breached the compound s barrier, the commander begging for transport of the bodies of soldiers who have died in weeks of violence at the complex. pleas for more evacuations of civilians still trapped inside. the united nations says it s hard to know exactly how many remain, but they are trying to send help. the convoy is proceeding to get to asser stall hopefully to receive those civilians remaining in that bleak hell that they have inhabited for so many weeks and months, and taken back to safety. reporter: on thursday putin promised safe pazzage for civilians out of mariupol and the kremlin denied an assault. ukrainian troops say the plant is a final holdout for mariupol s last defenders as the enemy closes in. an exceptionally bitter fight for a city that s vital to putin s war effort in ukraine. full control over mariupol