Ukraine has called on the UN Security Council and Secretary General Antonio Guterres to make every effort to ensure the evacuation of wounded servicemen from the Azovstal steelworks.
Relatives of Mariupol defenders ask President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to help rescue fighters from the Azovstal steelworks blocked by Russian troops through the extraction procedure.
Ukraine is looking for a workable option for resolving the critical situation with Azov Regiment soldiers trapped at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
A 10-second-long video shared by Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the Mariupol city head, on Telegram shows dense black smoke rising over the Azovstal metallurgical plant.
In Mariupol, Russian invaders continue to storm the Azovstal steelworks, focusing on blowing up the bridge where the evacuation was taking place earlier.
If Russian troops destroy people at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, any further talks with Russia will be impossible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
During the ceasefire regime, Russian invaders used an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) within the Azovstal plant and hit an evacuation vehicle intended to rescue civilians.
As of the evening of May 4, the Ukrainian authorities have recovered connection with the defenders of Mariupol who stay in the territory of the Azovstal steelworks. Russian troops have already entered the Azovstal’s territory.
In Mariupol, Russian troops resumed the offensive with air support in some areas to take control of the Azovstal plant territory. At the moment, they do not succeed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the Ukrainian authorities are working every day on the issue of evacuating people from the besieged city of Mariupol, including from the Azovstal steel plant.