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The
war in Ukraine
is now 83 days old with a major turn of events:
Ukraine
has given up on unblocking the
Azovstal
steel mill site in the strategic southern city of
Mariupol
"by military means".
Thus, tonight the evacuation of the combatants who have been sheltering for weeks in the underground tunnels of the steelworks has begun.
260 combatants have already been evacuated, of which 53 seriously injured have been taken to hospital.
In western
Ukraine
, near the border with
Poland
, heavy shelling shook the city of Lviv tonight.
Just before 1:00 in the morning, between eight and 10 explosions in close succession have shattered the calm that characterizes this important enclave of passage for refugees fleeing the
war
.
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7.16
Ukraine reports strong explosions in Lviv
A series of explosions rocked the city of Lviv
in western
Ukraine
and near the Polish border
tonight , a witness confirmed to Reuters.
There is no information at the moment about possible victims after the explosions, which occurred shortly before 1:00 in the morning.
Ukraine
has reported eight to 10 explosions in quick succession.
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7.15
Nearly 300 Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, 53 seriously injured
Ukraine
begins the operation to evacuate the combatants who are still resisting in the underground tunnels of the
Azovstal
steelworks , the last focus of resistance against
Russia
in the strategic port of
Mariupol
.
Kiev
considers these men to have "accomplished" their mission.
The soldiers of the garrison stationed in
Azovstal
, of which more than 260 have already been evacuated, have "accomplished their combat mission", confirmed the General Staff of the
Ukrainian
Army in a press release, and has ordered their commanders to "save the lives" of those left behind.
"Unfortunately, today
Ukraine
cannot unblock
Azovstal by military means," the
Ukrainian
Defense Ministry said
on Telegram.
More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, 600 of them wounded, continued to resist in this industrial complex, a true "city within the city" with kilometers of underground galleries.
53 seriously injured have been taken to hospital, while the other 211 evacuees have reached
Olenivka
through a humanitarian corridor.
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