Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 97
Al JazeeraAs the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 97th day, we take a look at the main developments. Fighting At least 16,000 city residents have been buried by Russian occupiers in mass graves near the villages of Staryi Krym, Manhush and Vynohradne since mid-April, the Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol said. French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was killed during a Russian bombardment that struck a vehicle evacuating civilians from eastern Ukraine, bringing the total number of media workers killed so far in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion to 32, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, including on international support for Ukraine, according to a statement from the state department. Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov denied rumours that President Vladimir Putin is ill, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.