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 of the fighting. 500 civilians evacuated from Mariupol and Azovstal steel plant Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the devastated city of Mariupol and its besieged Azovstal steel plant in a UN-led rescue operation, the Ukrainian president's office has said. "We have managed to evacuate almost 500 civilians," Andriy Yermak, who heads Volodymyr Zelensky's office, said on Telegram.

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Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
4 months ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 1,000 square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region
4 months, 1 week ago

Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 1,000 square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region

ABC  

Kyiv now controls 1,000 square kilometres of Russian land, Ukraine's top military commander says, as they continue its largest cross-border attack in almost two-and-a-half years of full-scale war Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukraine will "continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Kursk region" as Russia struggles to repel the incursion seven days after it began. Russia evacuates 76,000 …

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square Sunday to commemorate the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more …

Search for survivors as Ukraine mourns after wave of deadly strikes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Search for survivors as Ukraine mourns after wave of deadly strikes

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainians have been observing a day of mourning after a spate of Russian missile attacks killed dozens of civilians on Monday and the search for survivors is ongoing at a flattened children’s hospital. The strike on the children’s hospital was likely caused by a direct hit from a Russian missile, the head of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission …

Zelenskyy in Kharkiv as Ukraine claims to partially halt Russia’s offensive
7 months, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy in Kharkiv as Ukraine claims to partially halt Russia’s offensive

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has travelled to the city of Kharkiv and said the situation in the northeast is “under control” after the military managed to partially halt a Russian advance, most notably thwarting an invasion of the key border town of Vovchansk. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously said that Russia was advancing on “all fronts”, the military making …

Only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town as fierce battles rage
7 months, 1 week ago

Only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town as fierce battles rage

LA Times  

Ukrainian military medics shift an injured comrade to a stretcher at the field hospital in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukrainian local officials said they feared Vovchansk’s fate may mirror that of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, Ukrainian cities where fierce fighting and scorched earth tactics forced Ukrainian withdrawals. First, the northeast operation will pin Ukrainian forces in the region and …

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town
7 months, 1 week ago

Thousands evacuate as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

New Indian Express  

Thousands of people been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as Russia kept up constant strikes on a key town as part of a cross-border offensive, officials said Sunday. The surprise Russian attack across Ukraine's northeastern border began on Friday, with troops making small advances in an area from where they had been pushed back nearly two years …

Russian shelling forces evacuation of Kherson hospital as UN details 'horrendous humanitarian consequences' of war in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian shelling forces evacuation of Kherson hospital as UN details 'horrendous humanitarian consequences' of war in Ukraine

ABC  

A hospital in Ukraine has been evacuated due to Russian shelling for the second time in a year, the day before a senior UN official called for an end to the "unimaginable levels of suffering" caused by Vladimir Putin's invasion. Key points: UN humanitarian agency OCHA says more than 9,900 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's invasion, and …

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy brought back five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol from Turkey, violating a prisoner exchange deal with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The five commanders have …

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. The five commanders have been lionised in Ukraine after leading a fierce three-month defence of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year, the biggest city Russia has …

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 …

Full coverage: Erasing Mariupol
54 years, 11 months ago

Full coverage: Erasing Mariupol

Associated Press  

The city of Mariupol came under siege by Russian troops for almost three months in 2022, and turned into a symbol for Ukrainian resistance and now also for Russian occupation. A team of Associated Press journalists were documenting the agony of Mariupol from inside the Ukrainian city when they learned their names were on a Russian list. Chernov and Maloletka, …

Ukraine: Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine: Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing students and other civilians, in a violent follow-up to dueling high-level diplomatic missions aimed at bringing peace after 13 months of war. The war, which Russia started Feb. 24, 2022, has evolved in two main directions: a front line mainly in eastern Ukraine, centered …

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vows not to retreat from besieged eastern city of Bakhmut
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vows not to retreat from besieged eastern city of Bakhmut

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed not to retreat from Bakhmut, as Russian forces continue to encroach on the eastern city they have sought to capture for six months at the cost of thousands of lives. Key points: Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take his military's advice and continue the defence of Bakhmut, despite its lack of major strategic value The effort …

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms
1 year, 9 months ago

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms

Associated Press  

KHROMOVE, Ukraine — Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold. It said Ukrainian troops may “conduct a limited and controlled withdrawal from particularly difficult sections of eastern Bakhmut,” while seeking to inhibit …

A timeline of Putin’s invasion – and the fight to save Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

A timeline of Putin’s invasion – and the fight to save Ukraine

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed …

Ukraine war, heatwave, Iran protest and more: Why 2022 is a year of living dangerously
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine war, heatwave, Iran protest and more: Why 2022 is a year of living dangerously

Firstpost  

The year 2022 has been dubbed as the year of ‘living dangerously’. Russian president Vladimir Putin launched Europe’s largest invasion since World War II, while the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran sparked the largest protests in years Paris: From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup …

Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv
2 years ago

Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A nurse wounded by a Russian sniper was spirited out wrapped in sheets. And one by one, the staff of the largest hospital in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine slipped away as Russian forces seized control of the city’s center. Dmytro Gavro, a nurse who is studying to become a cardiologist, recalls each child who arrived …

Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv
2 years ago

Ukraine: Doctors from occupied city open hospital in Kyiv

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. And one by one, the staff of the largest …

Russia-Ukraine war: Multiple explosions heard across Ukrainian capital Kyiv
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Multiple explosions heard across Ukrainian capital Kyiv

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine war : Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv today after air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine’s capital and elsewhere across the country. Ukraine’s first lady said the attack caused “horrible pain,” vowing that “we will never forget and never forgive.” The baby’s mother and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble in Vilniansk, close to the city of …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russians of stealing Ukraine's medical gear, as Moscow says mobilisation campaign is over
2 years, 1 month ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russians of stealing Ukraine's medical gear, as Moscow says mobilisation campaign is over

ABC  

Russian forces in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson are engaged in mass theft of medical equipment and ambulances in a bid to make the area uninhabitable, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. Key points: Ukrainian officials have accused retreating Russian troops of widespread looting Russia said on Friday it had finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine More than …

‘Not treated like humans’: Ukrainian women on Russian captivity
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Not treated like humans’: Ukrainian women on Russian captivity

Al Jazeera  

Former prisoners of war, swapped in a recent deal, say they were subjected to starvation and other forms of abuse. “I was glad she wasn’t near me,” she told Al Jazeera, describing how she trusted a total stranger to take Alisa away on a bus. “They” were the Russian servicemen and pro-Russian separatists who interrogated her and roughly 1,000 Ukrainians …

Zelenskyy promises no ‘lull’ in taking back Ukrainian towns
2 years, 3 months ago

Zelenskyy promises no ‘lull’ in taking back Ukrainian towns

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his country there would be no letup in the counteroffensive that has reclaimed towns and cities from Russian troops, as shelling continued Sunday across a wide stretch of Ukraine. “As it faces setbacks on the front lines, Russia has likely extended the locations it is prepared to strike in an attempt to …

Eastern Ukraine suffers blackout, Kyiv blames Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

Eastern Ukraine suffers blackout, Kyiv blames Russia

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s eastern region has suffered a “total blackout” a day after a counterattack by Kyiv’s troops forced the Russian army to retreat from large tracts of the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure. Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said the Russian attacks were an “act of desperation following Russia’s immense losses …

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 …

Some flee eastern Ukraine, others defy govt order to leave
2 years, 4 months ago

Some flee eastern Ukraine, others defy govt order to leave

Associated Press  

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Maryna Havrysh struggled to hold back her tears as she helped a group of volunteers load her elderly parents into an evacuation van in Kramatorsk, near the front line of Russia’s war on Ukraine. “You see their age, I can’t give them the proper care.” The evacuation of Maryna’s parents, carried out by volunteers with a Ukrainian …

Zelensky urges evacuation of Ukraine's frontline Donetsk
2 years, 4 months ago

Zelensky urges evacuation of Ukraine's frontline Donetsk

The Hindu  

Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and U.N. to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces. "There's already a governmental decision about obligatory evacuation from Donetsk," Mr. Zelensky said, underscoring authorities' calls to leave the …

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured after the fall of Mariupol, the city where troops famously held out against a monthslong Russian siege. Russia claimed that Ukraine’s military used U.S.-supplied rocket launchers to …

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 …

Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents

Associated Press  

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — The governor of the last remaining eastern province partly under Ukraine’s control urged his more than 350,000 residents to flee as Russia escalated its offensive and air alerts were issued across nearly the entire country. “The destiny of the whole country will be decided by the Donetsk region,” Kyrylenko told reporters in Kramatrosk, the province’s administrative center …

Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal
2 years, 5 months ago

Zelenskyy vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal

India Today  

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday acknowledged Kyiv's forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in the eastern Donbas region after a grinding Russian assault, but vowed to regain control over the area with the help of long-range Western weapons. Zelenskyy said Russia was concentrating its firepower on the Donbas front, but Ukraine would hit back with long-range weapons such as the …

Ukraine latest updates: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from July 3: Ukrainian military says the decision to retreat was made to ‘preserve’ the lives of defenders as not withdrawing from the city would lead to ‘fatal consequences’. “That we will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons.” 3 Jul 2022 - 20:02 GMT Capture of Lysychansk ‘strategic win’, …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will win back lost cities, admits war is tough to bear
2 years, 5 months ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will win back lost cities, admits war is tough to bear

India Today  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Ukraine would win back all the cities it had lost to Russia, including Sievierodonetsk, and admitted the war was becoming tough to handle emotionally. In a late-night video address, he also said Ukraine had been hit by 45 Russian missiles and rockets over the previous 24 hours, which he described as a cynical …

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Mayor says Ukrainian troops have 'almost left' Sievierodonetsk
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Mayor says Ukrainian troops have 'almost left' Sievierodonetsk

The Hindu  

After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country's east to move to stronger positions, a regional official said on Friday, the four-month mark in Russia's invasion. Kyiv Mayor says Ukrainian troops have 'almost left' Sievierodonetsk The mayor of Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk said Ukrainian troops had "almost left" the strategic frontline city after …

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 …

Russia urges Ukrainian fighters in Severodonetsk to lay down arms
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia urges Ukrainian fighters in Severodonetsk to lay down arms

Al Jazeera  

Moscow urges Ukrainian fighters sheltering in Azot plant to ‘lay down their arms’, says it would open humanitarian corridor for civilians on Wednesday. Russia said on Tuesday it would open a humanitarian corridor on Wednesday to allow civilians to leave, and urged Ukrainian fighters to “stop their senseless resistance and lay down their arms” at the same time. “Guided by …

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops keep defying predictions
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops keep defying predictions

Firstpost  

In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said he was proud of the Ukrainian defenders managing to hold back the Russian advance in the Donbas region, where Moscow-backed separatists have controlled much of the territory for eight years Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces …

Under Russian bombardment, eastern Ukrainian cities die
2 years, 6 months ago

Under Russian bombardment, eastern Ukrainian cities die

LA Times  

How does a city die? Now, they’re locked in a bare-knuckled street brawl with Ukrainian defenders bunkered no more than 300 yards away even as artillery thunders above them, turning onetime industrial hubs into what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described in a recent speech as “dead cities.” The signs are obvious: There’s no electricity, let alone internet or phone service. …

Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, says governor
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, says governor

The Hindu  

Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering, the region's governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300-400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there. "The information about the blockade of the Azot plant is a lie," Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region partially controlled by pro-Russian separatists, said …

Ukraine reports deaths of 24 more children in Mariupol - The Hindu
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine reports deaths of 24 more children in Mariupol - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on June 10 as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland. “The body should be transported to Kharkiv region tomorrow.” More than a hundred Czechs have joined Ukrainian armed forces, with the consent of Czech authorities, to help in Ukraine’s defence …

Civilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Civilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country’s industrial heartland. ___ BIDEN: ZELENSKYY ‘DIDN’T WANT TO HEAR’ ABOUT INVASION THREAT U.S. President Joe Biden said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “didn’t want to hear it” when American intelligence gathered …

Ukraine says up to 200 of its soldiers die daily as battle in east intensifies
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine says up to 200 of its soldiers die daily as battle in east intensifies

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier looks at a drone remote control screen showing Russian troop positions during heavy fighting at the front line in Severodonetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the BBC in an interview aired Thursday that the daily loss of 100 to 200 soldiers was the result of a “complete lack of …

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 …

Ukraine’s ‘endless caravan of death’: More bodies found in Mariupol
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine’s ‘endless caravan of death’: More bodies found in Mariupol

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen take an injured comrade to a medical facility in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” in 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 …

Ukraine crisis: Bodies recovered from Mariupol steel-plant siege; DNA testing underway to identify remains
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Bodies recovered from Mariupol steel-plant siege; DNA testing underway to identify remains

Firstpost  

The Azov Regiment was among the Ukrainian units that defended the steelworks for nearly three months before surrendering in May Kyiv: Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s invasion. Meanwhile, Russian forces …

AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege
2 years, 6 months ago

AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s invasion. Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to fight for control of Sievierodonetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s goal of …

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 …

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
2 years, 6 months ago

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press  

The Russian Defense Ministry is promising to open a safe corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Black Sea ports. _ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months — Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town — Sweden, Finland delegations go to Turkey for NATO …

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