Last Ukrainian civilians from Mariupol's Azovstal steel mill reach safety as remaining troops vow final fight

The last Ukrainian civilians extricated from Mariupol's massive Azovstal steel mill arrived in the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on Sunday night, the United Nations and International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) announced. The 174 Ukrainians who arrived in Zaporizhzhia from the Mariupol area Sunday night included more than 30 of the 51 final non-combatants evacuated from the Azovstal complex.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.