The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions

Russia strikes Ukraine’s east and south, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air attacks and artillery fire.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2022

Zelenskiy signals readiness for new talks if Mariupol troops are not harmed

Ukrainian leader tells TV station ‘there are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table’

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022

Russia cuts off gas to Finland amid wider push into Ukraine’s east

BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops continued their offensive into the Donbas region on Saturday, aiming to encircle the easternmost point of Ukrainian control in what one official said would be a repeat of Moscow’s assault on the beleaguered city of Mariupol.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022

Commentary: Noble gases are suffering from Putin’s war in Ukraine

Now that Ukraine has evacuated its fighters from Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russian forces, we can begin to sort the consequences. One has so far gone largely unexplored — the effect on the production of noble gases.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Russia Says Mariupol Battle at End as Ukrainian Defenders Surrender

Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms. Moscow's flattening of Mariupol has drawn multiple accusations of war crimes, including over a deadly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022

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 · May 21, 2022

Live: Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland after payments dispute

Russian energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it had halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland as it had not received payment in rubles. After Russia moved troops into Ukraine on February 24, Moscow asked clients from "unfriendly countries" – including EU member states – to pay for gas in rubles, a…

France 24 · May 21, 2022

In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol

In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured the strategic port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol

Here are the latest developments from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict

The Hindu · May 21, 2022

As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.

Reuters · May 21, 2022