Russian forces were on Wednesday pounding a huge steel works in Mariupol where the southern Ukrainian city's last defenders and some civilians are holed up, a local official said.
Petro Andryushchenko, an aide to the city mayor, said there had been no let-up in air strikes on the Azovstal plant despite Russian President Vladimir Putin saying there was no need to storm it after declaring victory in Mariupol.
"Air attacks on Azovstal are not subsiding. No ceasefire, but attempts to storm again and again. Despite the statements ," Andryushchenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app."At the same time, street fighting continues again in the sector between the Azovstal plant's management to the street."Smoke rises above a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 25, 2022.
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