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Mariupol’s first ship lefts port since Russia took control of city

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According to the Russian-backed separatist commander of Ukraine’s breakaway province of Donetsk, a ship has left the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia annexed the city and is heading east to Russia with a cargo of metal. Ukraine stated that the shipment of metal to Russia from Mariupol, whose capture provided … Read more

Surrendered Azovstal defenders may face death penalty: separatists

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According to a pro-Moscow separatist leader, Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol may face the death penalty. “The court will make a decision about them,” Yuri Sirovatko, the justice minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti … Read more

Russian officials say, Azov Sea port of Mariupol now free from mines

The Russian defense ministry just claimed that civil vessels can now securely utilize the Azov Sea port of Mariupol in Ukraine. Now that the threat of mines has been removed. In the Azov Sea, a maritime humanitarian corridor was inaugurated on Wednesday. It comes after more than 2,400 Ukrainian fighters surrendered at the besieged Azovstal … Read more

Russia bears down on key eastern Ukraine city

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Russian forces threatened to encircle a key eastern Ukrainian city, On Wednesday,   saying the West must lift sanctions over its invasion to end a global food crisis. According to Ukrainian officials, fierce fighting has reached the outskirts of the industrial hub of Severodonetsk, which has been relentlessly bombarded by Russian forces attempting to seize control … Read more

Russia announces a safe passage for foreign ships to leave from Mariupol

Russia announces a safe passage for foreign ships to leave from Mariupol It’s under seven days since the city of Mariupol at long last tumbled to Russia after very nearly three months of persevering siege. Presently the Russian Ministry of Defense says it will open a compassionate ocean hallway to permit unfamiliar boats abandoned there … Read more

In Davos, Ukrainians host “Russian War Crimes House”

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With Russians barred from Davos, Ukraine took over their hideaway in the Swiss mountain resort and renamed it “Russian War Crimes House.” During the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, Russians used the “Russia House” to hold events and network. However, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, organisers barred them from attending the meeting … Read more

Russian troops start clearing mines from Azovstal steel plant

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MARIUPOL: Russian troops removed mines and debris from the industrial grounds of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol on Sunday, after hundreds of Ukrainian troops who had been holed up in the enormous factory for weeks were told to leave. Soldiers moved into the facility, swinging mine detectors over debris-strewn roadways, while others examined things beneath … Read more

Russia presses Donbas as Ukraine takes centre stage at Davos

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Russian forces continued to bombard frontline Ukrainian cities on Sunday, hoping to gain military momentum as Kyiv launched a diplomatic counter-offensive against the world’s business and political elite gathered in Davos. Shelling and missile strikes were launched against Kharkiv in the north, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia in the south, and eight civilians were killed on the … Read more

Ukraine ready to exchange its soldiers for Russian prisoners of war

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Zelensky states that his country is willing to trade Russian prisoners for Ukrainian forces who surrendered at the Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol. He told a Ukrainian news station that the most important thing for him is to save as many people and soldiers as possible. He stated, “We will bring them home.” After the … Read more

Russia’s assault on Severodonetsk

There has been fierce combat reported outside the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk. Russia intensifies its attempt to conquer the entire eastern region of Luhansk. Serhiy Haidai, the local governor, said the Russians were “destroying” the city as they steadily encircled it. He wrote that his troops had resisted 11 frontline strikes, with eight tanks among … Read more

Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war

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In the midst of an impasse in discussions between Kyiv and Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared Saturday that only “diplomacy” can end the Ukraine conflict. “The end will be through diplomacy,” he told a Ukrainian television channel. The war “will be bloody, there will be fighting but will only definitively end through diplomacy”. “Discussions … Read more

Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal surrendered and taken to Russian forces

Ukrainian soldiers in Azovstal surrendered and taken to Russian forces the last gathering of Ukrainian fighters stayed in the Azovstal steelworks – the last piece of Mariupol not constrained by Russia – have given up following quite a while of barrage. In any case, what befalls them next is hazy. Those Ukrainian officers who have … Read more

Latest updates from Ukraine; Read here

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Latest updates from Ukraine; Read here Here are the most recent advancements in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced a strike against a social place in the Kharkiv area, which harmed seven individuals including a 11-year-old youngster, as “outright underhanded, outright idiocy” The clearing of regular citizens and injured warriors from the Azovstal steel … Read more

Russia announces complete invasion of Mariupol

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Russia announces complete invasion of Mariupol  Russia has proclaimed triumph in its months-long fight to overcome the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. The last warriors protecting the city’s Azovstal steel plant have now given up, Moscow authorities said. For a really long time the soldiers had been stayed in the enormous complex, keeping Russia from … Read more

Zelenksy slams Russian strikes on Ukraine culture centre

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky On Friday condemned Russian airstrikes that destroyed a recently redeveloped cultural center in eastern Ukraine and injured seven people, including a child. Zelensky said on social media that Russian strikes had targeted “the newly-renovated House of Culture” in the town of Lozova, in Kharkiv’s eastern region. A video of the attack … Read more

Key moments in the battle for Mariupol

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Key developments in the war for Mariupol, Ukraine’s key port, where more than 1,700 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces following a week-long siege inside a steelworks. Located on the Sea of Azov, the city, which had a population of 441,000 before the war, is a key prize for Russia in its bid to connect … Read more

Hundreds of Ukrainian POWs are being registered by ICRC

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BERLIN: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday that it has begun enrolling hundreds of prisoners of war (POWs) from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stated in a statement that the effort to trace fighters fleeing the factory, including the … Read more

More than 1,000 Ukrainians remain in Azovstal: separatist chief

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According to a pro-Russian separatist official, more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, remain inside the besieged Azovstal steel complex in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Russia’s defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered since Monday at the plant, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian forces. Speaking to reporters … Read more

The UK Ministry of Defence shares daily update on war

As battle continues and the beleaguered port city of Mariupol seems increasingly likely to fall into Russian hands, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given its daily update on the situation in Ukraine. According to the statement, “stalwart” Ukrainian forces successfully postponed the city’s seizure, inflicting “costly human casualties” on Russian soldiers. Moscow, on … Read more

Russian army allegedly holding evacuees from Mariupol

More than 3,000 residents from the beleaguered port city of Mariupol are supposedly being held by the Russian army in a former prison colony in the Donestk area of eastern Ukraine. According to Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, over 30 volunteers who carried humanitarian goods to the city are being imprisoned. Most civilians are … Read more

Ukraine in Mariupol determined to save left soldiers

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Ukraine in Mariupol determined to save left soldiers  Ukraine is doing “all that could be within reach and inconceivable” to save the excess warriors caught in Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, a senior authority has said. Agent Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv knew the number of officers that were currently at the plant, yet focused on … Read more

Azovstal fighters arrive on buses in Russian-controlled territory

More Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol today. After a convoy of at least seven buses was sighted departing the city earlier. According to a witness, the truck has arrived at a former penal colony in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka near Donetsk. The arrivals have not been officially confirmed … Read more

Russia says hundreds of Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal

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Russia announced on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered after staging a last stand at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, prompting Kiev to demand a prisoner exchange. After a weeks-long siege, Moscow took control of the strategic port city of Mariupol last month, but hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers remained holed up in underground … Read more

Ukrainians embrace tattoos amid patriotic outpouring

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Ukrainians are trying to embrace tattoos amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, from odes to beleaguered military units to expressions of love for the motherland. At the “Art Weapon” festival, dozens chose to show their love for their country by getting tattooed, with the proceeds going directly to the Ukrainian military as donations. On Saturday, … Read more

Relatives of Ukraine’s trapped Azovstal soldiers ask China for help

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Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant urged China’s President Xi Jinping to “save” the encircled troops, saying he was the last world leader to whom Moscow would listen, On Saturday In another desperate appeal to help the soldiers holed up in the underground tunnels of the massive factory that has been … Read more

US temporarily suspends tariffs on Ukraine steel imports

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The United States lifted duties on Ukrainian steel imports for a year on Monday, in a move aimed at assisting the country’s economy. In the wake of the dramatic evacuation of civilians sheltering in a steel plant in Mariupol after Russian forces bombarded the port city, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo heralded the importance of the … Read more

Petro Andriushchenko says, there was no parade in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials have reacted to what appears to be a lacklustre Victory Day observance in occupied Mariupol. There was no procession, according to an adviser to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko. But, flowers were left at a memorial recently restored by Russian-backed separatists. Denis Pushilin, the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), ignited the eternal flame in … Read more

Russia intends to capture soldiers at Azovstal and exchange them with Russian prisoners; Zelensky

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Russia intends to capture soldiers at Azovstal and exchange them with Russian prisoners; Zelensky Russia will just permit Ukrainian guards to leave an attacked steelworks in the city of Mariupol on the off chance that they can be taken as detainees and afterward traded for Russian detainees of war, the Ukrainian president has said. Volodymyr … Read more