Hello and welcome. the united nations and the international red cross are continuing their efforts in ukraine to rescue more civilians from the besieged city of mariupol. on friday, 50 more people, including children, were evacuated from a huge steel factory complex. these are the latest pictures of some of those who ve got out. the azovstal plant is under siege by russian forces. dozens are still trapped inside. the city, in the country s south, has been under constant shelling by the russian military. the steelworks has become the last holdout of ukrainian forces who are fighting to defend mariupol. our correspondent laura bicker, has sent this report from dnipro. the russian attacks continue despite promises of a cease fire, according to this unverified footage released by the ukrainian azov unit.
In exchange for him to survive. for everyone who is still there under the bombardment to survive. we beg, we beg all the world countries to help us and save our heroes. it s not them who are complaining and begging, it s us. svetlana was asked by her son to flee as the russian bombs levelled this once thriving port. ukrainian officials claim more than 20,000 people have been killed. the relatives of others still fighting can t bear to see these images. yaroslava s husband and her two sons in law are also in that ukrainian azov unit. translation: every l image is a wound in my heart and in my soul. every time. my wish is that they would survive this. of course they will keep fighting. they are holding on, they are doing the impossible. singing in ukrainian. 0utnumbered and outgunned, this small defending force has become a potent
Identified to protect him. translation: it s horrible. horrible to know that your son is fighting and has nothing left to fight with in a city that s completely razed to the ground and seized by the occupiers. i would give everything in exchange for him to survive, for everyone who is still there under the bombardment to survive. we beg we beg all the world countries to help us and save our heroes. it s not them who are complaining and begging, it s us. svetlana was asked by her son to flee as the russian bombs levelled this once thriving port. ukrainian officials claim that more than 20,000 people have been killed. the relatives of others still fighting can t bear to see these images. yaroslava s husband and her two sons in law are also in that ukrainian azov unit. translation: every image is a wound in my heart - and in my soul, every time. my wish is that they would survive this. of course, they will
Has sent this report from dnipro. the russian attacks continue, despite promises of a ceasefire, according to this unverified footage released by the ukrainian azov unit. kremlin backed troops are still firing on this vast steel plant, according to uk intelligence, while ukrainian soldiers and hundreds of civilians shelter inside. they ve been using the sprawling network of tunnels as a refuge for more than two months, with very little food or water. around 100 women and children have already been rescued from the depths of the plant. there is a complex operation to free more civilians. there s a complex operation under way to free more civilians. but now comes a plea to save the troops, who have used the steelworks to try and make one last stand the city. stand for the city. svetlana s only son is there. she doesn t want to be
South, has been under constant shelling by the russian military. the steelworks has become the last holdout of ukrainian forces who are fighting to defend mariupol. our correspondent laura bicker has sent this report from dnipro. the russian attacks continue, despite promises of a ceasefire, according to this unverified footage released by the ukrainian azov unit. kremlin backed troops are still firing on this vast steel plant, according to uk intelligence, while ukrainian soldiers and hundreds of civilians shelter inside. they ve been using the sprawling network of tunnels as a refuge for more than two months, with very little food or water. around 100 women and children have already been rescued from the depths of the plant. there s a complex operation under way to free more civilians. but now comes a plea to save the troops, who have used the steelworks to try and make one last stand