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Heavy fighting at a steel mill where Ukrainian troops continue to resist Russian forces

Smoke rises from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine (AAP)

Smoke rises from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine (AAP) Source: AAP / Alexei Alexandrov/AP

The Russian government has pledged to facilitate humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to evacuate a besieged steal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.



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