The regiment that defended a steel mill as Ukraine’s last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol declared its mission complete on Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s control.
KYIV, Ukraine — The regiment that doggedly defended a steel mill as Ukraine’s last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol declared its mission complete on Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s control.An unknown number of fighters stayed behind to await other rescue efforts.
The steel mill’s defenders got out as Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback in its war with Ukraine, with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO membership. And Ukraine made a symbolic gain when its forces reportedly pushed Russian troops back to the Russian border in the Kharkiv region.
Still, Russian forces pounded targets in the industrial heartland of eastern Ukraine known as the Donbas, and the death toll, already many thousands, kept climbing with the war set to enter its 12th week on Wednesday.
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