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 emerged, appearing to show more than 200 new graves at a cemetery about 20km west of Mariupol, with the town's Mayor Vadym Boychenko claiming Russian troops were burying civilians to cover up "military crimes." After 66 days of fighting, civilians were rescued On May 1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed 100 people were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant and taken to Ukrainian-controlled territory. Ukrainian troops emerged from the tunnels More than 260 fighters left the ruins of the Azovstal steel plant on Monday, turning themselves over to the Russian side as the two nations reached a deal.

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Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war
1 year, 5 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 …

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Russia denounces the soldiers’ return, accusing Kyiv and Ankara of violating a prisoner exchange deal under which the men were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned home, from a visit to Turkey, with five commanders of Ukraine’s former garrison in Mariupol, a move Russia said violated the terms of a …

Ukraine ‘Azov regiment’ prisoners of war go on trial in Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine ‘Azov regiment’ prisoners of war go on trial in Russia

Al Jazeera  

Eight women are among the 22 Ukrainian prisoners of war who are accused by Russia of membership in a ‘terrorist group’. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov regiment, an elite Ukrainian armed forces unit that fought against Russian troops for months in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. On Wednesday, the court in Russia’s southern Rostov-on-Don started …

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia
1 year, 6 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 …

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 …

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. …

US House approves Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskyy visit, Russia demolishes Mariupol theatre
2 years ago

US House approves Ukraine aid including arms after Zelenskyy visit, Russia demolishes Mariupol theatre

ABC  

The US House of Representatives has given final approval to a $US45 billion aid package for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned from Washington with the promise of Patriot missiles to help fend off Russia's invasion. Key points: Russia threatened to cut oil output by 5-7 per cent early next year Ukraine drove Russian forces from the areas around Kyiv …

Russia accused of war crimes cover-up by razing Ukraine theatre
2 years ago

Russia accused of war crimes cover-up by razing Ukraine theatre

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says at least 300 people were killed when Russia bombed Mariupol’s drama theatre where civilians had sheltered. Russian authorities in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol have begun demolishing most of its drama theatre, where Ukrainian authorities say hundreds died in an air bombardment in March. The aggressor-country doesn't even try to hide its intentions to erase everything 🇺🇦No …

A new Russian city is being built on the graves of thousands of war victims in Ukraine's Mariupol
2 years ago

A new Russian city is being built on the graves of thousands of war victims in Ukraine's Mariupol

India Today  

Months after Ukraine's port city - Mariupol - fell in May, Russia is building a new city where the war claimed thousands of lives. An investigative report by AP found that a new Russian city is being built on the ruins of Mariupol with materials from at least one European company. Russia is erasing any signs of the city's Ukrainian …

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, …

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 …

Mariupol remembered: a bright future reduced to rubble
2 years, 4 months ago

Mariupol remembered: a bright future reduced to rubble

Al Jazeera  

‘I still keep the keys to my apartment’ The United Nations says 90 percent of Mariupol's buildings have been destroyed since Russian forces attacked the city in late February. Kyrylo confirmed in August 2022 that he has received information posted by an adviser to the city’s mayor on the messaging app Telegram that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St Peter’s …

Bravery of Azovstal defenders recalled at Kyiv funeral
2 years, 5 months ago

Bravery of Azovstal defenders recalled at Kyiv funeral

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When he gave himself up to Russian forces in May at the pulverized Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, the wounded Ukrainian soldier could not say a proper goodbye to his slain friend, whose body had to be left behind with hundreds of other dead. David was among 144 Ukrainian soldiers — including 95 who fought in Mariupol …

Russians Behind 'War Crime' Bombing of Mariupol Theatre: Amnesty
2 years, 5 months ago

Russians Behind 'War Crime' Bombing of Mariupol Theatre: Amnesty

News 18  

A theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday. “These explosions were caused by something really big: two 500-kilogramme bombs” dropped from a plane, she added, dismissing Russian claims that the theatre was hit in a …

Pictures show scale of devastation at Azovstal steel plant
2 years, 6 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 …

More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms
2 years, 6 months ago

More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms

Associated Press  

BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said Wednesday, while fears of a global food crisis escalated over Ukraine’s inability to export millions of tons of grain through its blockaded ports. European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of “weaponizing …

Mariupol survivor: My young children asked me if it hurts to die
2 years, 6 months ago

Mariupol survivor: My young children asked me if it hurts to die

Al Jazeera  

A 28-year-old mother recounts her harrowing ordeal in Mariupol, where she was surrounded by death and destruction. “On the first day, the shelling was far from us, on the city’s other side, but every day, it kept getting closer and in the end, it was next to our apartment building. “My husband yelled: ‘They’re dropping some anti-air defence things, let’s …

Ukraine: 200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol’s ruins
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine: 200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol’s ruins

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, as more horrors come to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war. Russian forces have achieved “some localized successes” despite strong Ukrainian resistance along dug-in positions, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Red Cross registers hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Mariupol
2 years, 7 months ago

Red Cross registers hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Mariupol

Firstpost  

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that the registrations of Ukrainian prisoners of war began on 17 May under an agreement between Russia and Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine: The Russian military said Thursday that more Ukrainian fighters who were making a last stand in Mariupol have surrendered, bringing the total who have left their stronghold to 1,730, while the …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 — …

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, 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 …

Watch: Ukrainian troops fire grenades to fight off Russians storming Azovstal steelworks
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Timeline: Week 11 of Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

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