Ukraine .. “bloody battles” at the Azovstal complex

The commander of the far-right Azov battalion said that the Ukrainian forces inside the Azovstal steelworks complex in Mariupol are engaged in a "bloody tough fight" against the Russian forces for the second day.

"I am proud of my soldiers who are making an extraordinary effort to keep up the pressure on the enemy," Denis Procobindo said in a brief video message posted on Telegram, according to Sky News.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to help secure those trapped in the Azovstal steelworks complex in Mariupol.

"The lives of the people who still remain there are at risk," a presidential statement quoted Zelensky as saying.

Every person is important to us.

We ask for your help in securing them.”

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