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50 more civilians rescued from besieged steel plant in Mariupol

Russian forces have pulverised much of Mariupol, which had a prewar population of more than 400,000, during a two-month-long siege [Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Fifty more civilians, including 11 children, have been rescued from tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol where Ukrainian fighters have been making their last stand against Russian forces in the port city.

The Russian Interdepartmental Humanitarian Response Centre, a Russian government agency, issued a statement saying 11 children were among the 50 people rescued from the Azovstal steel plant on Friday and handed over to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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