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Earlier, the Russian defence ministry said 1,908 Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal had "rendered themselves prisoner" since Monday.
A group of civilians have been able to leave the steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine's last stronghold in the besieged port city. Follow our live updates.
Humanitarian efforts, lead by the United Nations and Red Cross, had been stepped up over the last week to evacuate the last civilians trapped in the sprawling Soviet-era steel works.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to rescue the injured at the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian forces.
More than 100 civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
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