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Mariupol steel mill battle rages on as civilians flee to western Ukraine

Ukrainian forces are locked in heavy fighting after Russians breached the Mariupol steel plant they had retreated to. Civilians are trickling out of the city to Zaporizhzhia.

NPR’s Joanna Kakissis shares the latest.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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