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Ali Harb, Kate Mayberry, Linah Alsaafin, Mersiha Gadzo, Federica Marsi

Russia-Ukraine latest news: Women, children out of Mariupol plant

Civilians gather near buses carrying people, who were evacuated from Mariupol in the village of Bezimenne in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on May 7, 2022 [Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]
  • All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says.
  • UN Security Council agrees to first joint statement since Ukraine war began, expressing “strong support” for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
  • The World Health Organisation says it documented 200 attacks on healthcare facilities in Ukraine.
  • US President Joe Biden announces new security aid to Ukraine and calls on US legislators to approve more funds for the country.
  • Ukrainian security official warns of “saboteurs and other criminal elements” before Russia’s Victory Day.

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