60 believed killed after school attack by Russia in east Ukraine Luhansk governor says Russian air raid on school sheltering civilians likely killed dozens who are buried in debris. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war latest: G7 commits to phasing out Russian oil, says Putin’s actions ‘bring shame on Russia’– as it happened Odesa hit by missiles but Ukraine launches counter-offensive in north; US first lady meets Olena Zelenskiy at a school The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2022
Anguish for partners of Mariupol’s defenders as Russian assault goes on Amid reports of grim conditions inside the Azovstal steelworks, wives try to rally support for an evacuation of remaining Ukrainian troops The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
All women, children and elderly evacuated from Azovstal- Ukraine's Deputy PM All women, children and elderly people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Saturday. Reuters · May 7, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said. Reuters · May 7, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 73 of the invasion Zelenskiy says Mariupol being ‘tortured to death’, as UN security council omits words ‘war’ and ‘invasion’ from its first statement The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2022
'We're so sorry': Mariupol plant evacuees feel relief, grief More than 100 civilians have finally emerged from the bombarded Azovstal steel plant, the last Ukrainian holdout in the ruined city of Mariupol The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Live updates | UK: Russia aims to take Mariupol before V-Day The British military believes Russia wants to take the port city of Mariupol and its vast steel mill before its marks Victory Day on Monday The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Putin hopes to claim Mariupol as key prop in Victory Day celebrations As large-scale propaganda campaign gets underway, fighting continues in the Azovstal steelworks The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022
Israel Says Putin Apologized for Foreign Minister’s Hitler Remarks Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow's top diplomat. The two leaders talked over the phone, after which an Israeli statement said Putin had apologized. However, the Russian statement about the… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022
First Thing: Joe Biden says ‘Maga crowd’ could target LGBTQ+ children next President warns of new Republican party attacks on rights after supreme court abortion leak. Plus, Amber Heard takes witness stand against Johnny Depp The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022
Mariupol evacuee fears for families still trapped under steel works After two months in a bunker, Mariupol evacuee Tetyana Trotsak is feeling the sun on her face and staring up at the bright blue sky on her first day of freedom. Reuters · May 4, 2022
Russian Forces Press Ukraine Offensive as EU Weighs Oil Sanctions Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions. Three months into the war, Moscow has focused its fresh offensive on Ukraine's… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2022
Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported under renewed Russian fire after evacuees depart; more attacks in the east KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces renewed bombings in the brutalized city of Mariupol on Tuesday and pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, according to Ukrainian officials who described a wake of more death and destruction. Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022 Russia Unleashes Rockets at Steel Plant, Some Evacuees Reach Safety Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday on an encircled steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians still trapped beneath the sprawling site despite a UN-brokered evacuation. However, scores of exhausted-looking evacuees who managed to leave under UN and Red…
Al Jazeera · May 3, 2022 Civilian evacuees from Azovstal plant reach Ukrainian-held city Dozens of evacuees from Mariupol arrive in Zaporizhzhia as Russia resumes attacks on the besieged Azovstal steel plant.
Reuters · May 3, 2022 UN says 101 people evacuated from Mariupol steel plant A U.N. humanitarian official said on Tuesday that it had successfully evacuated some 101 people from the Azovstal steel plant, saying that most of the evacuees were in Zaporizhzhia, where they are receiving humanitarian assistance.
Reuters · May 3, 2022 Russia says it started shelling Azovstal plant after Ukraine took advantage of ceasefire - RIA Russian troops started shelling and bombing the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol after Ukrainian soldiers used a ceasefire to take move into firing positions there, the RIA news agency quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Tuesday.
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022 Europe prepares fresh Russia sanctions as US warns Moscow plans to annex parts of east Ukraine European Commission expected to propose sixth package of sanctions this week as hopes rise of more Mariupol evacuations
Zenger · May 2, 2022 VIDEO: Death And Chaos: Russia Allegedly Bombs Field Hospital At Mariupol Plant The footage was filmed at the Azovstal iron and steelworks plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022 Mariupol evacuee recounts terror in bunkers below Azovstal steelworks Natalia Usmanova felt the bunker shake as Russian bombs rained down and fear gripped those hunkering underground
Reuters · May 2, 2022 EU prepares next Russia sanctions including German-backed oil ban The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by Germany, Russia's biggest energy customer, that could deprive Moscow of a large revenue stream within days.
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Mariupol evacuee recounts heart-stopping terror in the bunkers of Azovstal Cowering in the labyrinth of Soviet-era bunkers far beneath the vast Azovstal steel works, Natalia Usmanova felt her heart would stop she was so terrified as Russian bombs rained down on Mariupol, sprinkling her with concrete dust.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022 Ukraine’s Kyiv reels from new attack during UN chief’s visit as NATO beefs up forces LVIV, Ukraine — Far from the war’s front lines, central and western Ukraine were on high alert Friday after Russian missiles rained down on the capital, Kyiv, killing at least one person and shattering a relative return to calm that saw the United Nations chief visit mass graves on the…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 29, 2022 Kyiv reels from new attack during UN chief's visit as NATO beefs up forces LVIV, Ukraine — Far from the war’s front lines, central and western Ukraine were on high alert Friday after Russian missiles rained down on the capital, Kyiv, killing at least one person and shattering a relative return to calm that saw the United Nations chief visit mass graves on the…