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Russian forces focusing on destroying Ukrainian units at Azovstal, Ukrainian military says

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A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding with Russian forces inside the complex after they breached the perimeter. Follow here for live updates.

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  1. Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal steel plant consider desperate measures as Russians close in

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  2. War in Ukraine: Latest developments

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    Russian forces focusing on destroying Ukrainian units at Azovstal, Ukrainian military says

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  1. CNN

    Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has been significantly destroyed by Russian strikes, satellite images show (opens CNN)

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    Follow here for news and updates on the ground as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.

  2. CNN

    Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine (opens CNN)

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    The Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol has been largely destroyed by Russian missile strikes, according to new satellite images. Meanwhile, some civilians have been evacuated, according to a Ukrainian commander inside.

  3. CBS News

    Russia's war escalates in eastern Ukraine even as Mariupol ceasefire enables evacuations from Azovstal steel plant (opens CBS News)

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    Ceasefire enables dozens to escape a makeshift bomb shelter in Mariupol, but elsewhere Ukraine's embattled forces are desperate for more U.S. weapons.

  4. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 69 of the invasion (opens The Guardian)

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    Evacuees from besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol reportedly arrive in Ukraine-held territory; US says Russia making ‘minimal’ progress in east

  5. KRDO

    Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal steel plant consider desperate measures as Russians close in (opens KRDO)

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    By Erin Burnett, Sahar Akbarzai and Rhea Mogul, CNN As Russian forces close in on the Azovstal steel plant, the Ukrainian civilians and resistance fighters holed up in the last bastion of Mariupol are facing “nonstop” bombardment and running dangerously low on supplies — forcing some to consider des…

  6. CNN

    Russia and Ukraine are both reporting fighting around Azovstal plant in Mariupol (opens CNN)

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    All eyes are on the steel plant in Mariupol, where civilians and the last Ukrainian defenders of the besieged city are sheltering against nonstop Russian assaults.

  7. NBC News

    Ukraine loses contact with troops amid 'heavy fighting' at Azovstal steel plant (opens NBC News)

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    Ukrainian forces have been holed up for weeks in the sprawling Mariupol site alongside civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment in the crucial southeastern port city.

  8. Digital Journal

    War in Ukraine: Latest developments (opens Digital Journal)

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    The mayor of the destroyed Ukrainian city of Mariupol says that contact has been lost with Ukrainian forces holed up in the Azovstal steel plant.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Contact lost with Ukrainian fighters at Azovstal amid 'heavy fighting' — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Officials say they have "lost contact" with Ukrainian forces holed up in the besieged steel plant in Mariupol. Meanwhile, Russia attacked key infrastructure in the rest of the country. DW has the latest.

  10. CBS News

    Contact lost with Ukrainian troops amid "heavy fighting" at Mariupol steel plant, mayor says (opens CBS News)

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    "There are local residents there, civilians, hundreds of them there. There are children waiting for rescue," the mayor of Mariupol said.

  11. The Guardian

    Contact lost with Ukrainian troops staging last stand in Mariupol (opens The Guardian)

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    Mayor says there is ‘no way of knowing what’s going on’ at Azovstal steelworks as more civilians flee city

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Contact restored with Azovstal defenders amid heavy fighting — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A top Ukrainian lawmaker says Russian forces have entered the steel plant, but that the government is back in contact with defenders there. Meanwhile, the EU is proposing a ban on Russian oil. Follow DW for more.

  13. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 71 of the invasion (opens The Guardian)

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    Russian and Ukrainian forces remain engaged in ‘bloody battles’ inside Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as 344 more people are evacuated

  14. CNN

    Russian forces focusing on destroying Ukrainian units at Azovstal, Ukrainian military says (opens CNN)

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    A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding with Russian forces inside the complex after they breached the perimeter. Follow here for live updates.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: Russia continues attack on Azovstal steel plant — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Ukrainian army is reporting renewed attacks from Russian forces on the Azovstal steel plant. Russia has also carried out simulated nuclear drills in its Baltic exclave. Follow DW for the latest.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine says Russia continues attack on Azovstal steel plant — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ukraine says Russia is trying to destroy the remaining forces holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks. Meanwhile, Moscow says it is implementing a ceasefire to allow civilian evacuations. Follow DW for the latest.

  17. CNN

    Live Updates: Russia's war in Ukraine, fighting inside the Azovstal steel plant (opens CNN)

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    A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding with Russian forces inside the complex after they breached the perimeter. Follow here for live updates.

  18. CNN

    Ukrainian commander inside Azovstal plant says Russians violated truce pledge and fierce combat is ongoing (opens CNN)

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    A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding with Russian forces inside the complex after they breached the perimeter. Follow here for live updates.

  19. NBC News

    Russia-Ukraine war live updates: 'Bloody battles' rage inside Azovstal steel plant, last Mariupol holdout (opens NBC News)

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    Heavy fighting has been raging inside Ukraine's Azovstal steel plant, where Mariupol's last defenders have been holding out under Russian bombardment for weeks.

  20. The Guardian

    Russia opens artillery barrages in south and east Ukraine (opens The Guardian)

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    Confusion reigns over fighting at Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as war shifts to grinding artillery duel

  21. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine: Russia ‘trying to destroy’ last troops in besieged Mariupol steel plant (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Ukrainian military says Russian forces have renewed offensive on Azovstal facility as Moscow-announced ceasefire and humanitarian evacuations set to begin

  22. Voice of America

    Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 6 (opens Voice of America)

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    For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 2:04 a.m.: CNN reports that the Pentagon denied news reports saying the U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Russian...

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