well as the soldiers still trapped there. reporter: from a distance smoke rises above mariupol s sprawling steel plant, but only from above is the true scale of the damage apparent. new satellite images show nearly every building on the sprawling industrial site has been damaged. some roofs have caved, some entire buildings are a pile of rubble. what cannot be seen from above is the damage from days of russian bombing in the network of tunnels and bunkers below the surface. translator: all last night barrel artillery worked on the tower of the plant which caused new obstructions and blockages. as of now the special rescue operation is being carried out by the regiment. we get civilians out of the rubble with ropes. it s the elderly, women and children. we thoep that this process will continue and we ll be able to evacuate all the civilians. reporter: the ukrainian assov