trapped there for weeks and weeks, and they haven t been evacuated yet. there s also 2000 ukrainian fighters in that steelworks underground who say if they surrender, they ll be killed by russian troops. there a few hundred fighters who are wounded. whether or not they ll ever be evacuated will have to wait and see, but those who did get out, some of them have been sharing their experiences. as you heard there, living in those underground bunkers during the war. translation: the soldiers came and escorted the first 11 people out. those who are seriously ill had asthma are needed insulin, and also three of us randomly. more than a0 people were left there. for a month, we were eating over a0 of us six food tins. we had two buckets of soup, and that was it for the whole day. we were assured there was a bomb shelter there, a well constructed one. we ve
ukrainian fighters are still holding out at the azovstal steelworks, where they are besieged by russian troops. the ukrainian military says russia resumed its bombardment there shortly after yesterday s successful evacuation of about 100 people from the plant. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks a short break to feel grass under their feet, after weeks of concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in the long awaited journey away from the front line. for a month we are eating, over a0 of us, six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. was it for the whole day. there is no house any was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. of was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. of course i was it for the whole day. there is i no house any more. of course there
civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled tonight ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, where 2,000 ukrainian troops are making a last stand against the russian forces surrounding them. ukraine says russia resumed its bombardment of the steelworks shortly after yesterday s successful evacuation of about 100 people from the plant. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from nearby zaporizhzhia. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long awaited journey away from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over a0 of us six food tins.
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. hundreds of civilians including children are still trapped in a ukraine steel plant those who ve escaped tell their story. translation: for a month we were eating, over 40 i of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. we report from the town receiving those who ve been evacuated. also coming up on newsday. restaurants are closed beijing as the authorities there struggle with new covid cases. some chinese firms investing in projects across europe are accused of exploiting workers and treating them like slaves. and could this simple solar panel help solve the world s energy problems? hello and welcome to newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and 1am in the devastated ukranian city of mariupol where attempts to evacuate more civilians have stalled. officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and is blocking humanitarian corridors. hu
on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in the long awaited journey away from the front line. for a month we are eating, over a0 of us, six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. of course there isn t. this is mariupol after two months of war. heinz, play parks and cafes are now child and blasted rulings. tens of thousands of people are thought to have died. many of the survivors came here, the azovstal steel plant. as the city fell, pounded into smouldering ashes, ukrainian fighters used the underground chambers to stay and