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Russia says 46 civilians left area near Azovstal plant on Saturday

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, with a fisherman seen in the foreground, during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Two groups of civilians left the residential area around the Azovstal steel works in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.

The ministry said a total of 46 civilians had left the area and were provided with food and shelter.

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