Ukraine's military said it stopped fighting at a steel plant besieged by Russian forces in the port city of Mariupol and evacuated more than 250 soldiers through a humanitarian corridor to Russian-controlled areas.
A view of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, on May 10. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
Fully capturing the steel plant would largely be a symbolic victory for Russia, as it has already captured almost all ofIt would also free up Russian soldiers for its ongoing offensive in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, which has so far largely stalled or has been rebuffed by Ukrainian counteroffensives.
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