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Ukrainian officials say there s been heavy fighting with russian forces who have entered a steelworks plant in mariupol the last holdout in the city. about 200 civilians are believed to be sheltering inside the plant, including children. ukraine s president zelenksy has appealed to the un to help rescue them. mark lobel reports. ten weeks in, russia testing ukraine s resolve at the azovstal steelworks, intensifying its assault as this footage released by pro russian separatist shows. with what looks like thermobaric or vacuum bombs as the what looks like thermobaric or vacuum bombs as the regiment what looks like thermobaric or vacuum bombs as the regiment claims russians have entered the plant. translation: russians have entered the plant. translation: ., ., , , , translation: there are heavy, bloody battles. i translation: there are heavy, bloody battles- i am translation: there are heavy, bloody battles. i am proud translation: there are heavy, bloody battles. i am proud of
England and wales today, dry, sunny intervals and feeling warm. scotland and northern ireland have more cloud and northern ireland have more cloud and some rain at times but equally, you should see brightness. all the details later. it s thursday, the 5th of may. our main story. ukrainian officials say there s been heavy fighting with russian forces who ve entered a steelworks plant in mariupol the last holdout in the city. about 200 civilians are believed to be sheltering inside the plant, including children. ukraine s president zelenksy has appealed to the un to help rescue them. mark lobel reports. ten weeks in, russia testing ukraine s resolve at the azovstal steelworks, intensifying its assault as this unverified footage released by pro russian separatists shows. with what looks like thermobaric or vacuum bombs as a ukrainian regiment claims russians have entered the southern port city s plant.