Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front
2 years, 3 months ago

Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Me before Mariupol and me after what happened: It's two different people,” the skinny, fresh-faced 24-year-old said during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, another city that has endured intense bombardment. I wouldn’t have had enough courage,” explained Chornobryvets, who is simply called “Mariupol” on the battlefield and now wears a patch that bears the symbol of the port city, a yellow anchor, on his camouflage uniform. Chornobryvets said that his new work on the front and what he did in Mariupol were almost indistinguishable: “Same wounds, only I’m wearing a different uniform.” In footage from July, he and his fellow medics can be seen rushing toward a soldier hit by Russian fire.

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Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol, Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at what looked like a newly built residential complex during their visit to Mariupol in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine in an image taken from video. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally …

Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front
2 years, 3 months ago

Medic who cared for Mariupol wounded heads for Ukraine front

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — For 22 days, Serhiy Chornobryvets barely slept and rarely took off his red paramedic uniform. “Me before Mariupol and me after what happened: It’s two different people,” the skinny, fresh-faced 24-year-old said during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, another city that has endured intense bombardment. I wouldn’t have had enough courage,” explained Chornobryvets, …

Russia frees Ukrainian medic who filmed firsthand horror of besieged Mariupol
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia frees Ukrainian medic who filmed firsthand horror of besieged Mariupol

ABC  

Celebrated Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paievska has been freed three months after she and a colleague were taken prisoner by Russian forces on the besieged streets of Mariupol. Key points: Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paievska was taken prisoner by Russian forces in Mariupol on March 16 Earlier, footage from her body camera capturing the horrors of the war was smuggled out of …

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 …

Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as POWs

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The fate of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered after holding out against punishing attacks on Mariupol’s steel factory hung in the balance Thursday, amid international fears that the Russians may take reprisals against the prisoners. Amnesty International said in a tweet that the Ukrainian soldiers are now prisoners of war and as such “must not be …

Captive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Captive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol

Associated Press  

KHARKIV, Ukraine — A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail, smuggled out to the world in a tampon. Yuliia Paievska, who as medic went by Taira, used a body camera to record 256 gigabytes of footage on her team’s frantic efforts over two weeks to bring people back from …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Will the fall of Mariupol change the course of Ukraine war?
2 years, 7 months ago

Will the fall of Mariupol change the course of Ukraine war?

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen sit in a bus after being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his forces had conquered the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol a month ago. Ukraine’s loss of Mariupol — the first major victory in Russia’s nearly three-month war — is symbolically and operationally painful. And, with Mariupol settled — …

More than 260 Ukraine troops evacuated from Mariupol plant: Kyiv
2 years, 7 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 …

Russia-Ukraine war: All civilians evacuate Mariupol’s Azovstal
2 years, 7 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 …

New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover of port city
2 years, 7 months ago

New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover of port city

LA Times  

Russian forces continue to strike the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, where the city’s last fighters are holed up along with a group of civilians. As a furious bid was underway to rescue hundreds of Mariupol residents trapped inside the sprawling Soviet-era complex, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “torturing to death” those still inside. Meanwhile, a new …

Ukraine morning briefing: Five developments as 500 civilians evacuated from Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine morning briefing: Five developments as 500 civilians evacuated from Mariupol

The Telegraph  

Doctors have been left without drugs to tackle serious illnesses like cancer or unable to perform surgery as hundreds of hospitals have been devastated by the war in Ukraine, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a video address to a medical charity group, Mr Zelensky said many places lacked even basic antibiotics in eastern and southern Ukraine, the focal points …

‘Difficult bloody battles’ underway at Mariupol steelworks, Ukrainian commander says
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Difficult bloody battles’ underway at Mariupol steelworks, Ukrainian commander says

The Independent  

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Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as scores of civilians evacuated from the bombed-out plant reached relative safety and told of days and nights filled with dread and despair from constant shelling. Osnat Lubrani, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said that thanks …

Russia deploys some forces from Ukraine's Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia deploys some forces from Ukraine's Mariupol

India TV News  

The Ukrainian military says that Russia has redeployed some of its forces from the port of Mariupol to join its offensive in the east. Still, he added that “other countries aren't so far yet and I think that needs to be respected.” COPENHAGEN: Denmark has summoned Russia's Ambassador in Copenhagen on Monday to explain the violation by a Russian military …

Russian soldiers force Mariupol residents to dig mass graves in exchange for food
2 years, 7 months ago

Russian soldiers force Mariupol residents to dig mass graves in exchange for food

The Telegraph  

Russian soldiers are forcing civilians to dig mass graves and bury the dead in exchange for food and water, the mayor of Mariupol has claimed. The revelation came as Vladimir Putin appeared to agree in principle to a UN proposal to evacuate civilians from the city's besieged Azovstal steel works and reiterated demands that the Ukrainian soldiers in the factory …

Mariupol’s defences ‘on brink of collapse’, Ukraine official says
2 years, 8 months ago

Mariupol’s defences ‘on brink of collapse’, Ukraine official says

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine again asks Russia for talks as new footage reportedly shot at Azovstal shows women saying they are running out of water and food. Ukraine has urged Russia to hold a “special round of talks” on evacuating fighters and civilians holding out in a vast steel plant in the shattered port city of Mariupol. Oleksiy Arestovych said Mariupol’s defences were …

Ukraine fends off Russian attacks as Mariupol, Odesa are pounded; top U.S. officials to visit Kyiv
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine fends off Russian attacks as Mariupol, Odesa are pounded; top U.S. officials to visit Kyiv

LA Times  

Russian and Ukrainian troops faced off Saturday along a 300-mile battlefront in the country’s east, where Ukraine said it beat back numerous attacks but faced renewed shelling in the crippled city of Mariupol, the Black Sea port of Odesa and beyond. In the southeast, the devastated port city of Mariupol remains contested, Ukraine said Saturday, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …

Live updates | Mariupol officials: Second mass grave found
2 years, 8 months ago

Live updates | Mariupol officials: Second mass grave found

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Another mass grave has been found outside Mariupol, the city council and an adviser to the mayor said Friday. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Possible mass graves near Mariupol shown in satellite images — EXPLAINER: Why the battle for Mariupol’s steel mill matters — EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine — …

New satellite images reveal ‘mass graves’ near Mariupol as Russia ‘attempts to storm’ steel plant
2 years, 8 months ago

New satellite images reveal ‘mass graves’ near Mariupol as Russia ‘attempts to storm’ steel plant

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine crisis | Putin claims taking Mariupol
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis | Putin claims taking Mariupol

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday but instead to block it "so that not even a fly comes through.” His defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, said the rest of the city beyond the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where Ukrainian forces were holed has been …

Russia's Vladimir Putin hails 'liberation' of Mariupol in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia's Vladimir Putin hails 'liberation' of Mariupol in Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russia's "liberation" of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow controlled the Ukrainian port city apart from the giant Azovstal steel plant. Taking full control of Mariupol on the Azov Sea would be a major strategic victory for Russia, helping it to connect annexed Crimea to the territories of pro-Russian separatists in …

Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol
2 years, 8 months ago

Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol

Deccan Chronicle  

KYIV: Only four buses with civilians managed to escape from Mariupol after several unsuccessful attempts, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, as thousands more remained trapped under relentless Russian attacks against the last pockets of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated southern port city. Head of the Kyiv regional police, Andriy Nebytov, said two women and a teenager were among the “civilians killed …

Russia claims Mariupol amid fresh evidence its troops killed civilians
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia claims Mariupol amid fresh evidence its troops killed civilians

LA Times  

A pro-Russia militiaman walks past a damaged building in Mariupol, Ukraine, where Moscow has claimed success after two months of fighting. He said that the graves were 30 meters long — nearly 100 feet — and that the bodies were wrapped in plastic and dropped off by trucks, asserting: “This is a direct proof of military crimes and an attempt …

We only have hours left, warns Mariupol commander
2 years, 8 months ago

We only have hours left, warns Mariupol commander

The Independent  

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Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Ultimatum ignored in Mariupol as attacks intensify in east Ukraine

LA Times  

Russia tightened its grip Wednesday around Ukraine’s last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, whose desperate defenders, holed up in underground shelters beneath a massive steel plant, pleaded for international help, declaring that they were “probably facing our last days, if not hours.” Along hundreds of miles of a scythe-shaped battlefront in Ukraine’s east, the din of Russian bombardment …

Over 100,000 people stuck in Mariupol, need advanced weapons: Ukraine envoy
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 100,000 people stuck in Mariupol, need advanced weapons: Ukraine envoy

The Hindu  

In many cases, allegedly the most advanced weapons were destroyed by primitive Ukrainian weapons, Igor Polikha, Ukrainian envoy to India, said at a photo and art exhibition put up at his country’s embassy showcasing the civilian deaths and destruction in the ongoing war and continued Russian bombing. That will help us repel these attacks,” Mr. Polikha said on Monday evening …

April 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 8 months ago

April 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement Tuesday claiming that Russian forces had opened an evacuation corridor around the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a claim dismissed by a Ukrainian police official on the scene. “Given the catastrophic situation that has developed at the Azovstal metallurgical plant in the city of Mariupol, and also guided by purely humane …

Live Update | Zelenskyy: Troops inflict ‘deliberate terror’
2 years, 8 months ago

Live Update | Zelenskyy: Troops inflict ‘deliberate terror’

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops in southern Ukraine have been carrying out torture and kidnappings, and he called on the world Sunday to respond. The Russian Defense Ministry gave the Ukrainians at Mariupol’s giant Azovstal steel mill until 1 p.m. Sunday to surrender, saying that those who put down their weapons will be “guaranteed to …

Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy surrender-or-die demand
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy surrender-or-die demand

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian fighters who were holed up in a massive steel plant in the last known pocket of resistance inside the shattered city of Mariupol ignored a surrender-or-die ultimatum from Russia on Sunday and held out against the capture of the strategically vital port. “We will fight absolutely to the end, to the win, in this war,” Ukrainian …

Watch: Mariupol’s last defenders ambush Russian troops in street battle
2 years, 8 months ago

Watch: Mariupol’s last defenders ambush Russian troops in street battle

The Telegraph  

Images released by the Ukrainians but not independently verified show their troops pinning down a group of Russian soldiers and tossing grenades over a brick wall. For Russia, the capture of Mariupol is seen as a key step in preparations for any eastern assault because it would free Russian troops up for that new campaign. On Monday, the UK Ministry …

'Surrender... your lives will be spared': Russia to Mariupol defenders
2 years, 8 months ago

'Surrender... your lives will be spared': Russia to Mariupol defenders

Hindustan Times  

Russia has warned Ukrainian forces fighting to defend Mariupol to surrender starting 3 am GMT to save their lives. "Taking into account the catastrophic situation that has developed at the Azovstal metallurgical plant, as well as being guided by purely humane principles, the Russian Armed Forces offer the militants of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries from 06:00 on April 17, …

Russia says Mariupol captured, Zelensky warns ‘no peace talks if...’: Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia says Mariupol captured, Zelensky warns ‘no peace talks if...’: Top points

Hindustan Times  

As Russia and Ukraine enter day 53 of the war, Moscow renewed air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that peace talks with Moscow will be scrapped if the last Ukrainian troops in the besieged port city of Mariupol are killed. Russia said its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small …

Russian ultimatum to Ukraine forces in Mariupol expires, evacuations stall
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian ultimatum to Ukraine forces in Mariupol expires, evacuations stall

Hindustan Times  

A Russian military convoy moves on a highway in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces near Mariupol, Ukraine. Smoke rose from the Darnyrsky district in the southeast of the capital after what Moscow said were "high-precision long-range" strikes on an armaments plant, killing one person and wounding several others. Meanwhile, in Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, in the northeast of …

Ukraine forces in Mariupol defy Russia’s surrender-or-die demand
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine forces in Mariupol defy Russia’s surrender-or-die demand

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian forces in port city of Mariupol ignore Russia’s ultimatum as officials in Kyiv pledge to ‘fight to the end’. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said humanitarian corridors allowing civilians to flee did not open on Sunday after failing to agree on terms with Russian forces. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the situation in Mariupol as “inhuman” and …

Mariupol on the brink of falling as Ukrainian fighters defy Russian surrender order
2 years, 8 months ago

Mariupol on the brink of falling as Ukrainian fighters defy Russian surrender order

LA Times  

A Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to surrender in Mariupol came and went Sunday in a battle whose outcome could change the course of the war. A Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to surrender in the devastated port city of Mariupol came and went Sunday in a pitched battle whose outcome could change the course of the war. But the …

Ukraine war: Mariupol battle rages, US says war may not end in 2022 | Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war: Mariupol battle rages, US says war may not end in 2022 | Top points

Hindustan Times  

As Russia and Ukraine enter day 52 of the war, several parts of the war-torn country continue to be bombed. The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia's withdrawal - most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were "simply executed.” Russia’s defence ministry …

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol fighters hold out
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol fighters hold out

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from April 17: Ukrainian fighters are holding out in the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol. “And it is very it is extremely difficult to be able to bring more supplies and more weapons to people who are … defending Mariupol because of course, the Russian pressure is not only exercised on the city itself, also all of …

Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holding out against all odds
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s port of Mariupol holding out against all odds

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin’s invasion plans. Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, described the situation in Mariupol as “complicated,” saying fighting is continuing in industrial areas and the port, …

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol ‘completely cleared’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol ‘completely cleared’

Al Jazeera  

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Entire urban area of Mariupol cleared of Ukrainian forces and only a few fighters remain on its outskirts, Russia says. 16 Apr 2022 - 21:05 GMT Zelensky repeats warning over Russian nuclear weapons The world should prepare for the possible use by Russia of nuclear weapons, Ukraine’s president said, repeating an earlier warning. Johnson also assured Zelenskyy …

Zelenskyy: Tens of thousands killed in besieged Mariupol
2 years, 8 months ago

Zelenskyy: Tens of thousands killed in besieged Mariupol

Al Jazeera  

If confirmed, the horrific toll would be by far the largest number of dead so far reported in one place in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have likely been killed in Russia’s assault on Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers, as he appealed to the Asian nation for weapons. “You have it …

Mariupol teeters as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught
2 years, 8 months ago

Mariupol teeters as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught

LA Times  

With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telling compatriots to brace for a fateful week, Western military officials warned Monday that Russian forces would likely resort to even more brutal tactics against civilians in a looming offensive in the country’s south and east. Hours earlier, Zelensky said the city, the scene of one of the war’s most sustained and savage Russian offensives, …

Russian soldiers forcibly conscripting Mariupol men, says Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian soldiers forcibly conscripting Mariupol men, says Ukraine

The Telegraph  

Russian soldiers have begun forcibly mobilising men in Mariupol to fight for Russia's army, according to the Ukrainian government. Lyudmila Denisova, the ombudsman for Ukraine, said that "on the outskirts of Mariupol, which is temporarily controlled by Russian militants, the occupiers began forcibly mobilising men". Ms Denisova said: "Forced mobilisation in Russian-occupied territories violates Article 51 of the Geneva Convention, …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events on Day 39
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events on Day 39

Al Jazeera  

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 39th day, here is a look at the main developments. Russia’s Ministry of Defence says sea and air missiles destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel storages used by Ukraine to supply its troops near the city of Mykolaiv, Interfax news agency reported. Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is expected to land in Odesa …

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