Russia steps up siege at Mariupol Steel Plant as First Entourage of Residents Arrives in Zaporizhzhia – TribunNews.com
TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Russian troops opened fire and tried to storm the factory Azovstal steel in Mariupol, when the first convoy of refugees from the factory has reached the city of Zaporizhzhia.
Reported by The Guardian , the Azovstal steel mill is a fortress last defense of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the region Mariupol.
Previously, more than 100 civilians managed to escape from the steel mill.
The Red Cross (ICRC) said hundreds of civilians were evacuated by convoy of buses and ambulances with the ICRC and UN teams.
There are also those who join families and individuals with vehicles personal.
However, there are still residents trapped there.
Officials say about 200 civilians, including children, still trapped in a network of underground bunkers and tunnels that.
There were about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers trapped with them.
AZOVSTAL IN MARIUPOL [A woman holding a child next to Russian soldiers in Mariupol street on April 12, 2022, when Russian troops intensify the campaign to seize the strategic port city, part of the anticipated massive offensive in eastern Ukraine, while the Russian President makes a challenging case for war against neighboring Russia. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)] A woman holding a child next to Russian soldiers on the street Mariupol on April 12, 2022, as Russian troops intensify campaign to capture the strategic port city, part of anticipated massive attack in eastern Ukraine, while Russian president makes a challenging case for war against Russias neighbors. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (AFP/ALEXANDER NEMENOV) Video footage shows thick smoke in the sky above the factory site.
On Tuesday (3/4/2022), the ICRC said the first group had arrived in Zaporizhzhia.
