First evacuees speak of Azovstal plant ordeal as Russia steps up attack

Russian forces on Tuesday resumed an assault on the Azovstal steel plant, thought to be the last bastion of a Ukrainian regiment in the besieged city of Mariupol, after civilians were evacuated from the area. Ukrainian fighters announced that Russian forces began storming the facility, which includes a warren of underground tunnels and bunkers. It came as a convoy carrying dozens of civilians evacuated from the plant over the weekend arrived in the relative safety of Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia.

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[ReformedWhiteKnight]

The soldiers are ‘trapped’ because they are unwilling to give up! What is this video here? Trying to bend a simple truth?

[mutawadada]

The people are being used as human shields.

[v.l.sirjunior]

A little more about the "heroism" of those who are holding hostages in AZOVSTAL: The militants in Azovstal offered to exchange the civilians there for food and medicines, a representative of the headquarters of the operation to liberate the enterprise told RIA Novosti.

"The indicated terms of the deal are fifteen hostages for a ton of food, as well as medicines. They warned that no one else would be released to Ukraine - now they will only exchange"

[peacefuldead]

So only azov battalion solider left inside who have not surrendered?

[RedGorillaLFC]

The soldiers - are they from the azov battalion - which is a extreme far right group? Because they are right next to the sea or azov

[peregrineslim]

Videos of the Russian-speaking Ukrainians heading for Russia on buses can be found on non-Western websites.

[cayrick]

Love this! All the signs are in English. Why?

[jahangirmalik]

They are either staying in the Azov steelworks on their own freewill or being forced to stay there by Azov fighters and kept as human way its no fault of the Russians

[hamishbash]

Where is the women in top green who who said that they had been intimidated by Azov battalion and accused of having Russian flags in their apartments? 🤫

[adrianrodriguez]

The abusers should get same painful treatment.

[latelino]

What is the best police in the world? (I filmed this joke and posted it on YouTube). A competition was held to find the best police in the world. After some qualifiers, the three finalists were: the English, the American and the Russian. On the day of the gold, silver and bronze medals, the judges released a rabbit in the middle of the forest and whoever found it in the shortest time would win. The first in the dispute was the English police, who used interrogation techniques on the animals in the forest and, after 25 minutes, located the rabbit. The second to came forward was the American police, who used satellite images and, after 23 minutes, located the rabbit. The last to appear was the Russian police, who, in a "special operation", entered in the forest and, after only 4 minutes, led a parrot full of abrasions, bruises and fractures, which screamed non-stop: "I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!".

[captainwin]

Where was the shelling? We dropped more bombs on Iraqi people in 2 seconds than we saw in these highlights.

[Faytes]

Imagine if Ukraine army stopped hiding with civilians who are not fighting (y)

[mataharisenja]

So this is "win", , , ha, , 😁

[WalterWiperi]

General Trevor Cadieu, one of the first dignitaries from Canada, visiting in Mariupol.(Before conflict began) and will complete his tour in Russia. Some sources say his stay in Russia maybe extended as he prefers the weather there better than in Mariupol and he says "Russia have showers and soap". General Trevor Cadieu has invited his friend Prime Minister Mr Justin Trudeau and President Mr Macron to attend his shower party (confidential sources no one knows reveal - there has yet, not been any confirmation of attendance, due to G8 obligations in the Philippines). :)

[bleupeony]

Russia has given those who have chosen to remain in the steel plant ample opportunity to evacuate or surrender. They are not trapped. This is an armed standoff.

[kvvwbkb]

So where are their Ukrainian freinds? Probably pooped themselves

[filipsuljevic]

It’s only civil people are there where is the Ukrainian army it’s not exist anymore???

[v-c-m]

Kids in Irak were under debri too just saying🤦🏽‍♂️

[mickcooke]

When media say Russia is not as strong as its led too be, with the president off Ukraine walking around without our a care, in the middle off a war, lol