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Hundreds trapped in Mariupol plant

- usatoday.com

Badly wounded soldiers and civilians are still trapped at the Azovstal steel plant, the last major holdout in the port city of Mariupol, a Ukrainian official says. “The situation is deteriorat­ing every day,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says. Bombardmen­ts continue to target the complex as Russia struggles to complete a takeover of the besieged city.

 ?? ALEXEI ALEXANDROV/ AP ?? Smoke rises near the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, during shelling Saturday. About 1,000 Ukrainian troops are holed up in the plant.
ALEXEI ALEXANDROV/ AP Smoke rises near the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, during shelling Saturday. About 1,000 Ukrainian troops are holed up in the plant.

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