reporter: . translator: for two days now, the enemy has broken into the territory of the plant. these are heavy, bloody battles. i m proud of my soldiers who are making superhuman efforts to contain the enemy s onslaught. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says 344 people were evacuated from mariupol and other nearby areas on wednesday. we don t know if any of them were rescued, though, from the steel plant. to the north in the kharkiv region, ukraine says a counter-offensive is pushing forward and reclaiming more territory. ukrainian forces have now taken back the village of moldova, which is just 21 kilometers, or about 30 miles from the russian border and should not be confused with moldova the country. it is the latest village to come back under ukrainian control in the last two weeks. meantime, ukraine says russian forces have made few advances in luhansk and donetsk regions
the plant. these are heavy, bloody battles. i am proud of my soldiers who are making super human efforts to contain the enemy s onslaught. about 30 children were still inside that large complex. while ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says 344 people were evacuated from mariupol and other nearby areas on wednesday. we don t know if any of them, of course, were rescued from that steel plant. meanwhile, progress is being reported on the ground in a counter-offensive in the kharkiv region where forces have taken back more territory. ukraine has now retaken the village of moldova about 13 miles from the russian border and should not be confused with moldova the country. it is the latest country to cut back under ukrainian control in