Women, children, elderly evacuated from Azovstal steel plant, last holdout in Mariupol
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All women, children and elderly have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout against Russian forces in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said Saturday.
Soldiers and civilian men remain in the plant, where fighters are making their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategically important port city.
The war in Ukraine is also taking a “heavy toll” on some of Russia’s most capable units and most advanced capabilities, an intelligence briefing from Britain’s defense ministry said Saturday.
At least one T-90M, Russia’s most advanced tank, has been destroyed in the fighting, the ministry tweeted in a regular bulletin.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is expected to attend a virtual meeting of the Group of Seven world leaders Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a guest, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
