Russia–Ukraine (May 7): Ukraine Says All Women and Children Now Evacuated From Mariupol Steel Mill

A woman carries her baby in a reception tent after arriving at an evacuation point for people fleeing the Azovstal plant, Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 3, 2022. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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Ukraine Says All Women and Children Now Evacuated From Mariupol Steel Mill

All women, children, and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Saturday, despite what military officers said was an ongoing Russian assault at the plant.

“This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation is over,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on the Telegram messaging app.