Azo azovstal. it is really no telling what would happen. let s be smart and see what happens if they can do that. there are applies of 7 layers deep. a lot of tunnel assistance there. they have done a tremendous job right now and let s hope they can hang on a few days or weeks longer before they could get out of there. yeah, while the diplomatic push clearly as we have from president zelenskyy as he tries to find a way out. we heard major intensity as well as shelling and particularly odesa. do you they they are capable of over taking anything from this city as we look to the key date? i am really concerned of odesa. that s the last jewel they ll try to take along that coastline
Russia made the promise of evacuating civilians. that hasn t happened with the exception of friday we saw at least 50 civilians evacuated from mariupol. the russian military, as you can see there, was seen escorting those two buses said to be carrying some of those evacuees to the town east of mariupol. ukrainian officials say they were later able to travel to ukrainian-held territory. but you know, like i was saying, sprawling factory is being under constant bombardment. president zelenskyy said he is hoping to negotiate the safe evacuation of the soldiers. there are roughly 600 still inside. have a listen. translator: we are also working on diplomatic options to save our military who remain in azo azovstal. influential mediators are involved, including influential states. reporter: russia has been
Steel factory in mariupol where civilians are trapped and trying to escape. local police say as many as 1,000 people including many children have been living there hoping for some protection from russia s shelling. vladimir putin s forces have surrounded the place and the new deadline has passed for the people inside to get out before azo azovstal, the name of the steel factory, is destroyed. the situation is so desperate that one brigade commander is asking for a third country to come in and evacuate the civilians and his team who are defending the plant. translator: this is our statement to the world. it may be our last statement. we might have only a few days or even hours left. the enemy s units are ten times larger than ours. they have supremacy in the he artillery and units lotioned ed the ground. we appeal to the world leaders to help us.