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Russian forces bombed and shelled the Azovstal steel works, and contact was reportedly lost with the defenders.

Mariupol, Donetsk
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces bombed and shelled the Azovstal steel works, and contact was reportedly lost with the defenders.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled Marinka at night with incendiary shells

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

There are pockets of fire in residential areas of Marinka

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops broke into Azovstal steel plant

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Bloody fighting is ongoing at Azovstal steel plant

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Denys Prokopenko is commander of the Azov volunteer regiment

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.225Z

Source story: day-70a-2023-02-10