On the eve of Russia’s World War II victory celebrations, rescuers scrambled on Sunday to find dozens of civilians believed dead in a strike on a Ukrainian school, as the G7 reaffirmed their unity with Kyiv. US First Lady Jill Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid surprise visits to Ukraine, and G7 leaders … Read more
Ukrainian forces prepared to defend their last stronghold in the devastated port city of Mariupol on Sunday, hoping to deny Russia a symbolic victory on the eve of Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations. US First Lady Jill Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made unannounced visits to Ukraine, and G7 leaders are set to join … Read more
On the day of Moscow’s Victory Day festivities, Ukrainian soldiers prepared to defend their last bastion in the damaged port city of Mariupol, anxious to deny Russia a symbolic victory. Shelling and missile strikes have intensified in the build-up to the World War II anniversary, and rescuers are searching for 60 Ukrainian civilians feared killed … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine reported Saturday that all women, children, and elderly citizens had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol, where Ukrainian forces are fighting Russian troops. “The President’s order has been carried out: all women, children and the elderly have been evacuated from Azovstal. This part of the Mariupol humanitarian mission has been … Read more
A Ukrainian official reported Saturday that women, children, and the elderly have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol. Hundreds of Ukrainian people sought refuge at the steel mill, Mariupol’s final Ukrainian stronghold, as Russian soldiers besieged the city. The facility has been the subject of a ferocious confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian … Read more
Barbed wire, sand bags, and other barriers have replaced youngsters playing in the sand on the municipal beach in Nikopol, Ukraine. The Russians control the other bank of the Dnipro, the river that separates Ukraine into east and west. A slightly rusted sign in the sand requests that people pay attention — a gentle reminder … Read more
According to Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister “All women, children and elderly people” have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant. “The order of the president has been done,” she said. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed.” A civilian evacuation took place without incident. Mykhailo Vershynin, the chief of the … Read more
The southern port city of Mariupol has been utterly destroyed, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and there is nothing left to fall to Russians but the city’s beleaguered steelworks. Zelensky, speaking on a video call to the Chatham House think-tank in London, was asked how the fall of the strategic city could affect the … Read more
50 people were evacuated from the Azovstal steel facility in Mariupol on Saturday. The Ukrainian government and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said. Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, “The evacuation of people from the Azovstal steel plant was very difficult. The Russians constantly provoked, did not stop firing, … Read more
Ukraine’s Azov battalion, which is leading Kyiv’s defense of the Azovstal complex in Mariupol, accused Russian forces of firing during a civilian evacuation of the massive steelworks Despite a Moscow-imposed truce, on Friday. “During the ceasefire at the Azovstal plant, a car was hit by Russians who used an anti-tank guided weapon,” the Azov battalion … Read more
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday that there would be no Victory Day festivities in Mariupol, Ukraine’s vital port city, which Russian soldiers captured last month. Victory Day, observed annually on May 9, is a symbolic holiday in Russia commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II, with a big military parade in Moscow and … Read more
About 500 civilians have been evacuated since the start of a UN-led rescue mission in Mariupol and its besieged Azovstal steel complex on Friday, according to the director of Ukraine’s presidential office. “We have managed to evacuate almost 500 civilians,” said Andriy Yermak on Telegram. He stated that Kyiv will “do everything to save all … Read more
As conflicting reports emerged about efforts to evacuate citizens from a besieged steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol, Russia warned on Thursday that Western aid to Kyiv had slowed its offensive in Ukraine but would not prevent victory. Nearly 10 weeks into a war that has left thousands of people dead, flattened Ukrainian cities … Read more
Chechen refugees in Europe still live in fear of Russia’s long arm twenty years after Vladimir Putin devastated their capital Grozny in the same way that his forces are now demolishing Mariupol. Tens of thousands fled the small Muslim-majority republic in the North Caucasus in the aftermath of two bloody wars with Moscow, the last … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky requested UN assistance in rescuing the remaining wounded buried beneath the massive Azovstal steel complex. Over 300 Ukrainians were evacuated from the damaged city of Mariupol on Wednesday. In his traditional evening speech to the country, Zelensky claimed 344 people were evacuated from Mariupol and surrounding areas and were heading northwest to … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday asked the head of the United Nations to assist “store” the lives of the last wounded Ukrainians trapped beneath the giant Azovstal metallic plant in battered Mariupol. “The lives of the folks who continue to be there are in hazard. Everyone is crucial to us. We ask for your … Read more
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of planning to maintain a navy parade inside the captured town of Mariupol on May 9 to have a good time victory over the Nazis in World War II. Kyiv said a legitimate from Russia’s presidential management had arrived in the strategic southern port city, which has been largely destroyed in Russia’s … Read more
On Tuesday, dozens of evacuees from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol arrived safely in Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia. When James Elder of the UN children’s charity UNICEF, visited evacuees who had been taken by bus, he saw a “whole range of emotions.” He told that one mother was “amazed” that she and her two young grandkids had … Read more
The Russian foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday alleged that Israeli mercenaries were fighting alongside Ukraine’s far-right Azov Regiment, further inflaming relations with Israel after Russia said Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood.” In an interview with pro-Kremlin radio station Sputnik, Maria Zakharova stated, “Israeli mercenaries are practically shoulder to shoulder with Azov militants in Ukraine.” The Azov … Read more
A bus convoy departed Mariupol on Wednesday in a new attempt by Ukraine, the United Nations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to evacuate residents from the southern Ukrainian city, according to the regional governor. Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko claimed the truck was headed to the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia. He did not … Read more
The Russian army said Tuesday its forces and pro-Moscow separatists have been the usage of artillery and planes to goal Azovstal, the metallic plant within the town of Mariupol wherein Ukrainian warring parties are making their closing stand. The Russian defence ministry accused contributors of the Azov battalion and other Ukrainian troops of the use … Read more
The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that Russian forces had released an offensive at the besieged Azovstal metal plant wherein Kyiv’s forces are holed up within the southern metropolis of Mariupol. “A powerful assault on the territory of the Azovstal plant is underway with support from armoured vehicles and tanks,” Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of Ukraine’s … Read more
On Tuesday, Russian soldiers launched a huge assault on the Azovstal steel mill, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in the destroyed southern port city of Mariupol, bringing 101 residents to safety who had been besieged there for weeks. “We are so thankful for everyone who helped us. There was a moment we lost hope, … Read more
In a cooperative effort with the Red Cross, the UN claimed Tuesday that 101 residents had been “successfully evacuated” from the Azovstal plant’s tunnels in Ukraine’s ravaged city of Mariupol. “I am pleased and relieved to confirm that 101 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol,” Osnat Lubrani, the UN’s … Read more
As Russia’s operation in eastern Ukraine continued with “active and violent” fighting, Ukrainian authorities hoped to evacuate additional citizens from the beleaguered southern port city of Mariupol on Monday. Kyiv said more than 100 civilians were evacuated over the weekend from the sprawling Azovstal plant, the last holdout of Ukrainian forces in Mariupol which has … Read more
The status of civilian evacuations from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol remains unclear. The city’s mayor has stated that the process is “extremely tough” and reliant on Russian cooperation. “We were able to extract over 100 people from bomb shelters, who are now their route to Ukraine-controlled area. We’re hoping that Russian troops will … Read more
The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, says that the evacuation of the civilians has begun. “According to our information, the buses left Mariupol. According to the preliminary agreement, buses will pick up people in the village of Mangush and Berdyansk,” he told. He added that people can join the column by their … Read more
Russia Ukraine update: 2 days of a ceasefire agreed upon Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there will be “two days of genuine ceasefire”. For “the first time in whole war” in another statement. “Today we at long last figured out how to begin the clearing of individuals from Azovstal,” he said. Referring to the departures … Read more
