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Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol steelworks

Russia is close to taking full control of Mariupol after the surrender of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the Azovstal steelworks. Nearly 300 of the fighters, some severely wounded, were taken to territory held by Moscow's forces.

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ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE - AUGUST 01: Olha, 23 (center), whose fiancé serves in the Azov battalion, and now is a PoW, holds a banner during a rally in support of Azov Battalion Members on August 1, 2022 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Last Thursday, a facility holding Ukrainian PoWs in the town of Olenivka, in Russian-occupied Donetsk, was bombed, killing at least 50 people. The prisoners held there included members of the Azov battalion, who were captured at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, however many family members say they can't confirm if their loved ones survived the bombing. Both Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the attack and the Red Cross have so far been denied access to the site. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)

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A Russian military helicopter flies over buses with Ukrainian servicemen evacuated from the besieged Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant traveling to a prison in Olyonivka, territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. More than 260 fighters, some severely wounded, were pulled from a steel plant on Monday that is the last redoubt of Ukrainian fighters in the city and transported to two towns controlled by separatists, officials on both sides said. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

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