Ukrainian servicemen from the Azovstal steel plant sit on a bus near a penal colony, in Olyonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, on Friday. AP hide caption
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A wounded service member of the Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported out of a bus on a stretcher under escort of pro-Russian fighters, upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, on Monday. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters hide caption
Wives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday. Vatican Media/via Reuters hide caption
People hold a demonstration in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, demanding the safe passage of civilians and soldiers out of the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, on May 4. Andre Luis Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Wives of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol's steel plant plead for an evacuation
Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday. Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port. AP hide caption
Smoke rises above the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on April 29, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say. Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian military vehicles move in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine on Saturday. Alexei Alexandrov/AP hide caption