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ efforts to find a peaceful solution to the “dispute” in Ukraine. The statement does not mention the words "war", "conflict" or "invasion."
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