The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Russia launches all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east

Moscow is attempting to seize the Donbas region of two eastern provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Russia says it has completed demining of Azov Sea port of Mariupol

Russian forces have completed removing mines in the Azov Sea port of Mariupol, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Two hundred rotting corpses found in Mariupol basement as war rages in east

The bodies were decomposing and a stench permeated the neighbourhood

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

At Mariupol cemetery, a grieving mother ponders war's human toll

At a cemetery outside Mariupol, a Ukrainian city captured by Russia last week after a destructive three-month siege, a grief-stricken mother sobs inconsolably.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Live updates | Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial held since Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Russia ‘not ruling out Mariupol soldier prisoner exchange’

Russia has said it is “not ruling out” the possibility of an exchange of Mariupol prisoners with Kyiv.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2022

Azovstal fighters to face trial in breakaway region -Ifax cites separatist leader

The leader of Ukraine's breakaway Donetsk People's Republic on Monday said the fighters who surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol will a face trial in the separatist region, Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

War crimes verdict due in Kyiv court; Russian eastern offensive intensifies

A verdict is due on Monday in the Ukraine conflict's first war crimes trial. The hearing in Kyiv, a public test of the Ukrainian judicial system's independence, comes as international institutions conduct their own investigations into killings that have blighted cities like Bucha and Mariupol.

Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2022

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Azov Fighters Describe Conditions At Russian Detention Camp Post Surrendering

Ukrainian ‘Azov’ soldiers have spoken about the conditions they are experiencing in a Russian detention camp after surrendering at the besieged Azovstal plant earlier this week.

Zenger · May 23, 2022

Ukraine rules out concessions as Russia steps up attacks

KYIV: Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Russia, and Poland's president said any loss of Ukrainian territory would be a "huge blow" to the entire West as he warned against appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2022