Russian forces pounded the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol with strategic bombing and dozens of airstrikes in one day, according to Ukrainian forces.
The Azov regiment, a far-right all-volunteer infantry unit, said that Russian troops had hit the vast industrial area with 38 airstrikes and four bombing runs in attemptUkrainian forces have been holed up in underground bunkers in the plant in the southeastern port city for weeks. It is the last pocket of resistance in the devastated city and has become a symbol of the staunch Ukrainian fight against the Russians. s to kill its defenders, who are vowing to fight on until the end