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'I want to see the sun' begs child in Mariupol steel works

A woman holding a child walks past at as they take shelter amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a bunker said by Ukraine?s Azov Battalion to be in Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on April 18, 2022. Video released on April 18, 2022. Azov Battalion/Handout via REUTERS

Women and children sheltering in a giant steel works in Mariupol that is the last holdout of Ukrainian defenders of the southern port city, said in a video released on Saturday they are desperate to get out and are running out of food.

The video was released by the Azov battalion, which was set up by pro-Ukrainian nationalists in 2014, later incorporated as a regiment in Ukraine's national guard and has played a prominent role in the defence of Mariupol.

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