Ukraine war: Civilians now out of Azovstal plant in Mariupol, says deputy PM
All elderly people, women and children have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine and Russia have announced.
Russia has besieged the plant for weeks, demanding the surrender of its defenders from the Azov battalion. The previous UN and Red Cross operation to free more than 100 people was held up by land mines and mortar fire.
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