18 May 2022

Last Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal steelworks

From Morning Report, 6:12 am on 18 May 2022

Ukraine says more than 260 soldiers from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been evacuated.

The steel works were the last major Ukrainian stronghold in the key port city, which has now been ceded to Russia.

A video grab taken from a footage released by Mariupol City Council on 19 April 2022 shows clouds of smoke billowing above Azovstal steel plant and the destroyed gates of Azov Shipyard, as Russia continues its push to capture the besieged port city of Mariupol.

Photo: AFP / Mariupol City Council

BBC Correspondent James Waterhouse is in Ukraine. He spoke to Corin Dann.

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