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May 17, 2022

Ukrainian Fighters in Besieged Mariupol Steel Plant Surrender to Russian Forces
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In news from Ukraine, more than 260 Ukrainian troops have been evacuated
from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, ending a week-long
standoff. About 50 injured Ukrainian fighters were taken to a hospital
in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk. The other fighters were
taken to another town under Russian control. With the plant evacuated,
Russia now controls all of Mariupol, which has been left in ruins after
months of fighting.


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