A giant plume of smoke rises above the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, as Russian forces advance after calling on Ukrainians encamped in the plant to lay down their arms by noon Moscow time.
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The port city has been left devastated by near constant bombardment since the start of the war, which has left residents without water or electricity. Ukrainian authorities estimate that at least 21,000 people have been killed in the there since the start of the war

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