Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant

  by Joshua Melvin © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Roughly 100 civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. The UN said earlier that a “safe passage operation” was going on at the Azovstal plant, the last holdout in the port city that has endured a Russian blockade since the conflict began on February 24, while the International Committee […]