The Latest Breaking News from Azovstal

Ukraine news – live: Russia claims one sailor died in sinking of Black Sea warship

Report also claimed 27 were missing

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

New satellite images reveal ‘mass graves’ near Mariupol as Russia ‘attempts to storm’ steel plant

Russian troops buried civilians in mass graves to cover up their own ‘military crimes,’ mayor says

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why the battle for Mariupol's steel mill matters

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming control over Ukraine’s seaside city of Mariupol even as its defenders are holding out inside a massive steel mill near the water

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be hermetically blockaded instead.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Chechen chief Kadyrov: Russia forces will control Mariupol steelworks Thursday -Interfax

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said Russian forces would be in complete control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Timeline: Week eight of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week eight of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2022

Mariupol evacuation corridor did not work as planned -Ukraine's deputy PM

Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday that an agreed humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol had not worked as planned, blaming Russian forces for not holding their ceasefire.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Russia proposes Ukrainian troops at Azovstal to lay down weapons on Wednesday

Russia's defence ministry issued a new proposal to Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azovstal steel plant to lay down their weapons on Wednesday, adding that not a single Ukrainian soldier had accepted that same offer on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

New ultimatum for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant

Russia says it opened corridor for Ukrainian forces to leave steel plant in key southeastern Ukrainian city.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2022

The last remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol are holding out in the Azovstal steelworks. Here's what we know

The last remnants of the Ukrainian forces defending the south-eastern port city of Mariupol, and about 1,000 civilians, are reportedly holding out in underground shelters beneath the vast Azovstal steel plant, which has been likened to a "fortress".

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022