Some 200 civilians, as well as Ukrainian fighters, are still holed up in a network of underground bunkers in Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant.
A family of Ukrainian evacuees from Mariupol embraces after arriving at a registration centre for internally displaced people, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine May 3, 2022.
"It will take time simply to lift people out of those basements, out of those underground shelters. In the present conditions, we can not use heavy equipment to clear the rubble away. It all has to be done by hand," Zelenskiy said. It was not clear if further U.N. evacuations were planned. Tetyana Trotsak, a Ukrainian evacuee who was among dozens who reached a Ukraine-controlled town this week, voiced fear for those still trapped inside the steel plant.Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24, describing it as a "special military operation" to disarm Ukraine and defend its Russian-speaking population from fascists.
Ukrainian officials said they have killed about 12 Russian generals on the battlefield, according to the New York Times.
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