The Latest Breaking News from Azovstal

Russia ‘plans Victory Day celebrations’ in Mariupol as fighting in city continues

Signs of Ukrainian control are being removed ahead of Monday’s national celebrations

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Ukraine asks Medecins Sans Frontieres to help evacuate Azovstal fighters

Ukraine has appealed to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) to help evacuate fighters holed up in the vast Azovstal steel works in Mariupol that is surrounded by Russian forces.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Russia renews assault on Azovstal plant in Mariupol, UK says

The attack comes despite claims from Russia that they would only seek to seal off the besieged plant

Evening Standard · May 6, 2022

Britain says Russia continued ground assault on Azovstal steel plant for second day

Russian forces in Ukraine's Mariupol continued their ground assault on the Azovstal steel plant for a second day, British military intelligence said in a tweet on Friday.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Evacuations restart in Mariupol as Biden announces more arms for Ukraine

Ukraine said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Friday, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow dozens more still trapped beneath the plant to depart after weeks under siege.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

UN readies third evacuation from Mariupol ‘hellscapes’

UN chief says nearly 500 people were evacuated on Thursday as Russia tries to crush last pocket of resistance.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 72 of the invasion

Russia violated its promise of Mariupol ceasefire, Kyiv says, as US says it shared intel on the location of Moskva cruiser sunk by Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022

How a massive steel plant became the center of Ukraine's resistance in Mariupol

The final battle for Mariupol is taking place inside the Azovstal steel plant, a massive coastal complex in the besieged city. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

Putin says Russia ready to provide safe passage for civilians in Mariupol's Azovstal

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a phone call on Thursday that Russia was still ready to provide safe passage for civilians from the besieged Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

Fighting blocks evacuation attempts at Mariupol steel works, fighter says

A Ukrainian fighter holed up in a vast steel works in the southern city of Mariupol accused Russian forces of breaking a promise to allow a ceasefire on Thursday so that civilians could be evacuated.

Reuters · May 5, 2022