Russian troops begin huge assault on Mariupol steelworks
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian troops begin huge assault on Mariupol steelworks

The Telegraph  

Russian forces have launched a huge bombardment and infantry assault against the Mariupol steelworks in which Ukrainian soldiers have resisted their attacks for weeks. Ukrainian and Russian sources said the assault was one of the biggest against the Azovstal steelworks, now a besieged fortress for 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers and around 1,000 civilians. Two civilian women died, and now they are trying to take Azovstal by storm," said Sviatoslav Palamar, the deputy head of the Azov battalion defending the steelworks. A Russian defence ministry spokesman said soldiers from the Azov regiment were fighting back against the Russian assault, and eyewitnesses reported smoke and flames billowing from the steelworks.

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Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing the country's soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine's resilience in the face of the Russian invasion. Russian forces took control of Snake Island on Feb. 24, 2022, the day Moscow launched its invasion, in the apparent …

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia
1 year, 7 months ago

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine went on trial in southern Russia on Wednesday. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov battalion, an elite Ukrainian armed forces unit that fought Russian troops in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. Russia captured Mariupol last year after a three-month battle that …

Horror in Bucha, battle for Mariupol: The Ukraine war in five chapters
1 year, 10 months ago

Horror in Bucha, battle for Mariupol: The Ukraine war in five chapters

Firstpost  

One year ago, after repeatedly denying plans to invade Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin launched the largest attack on Ukraine since World War II. Here is a timeline of the major developments Paris: Russian president Vladimir Putin launched the biggest attack on a European country since World War II when he ordered the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. …

Russia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists

LA Times  

In a photo provided by the Azov regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard press office, a Ukrainian soldier inside the ruined Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, stands in a ray of sunlight on May 7. Russia’s Supreme Court declared Ukraine’s Azov regiment a terrorist organization Tuesday, a move that could lead to terror charges against some of the captured …

Pictures show scale of devastation at Azovstal steel plant
2 years, 7 months ago

Pictures show scale of devastation at Azovstal steel plant

Daily Mail  

Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday they had have received the bodies of 64 defenders of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol in the latest body swap with Russia - after pictures have emerged of the conditions of the besieged works. The battered ruins of the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, in eastern Ukraine which was besieged by Russian forces The aerial …

Key eastern Ukrainian city teeters in a battle of ‘simply terrifying’ cost
2 years, 7 months ago

Key eastern Ukrainian city teeters in a battle of ‘simply terrifying’ cost

LA Times  

A Russian soldier walks through the ruined Azovstal steelworks in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Monday. Russian forces appeared Tuesday to tighten their chokehold on a strategic eastern city that has become the scene of one of the Ukraine war’s bloodiest battles as fears mounted over the fate of hundreds of civilians trapped in an artillery-pounded industrial …

Fears rise for 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant that Russia labelled neo-Nazis
2 years, 7 months ago

Fears rise for 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant that Russia labelled neo-Nazis

ABC  

Russia has claimed to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, and concerns are growing over their fate after a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Key points: After weeks of battles, Russia says 2,439 Ukrainian fighters surrendered from the steel plant in Mariupol Russian officials and state media are seeking to …

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Concern mounted Saturday over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia’s brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported Saturday that Russia destroyed a Ukrainian special-operations base near Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port, as well as a significant cache …

Photos from captured Ukrainian solider show life inside Azovstal steel plant during battle for Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Photos from captured Ukrainian solider show life inside Azovstal steel plant during battle for Mariupol

ABC  

Somewhere inside the grimly defended Mariupol steel plant, where he and his comrades were making their last stand, one Ukrainian soldier was tackling a crossword puzzle. Or to notice the photographer hovering to his right, immortalising the moment inside this last bastion of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol — the pulverised Azovstal steel mill. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu then reported …

EXPLAINER: Who were Mariupol’s last defenders?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Who were Mariupol’s last defenders?

Associated Press  

The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and volunteers who took up arms in the weeks before Russia’s invasion. Russia’s Defense Ministry said a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters from the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including …

In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol

Deccan Chronicle  

POKROVSK, Ukraine: In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal …

Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

India Today  

Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal …

Russia claims to have taken full control of Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia claims to have taken full control of Ukrainian port city of Mariupol

ABC  

Russia claims to have captured Mariupol following a nearly three-month siege that has reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin and left more than 20,000 civilians feared dead. Key points: The Kremlin reportedly said 2,439 Ukrainian fighters at the Azovstal steel plant had surrendered since Monday Ukraine has not confirmed that Mariupol has been captured Military …

Russia says Azovstal siege is over, in full control of Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia says Azovstal siege is over, in full control of Mariupol

Al Jazeera  

The surrender of Ukrainian fighters holed up in bombed-out steel plant means an end to destructive three-month siege. Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on Friday the “complete liberation” of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, and the city as a whole, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. The abandonment of the bunkers and tunnels of the bombed-out …

Last Mariupol defenders have surrendered, Russia claims
2 years, 7 months ago

Last Mariupol defenders have surrendered, Russia claims

The Telegraph  

The last Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol surrendered on Friday night, Russia’s defence ministry claimed. Today, May 20, the last group of 531 fighters gave themselves up," defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. But instead of following his men on to waiting Russian trucks and buses on Friday afternoon, Captain Sviatoslav Palamar, a commander …

Russia declares final victory at steel plant in Mariupol and fights for more territory in eastern Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia declares final victory at steel plant in Mariupol and fights for more territory in eastern Ukraine

LA Times  

With full control of the steel plant that transfixed the world for months and a tightened grip on Ukraine’s southern coast, Russia redoubled its assault Friday on the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas. Russian military authorities also made their biggest victory of the war official on Friday, announcing that their forces in the southern port city of Mariupol …

Ukrainian fighters who surrendered defending Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian fighters who surrendered defending Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs

ABC  

Amid fear of Russian reprisals, hundreds of Ukrainian fighters — who surrendered after enduring the merciless assault on Mariupol's steel factory — have been registered as prisoners of war. Key points: As part of its role ensuring humane treatment of prisoners of war, the Red Cross has registered hundreds of Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Mariupol by the Russians Amnesty International …

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops
2 years, 7 months ago

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty’s deputy director for the region, cited lawless executions allegedly carried out by Russian forces in Ukraine …

Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks have surrendered to Russian troops. Here's what happens next
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks have surrendered to Russian troops. Here's what happens next

ABC  

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol's pulverised steel plant have surrendered, Russia has said. Key points: Ukrainian prisoners have been taken out of Mariupol under Russian guard There are calls for the Red Cross to be given access to the POWs to make sure they are not being mistreated The plant was the last thing standing …

Timeline: Week 12 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

Timeline: Week 12 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The 12th week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine saw Kyiv’s forces continue to press their counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east of the country, and reportedly all the way to the Russian border north of Kharkiv. Here, Al Jazeera looks at the major events that marked the 12th week of the war in Ukraine: May 11 Ukrainian troops …

Russia says 959 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered at Azovstal so far
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia says 959 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered at Azovstal so far

The Hindu  

Russia's Defence Ministry said on May 18 that 959 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered this week at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol. "Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants surrendered, including 29 wounded," the Ministry said in its daily briefing on the conflict. Earlier in April, Moscow claimed control of Mariupol after a weeks-long siege, …

Ukraine Hopes To Swap Steel Mill Fighters For Russian POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine Hopes To Swap Steel Mill Fighters For Russian POWs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian fighters extracted from the last bastion of resistance in Mariupol were taken to a former penal colony in enemy-controlled territory, and a top military official hoped they could be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war. But a Moscow lawmaker said they should be brought to “justice.” The Russian parliament planned to take up …

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant
2 years, 7 months ago

Fall of Mariupol appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city. The Russian bombardment killed over 20,000 civilians, according to Ukraine, and left the remaining …

The battle of Mariupol: How it played out and what it looked like
2 years, 7 months ago

The battle of Mariupol: How it played out and what it looked like

ABC  

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters have surrendered at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, bringing an end to the most devastating siege of Russia's war in Ukraine. Thousands fled while others became trapped in the steel mill Russia continued its advances and Maiupol's Azovstal steel plant became the last pocket of resistance as Ukrainian forces stubbornly held on against all odds. Satellite images also …

Mariupol on verge of falling into Russian hands, fate of Azovstal fighters unclear
2 years, 7 months ago

Mariupol on verge of falling into Russian hands, fate of Azovstal fighters unclear

ABC  

Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to Russia on Tuesday, as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment, in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city. Key points: Ukrainian authorities are still trying to extract remaining soldiers from the plant Both Ukraine and Russia …

Ruined Mariupol now forever etched in Ukraine’s history
2 years, 7 months ago

Ruined Mariupol now forever etched in Ukraine’s history

Associated Press  

First chaos and anarchy, then despair. The ruined seaside city of Mariupol, whose capture has become a key Russian objective, is now irrevocably etched into Ukrainian history, regardless of the outcome of the war. “The 83 days of the defense of Mariupol will go down in history as Thermopylae of the 21st century,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s …

Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol steel plant: Russia
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol steel plant: Russia

The Hindu  

Russia said on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers, including several dozen wounded troops, surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. “Over the past 24 hours, 265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, including 51 heavily wounded,” the defence ministry said. Ukraine’s defence ministry said late Monday that 264 Ukrainian fighters were evacuated to …

EXPLAINER: Who are Mariupol’s last defenders?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Who are Mariupol’s last defenders?

Associated Press  

The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and volunteers who took up arms in the weeks before Russia’s invasion. There is the Azov Regiment, which is part of Ukraine’s National Guard; the 36th Special Marine Brigade of …

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow's defence ministry says 265 Ukrainian soldiers 'surrendered' at besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow's defence ministry says 265 Ukrainian soldiers 'surrendered' at besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol

Firstpost  

Of the total 265 Ukrainian soldiers, who surrendered at Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, 51 were ‘heavily wounded’ and had been transferred to a hospital in the town of Novoazovsk, Russia’s defence ministry said Russia’s defence ministry on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers of which 51 several wounded surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of …

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Rescue mission under way at Azovstal as hundreds evacuated
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Rescue mission under way at Azovstal as hundreds evacuated

The Hindu  

More than 260 Ukrainian fighters, including some who are badly wounded, were evacuated Monday from a steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia’s control, the Ukrainian military said. Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control …

Ukraine says mission at Mariupol steel mill is complete
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine says mission at Mariupol steel mill is complete

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The regiment that doggedly defended a steel mill as Ukraine’s last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol completed its mission Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s control, Ukrainian officials said. “Thanks to the defenders of Mariupol, Ukraine gained critically important time to form reserves …

Fate of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters uncertain after surrender
2 years, 7 months ago

Fate of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters uncertain after surrender

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian official says Kyiv pursuing a prisoner exchange as Russian siege of steel plant draws to a close. Russia said on Tuesday 265 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered from a besieged final stronghold in the steel plant, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the mission to defend the facility was over and several fighters had been moved to Russian territory. …

Ukraine's soldiers leave Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, declares end to longest battle in war with Russia
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine's soldiers leave Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, declares end to longest battle in war with Russia

ABC  

Troops holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol have begun evacuating, appearing to cede control of the once prosperous city to Russia after months of bombardment. Key points: Ukraine's military said troops at the steel plant had fulfilled their mission The evacuation likely marks the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the …

Ukraine relinquishes Mariupol as Russia attacks both east and west
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine relinquishes Mariupol as Russia attacks both east and west

LA Times  

Iuliia Loseva and her sons cry over the coffin of their husband and father, fallen volunteer soldier Volodymyr Losev, during his funeral in Ukraine’s Odesa region. On Tuesday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the severely wounded servicemen would be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war “after their condition stabilizes.” Ukrainian women picket in front of the Chinese embassy …

More than 260 Ukraine troops evacuated from Mariupol plant: Kyiv
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 260 Ukraine troops evacuated from Mariupol plant: Kyiv

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian defence official says efforts continue to evacuate remaining soldiers from steel plant in besieged port city. More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from a steel plant in Mariupol, the country’s deputy defence minister said, after a weeks-long standoff with Russian forces in the besieged southern port city. Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive.” Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting …

Watch: Ukrainian troops fire grenades to fight off Russians storming Azovstal steelworks
2 years, 8 months ago

Watch: Ukrainian troops fire grenades to fight off Russians storming Azovstal steelworks

The Telegraph  

New footage from inside the besieged steelworks in Mariupol shows utter devastation as Ukrainian fighters launch grenades to force back a Russian attack, in the first direct evidence that Moscow is trying to storm the plant. The Azovstal steelworks has been the sole remaining pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the city of Mariupol since Russian forces bombed the Azov Sea …

Ukraine offers to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for hurt Mariupol fighters
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine offers to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for hurt Mariupol fighters

Firstpost  

Ukraine’s top prosecutor said her office charged Russian Sergeant Vadin Shyshimarin, 21, in the killing of a 62-year-old civilian who was gunned down while riding a bicycle Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine: Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol, as …

Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top prosecutor disclosed plans Wednesday for the first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier, as fighting raged in the east and south and the Kremlin left open the possibility of annexing a corner of the country it seized early in the invasion. Meanwhile, a Kremlin-installed politician in the southern Kherson region, site of the …

Timeline: Week 11 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Timeline: Week 11 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The 11th week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine saw Kyiv’s forces mount a counteroffensive. Ukrainian officials and military officers confirm that Russian forces have breached underground tunnels at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. May 7 The Ukrainian general staff says Russian forces destroy three bridges in their retreat from Kharkiv, at Circuna and Rusky Tyshky, 22km from Kharkiv city …

Fighters appeal for evacuation of wounded from Mariupol mill
2 years, 8 months ago

Fighters appeal for evacuation of wounded from Mariupol mill

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fighters of the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit holed up in the besieged Azovstal steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol, have released photos of their wounded comrades in arms who they say are in the plant, along with an appeal to the United Nations and Red Cross to arrange for their evacuation. In a …

Ukraine steel mill vacated as last civilians leave fearing for life
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine steel mill vacated as last civilians leave fearing for life

India Today  

Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath a sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontlines. WATCH | Ukrainian drone destroys Russian ship near Snake Island in Black sea Ten buses slowly pulled into Zaporizhzhia's deserted streets under darkness, carrying …

Ukraine evacuates civilians from Mariupol's steel plant under siege
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine evacuates civilians from Mariupol's steel plant under siege

Firstpost  

Officials announced that the last women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the mill, but Ukrainian fighters remained trapped Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Saturday and bombarded a besieged steel mill in Mariupol, hoping to complete their conquest of the port in time for Victory Day celebrations. U.S. Secretary of …

Russia-Ukraine war: Azovstal troops say ‘surrender not an option’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Azovstal troops say ‘surrender not an option’

Al Jazeera  

The pledge comes as the most senior Russian government official yet to set foot in Mariupol welcomes the ‘restoration of peace’ in ‘liberated’ cities. “We will continue to fight as long as we are alive to repel the Russian occupiers,” Captain Sviatoslav Palamar, a deputy commander of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, told an online conference on Sunday. “We don’t have much …

Russia-Ukraine war: All civilians evacuate Mariupol’s Azovstal
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: All civilians evacuate Mariupol’s Azovstal

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says more than 300 civilians have been rescued from the Mariupol steel plant. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Saturday that “all women, children and the elderly” have been brought out from underground bunkers in the vast steel mill, where they had hidden from Russian attacks with little food, water or medicine. Ukraine’s President …

Ukraine latest: More than 60 feared dead in Russian bombing of Ukrainian school, civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine latest: More than 60 feared dead in Russian bombing of Ukrainian school, civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel mill

ABC  

Russia's bombing of a school in the eastern Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka has killed at least two people, with another 60 feared dead, the Governor of the Luhansk region says. Key points: The latest evacuees followed roughly 500 others who were allowed to leave Mariupol in recent days The Ukrainian army said it retook control of five villages and part …

Women, children and the elderly are FINALLY evacuated from Mariupol steel plant
2 years, 8 months ago

Women, children and the elderly are FINALLY evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

Daily Mail  

Women, children and elderly civilians were among 300 people finally evacuated from the steel plant in the destroyed port city of Mariupol today. The Azovstal steel mill is the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated port city and its fate has taken on a symbolic value in the broader battle since Russia's invasion. Several dozen Ukrainian civilians, who …

‘Stand to the end’: Can diplomacy rescue Ukrainian defenders?
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Stand to the end’: Can diplomacy rescue Ukrainian defenders?

Al Jazeera  

‘Influential states’ are trying to help remove the last fighters holed up in a Russian-besieged steel plant in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine president says. Ukrainian officials fear Russian troops plan to wipe out the Azov Battalion fighters in the steel plant by Monday in time for Moscow’s commemorations of the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World …

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting a counteroffensive elsewhere
2 years, 8 months ago

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting a counteroffensive elsewhere

LA Times  

Ukraine announced Saturday that all women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, the last sliver of Ukrainian-held territory in the shattered southern port city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian towns and cities remained on edge for a major Russian holiday dedicated to military victory and new fighting flared along eastern front lines. Zelensky said he …

New operation to evacuate Mariupol civilians has begun, says Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

New operation to evacuate Mariupol civilians has begun, says Ukraine

The Hindu  

Ukraine said a new attempt was underway on Friday to evacuate scores of civilians trapped in a heavily bombed steel works in the city of Mariupol, after bloody fighting with Russian forces thwarted efforts to bring them to safety the previous day. On the other hand, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexei Zaitsev said on Friday that Russia will not use …

Russia-Ukraine latest news: Women, children out of Mariupol plant
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest news: Women, children out of Mariupol plant

Al Jazeera  

Latest Ukraine news from May 7: Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says all women, children and elderly evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel mill. He also said Kyiv was attempting to negotiate the evacuation of Ukrainian “defenders” from the steel mill but that it had been “extremely difficult.” 7 May 2022 - 19:38 GMT Around 2,000 civilians trapped in Popasna as …

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