Now playing Next Ukraine Russia 'takes full control' of Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol The Russian army says it has "fully liberated" the Azovstal steel plant in the strategic southeastern city after the last Ukrainian soldiers surrendered. 20/05/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as POWs Ukrainian fighters in the last bastion of resistance continued abandoning the Azovstal steel plant on orders from above to save their lives. 19/05/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Uncertainty over the fate of surrendered Mariupol defenders Ukrainian fighters extracted from Mariupol steelworks have been taken to a former penal colony in Russian-controlled territory. Ukrainian officials hope to exchange them for Russian POWs. 18/05/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over gunning down of cyclist It's related to the alleged gunning down of an unarmed civilian, 62, as he rode his bike, just four days into the war. 12/05/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: All women, children and elderly evacuated from Azovstal 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. 07/05/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: UN works to evacuate more civilians from Mariupol The United Nations is working to evacuate more civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol. 05/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine 'You can’t imagine how scary it is': Evacuees on life in Mariupol Civilians taken to Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia have been telling of life in the bunkers of a large Mariupol steel works as it came under Russian assault. 04/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: Mariupol civilians reach safety, as Russia strikes Lviv Russian strikes hit three power plants in the western city of Lviv on Tuesday evening causing some electricity blackouts. 03/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Unknown fate for civilians trapped in Mariupol steel mill Hundreds of civilians are thought to remain in the besieged mill, despite this weekend's evacuations. 02/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine blames Russian shelling for sabotaging Mariupol evacuations Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says 120,000 civilians are trapped in Mariupol. On Thursday Ukraine said none could be evacuated due to Russian shelling. 21/04/2022