- Title: Drone shows Azovstal steel works and devastated port city of Mariupol
- Date: 5th May 2022
- Summary: MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (MAY 5, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF MARIUPOL'S AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT WITH CLOUD OF SMOKE RISING ABOVE IT DRONE VIEW OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS
- Embargoed: 19th May 2022 21:46
- Keywords: Ukraine conflict azovstal steel works drone mariupol smoke rising
- Location: MARIUPOL, UKRAINE
- City: MARIUPOL, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001609205052022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Drone footage showed Mariupol's Azovstal steel works with smoke rising on Thursday (May 5), as well as the devastated remains of Ukraine's ruined port city.
The steel works has been rocked by heavy explosions as Russian forces fight for control of the last Ukrainian stronghold in the city.
An estimated 200 Ukrainian civilians including women and children remained trapped in the underground bunkers with little food or water on Thursday, and the United Nations said a new operation was underway to evacuate more people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was prepared to provide safe passage out for civilians, but reiterated calls for Ukrainian forces inside to disarm.
Clinging on desperately, Ukrainian fighters have reported fierce battles with Russian troops.
Ukraine's stubborn defence of Azovstal has underlined Russia's failure to take major cities in a 10-week-old war that has united Western powers in arming Kyiv and punishing Moscow with sanctions.
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