Russia reportedly shells Azovstal steel plant as civilians flee Mariupol

Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday toward the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians still trapped beneath the sprawling site despite a UN-brokered evacuation.

In a Telegram video from the steel plant, Captain Sviatoslav Palamar of Ukraine's Azov Regiment said Russia had pounded Azovstal with naval and barrel artillery through the night and dropped heavy bombs from planes. This has not been independently verified.

However, video from Monday showed volleys of rockets fired from a Russian truck-mounted launcher towards Azovstal.

Mariupol, a city of 400,000 before Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24, has seen the bloodiest fighting of the war, enduring weeks of siege and shelling. Some 100,000 civilians are still in the ruined city.

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