Sprawling Azovstal steel factory remains last outpost of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol Forty-six civilians were evacuated f
Sprawling Azovstal steel factory remains last outpost of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol Forty-six civilians were evacuated from residential buildings adjacent to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. A video released by the military on Sunday shows people leaving in buses marked with the ‘Z’ symbol. Ambulances can also be seen. «On April 30, due to the establishment of a ceasefire and the opening of a humanitarian corridor, two groups of civilians left the residential buildings adjacent to the territory of the Azovstal steel plant,» the Defense Ministry said in a statement. It specified that 25 local residents left the site during the day and 21 left later. «All civilians were provided with accommodation, food and the necessary medical assistance,» the ministry said.
