Ukraine War: Mariupol residents evacuated the metal beach
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View: One woman who left Azovstal metal works said she had not seen sunlight for two months
Many civilians were evacuated from Mariupol to Russia and Ukraine after a series of weeks of siege.
Others have left Azovstal steelworks, the last of the Ukrainian troops in a very important city.
Russia has said several people have arrived in the area.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a large party was also on its way to Zaporizhzhia, which Ukraine continues to control.
"The first group of about 100 people is already in control," he wrote on Twitter. "Tomorrow [Monday] we will meet them in Zaporizhzhia.
The United Nations has confirmed that the "safe passage" has begun evacuating civilians on Saturday and that it is involved with the Red Cross.
The transport team arrived on Saturday morning, the UN said - but did not provide details of where people were being taken and how many were traveling, saying sharing information could jeopardize the safety of the project.
Reuters photos from the show residents - especially women and children - were helped to walk over the piles of rubbish, and to board a bus with missing windows.
One woman with a six-month-old baby said they had been locked up for two months. One elderly mother said that they were running out of food.
Ukrainian officials say Russian bombings have begun in the steel industry after a temporary halt on Sunday.
'You can't imagine what we went through
During the rescue, hundreds of civilians - including children - were still detained, Denys Shleha of the National Guard in Ukraine was quoted by Reuters on Sunday. He added that at least two more attempts to evacuate would be needed to evict everyone.
One of the refugees in the Russian occupation told Reuters news agency: "You can not imagine what we went through - fear."
"I was afraid the basement would not be able to withstand it - I was very nervous," said 37-year-old Natalia Usmanova. "When the basement began to shake, I was confused. My husband can confirm that: I was very worried that the basement would collapse."
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