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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rory Sullivan

Ukraine war: Mariupol fighters holding out after Putin orders blockade of Azovstal steel plant

REUTERS

Ukrainian soldiers are still holding out at their last foothold in Mariupol, despite Vladimir Putin claiming victory and saying that Russia had “liberated” the city.

After two months of intense fighting in the besieged city, Ukrainian troops remain holed up in the Azovstal steel plant in the southeast of the port. Roughly 1,000 civilians are also thought to be there, seeking sanctuary in its underground network of tunnels.

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