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The Latest Breaking News from Azovstal

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The soldier who escaped from Azovstal – after it fell to the Russians; the argument for seizing Russian funds

The Guardian - AU

Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal plant defenders from Turkey

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year.

Evening Standard

Germany shouldn't 'block' US from sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, says president

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday said the country should not "block" the United States from sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, while defending its opposition to the use of the controversial weapon. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced hope for the "best possible result" from an upcoming NATO summit…

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A year after Mariupol’s fall, Azovstal survivor recalls surrender with pain and a sense of purpose

A Mariupol police officer who was among the last defenders to surrender from the Azovstal steel mill is among those to mark a year since they surrendered on orders of the Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine Swap More than 200 Prisoners

Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap on Monday, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. In a Telegram post, Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said the released Ukrainians included defenders of Mariupol city and its Azovstal steel plant,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Announces Exchange of 215 Prisoners of War

Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high 215 imprisoned soldiers with Russia, including fighters who led the defense of Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks that became an icon of Ukrainian resistance. Russia received 55 prisoners including Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia trades Azov fighters for Putin ally in biggest prisoner swap of Ukraine war

Moscow releases 215 prisoners in exchange for former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk and others

The Guardian - UK

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Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved ones

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens

The Independent UK

Ukrainian soldiers captured at Azovstal plant in ‘satisfactory’ conditions

Unit commander’s wife receives call saying prisoners have not been subjected to violence by Russian forces

The Guardian - UK

Russia bans 963 Americans from country - as it happened

Joe Biden among those banned after signing $40bn aid package for Ukraine; Finnish president says he held ‘open and direct’ talks with his Turkish counterpart. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

What might happen to Ukraine’s Azovstal prisoners of war?

Attention now is turning to how the Mariupol POWs might be treated and what rights they have as prisoners of Russia.

Al Jazeera

Ruined Mariupol now forever etched in Ukraine's history

The capture of the ruined seaside city of Mariupol is a key Russian objective

The Independent UK

Ukraine band makes plea for Mariupol at Eurovision final

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra on Saturday made a plea for the city of Mariupol and its Azovstal plant at the end of their appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Reuters

Moscow set to call referendum on Mariupol joining Russia, says Ukraine

Kremlin poised to hold referendum in ruined city in bid to secure grip on the region

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Inside Mariupol steel plant as army chief describes horror of being bombed for 73 days

Ilya Samoilenko is in charge of the Ukraine army intelligence and reconnaissance in the factory. He says they risk their lives even when doing simple actions such as washing their teeth

The Guardian - UK

‘What liberation?’: Mariupol survivors rescued from last civilian bunker describe horrors of siege

Remaining evacuees emerge from Azovstal steelworks after two months of bombardment from Russian forces

Evening Standard

Ukrainian soldiers at besieged Azovstal plant vow: ‘We will continue to fight as long as we are alive’

Soldiers from the Azov regiment are refusing to surrender despite being vastly outnumbered

Tribune News Service

Mariupol steel plant’s ‘dead men’ defenders call for rescue plan

If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hoped to mark Victory Day on Monday by celebrating the capture or surrender of Mariupol’s last Ukrainian defenders, a Zoom appearance by their commanders suggests he’ll have to wait.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Braces for Attacks, Evacuates More from Steel Mill

Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Saturday and bombarded a steel mill in Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of the port city in time for Victory Day celebrations.

WEKU

Families of Ukrainian soldiers in the Mariupol steel plant plead for an evacuation

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky says several hundreds were saved from Azovstal plant

Ukrainian's president said on Saturday that more than 300 civilians had been rescued from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where Ukrainian forces are holding out against a Russian siege. He assured that authorities would now focus on evacuating the wounded and medics. Ukraine is also working on humanitarian corridors…

Reuters

Mariupol authorities say Russia violates ceasefire during evacuation operation

Local authorities in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol accused Russian forces on Friday of opening fire on a car on its way to evacuate civilians from a vast steel works, killing a fighter and violating a ceasefire agreement.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN plans third evacuation from Azovstal steelworks in Ukraine

As a large-scale Russian propaganda campaign gets under way, fighting continues in the steel plant in Mariupol. Plus, Karine Jean-Pierre named new US press secretary

WEKU

Inside the Azovstal factory: Ukrainians 'only hope for a miracle'

The close-quarter battle inside the Azovstal factory the last Ukrainian stronghold of the strategic port city

The Guardian - AU

Evacuation operations continue from Mariupol with 40 civilians rescued on Friday – as it happened

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