The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Deadly airstrike on Mariupol theatre a ‘clear war crime’, Amnesty inquiry finds

Organisation concluded Russian military knew hundreds of civilians were sheltering inside but dropped bombs anyway

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Ukraine announces largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded

144 Ukrainian soldiers have been released, including 95 who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022

Ukraine Wins Release of 144 Soldiers in Biggest Prisoner Swap of War

Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol's steelworkers, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. The majority of the Ukrainians were badly wounded, suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, blast traumas,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022

Brits facing firing squad by sham Russian court set to appeal death sentence

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, are facing execution after being convicted in a 'show trial' of alleged war crimes by a pro-Russian proxy court - both men were captured in Mariupol

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022

First Turkish Grain Ship Leaves Mariupol Port

The Turkish dry cargo ship, Azov Concord, left on Wednesday Ukraine’s Russian-occupied port of Mariupol following a round of talks between Turkey and Russia in Moscow. Azov Concord became the first foreign ship to leave the port with a grain shipment, after being stuck there for days. This came following…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022

Will the war with Russia rein in Ukraine’s oligarchs?

The conflict may harm rich figures in financial terms and hand Zelenskyy victory in his battle against their influence.

Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin ally says Britain 'arrogant' over death sentence given to two Brits

The Brits surrendered to the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic forces in Mariupol, and have since been sentenced by a court in the rebel region to be shot by a firing squad

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

Ukraine visa scheme is ‘shambolic’ says engineer after his family flee to UK

Anton Ievsiushkin, from Sheffield, has helped scores of people get to the UK since his family escaped from Mariupol and Kharkiv.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

'The impossible': Ukraine's secret, deadly rescue missions

A series of clandestine, against-the-odds helicopter missions to reach besieged soldiers are being celebrated in Ukraine as one of the riskiest, most heroic feats of military derring-do in the four-month war against Russia

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Ukrainian paramedic who used body camera to film war for Prince Harry Netflix film freed

Yuliia Paievska, 53, known as Taira, smuggled out the footage on a data card that was hidden in a tampon after she was given a body camera to record the siege of Mariupol before she was captured

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022