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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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