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The kidnapping of Ukraine’s ‘Angels of Taira’ medic

The husband of decorated volunteer medic Yulia Pajevska who was abducted in mid-March shares his fears for her safety.

Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022

Russia opens artillery barrages in south and east Ukraine

Confusion reigns over fighting at Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol as war shifts to grinding artillery duel

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Mariupol offensive to help Putin mark May 9 Victory Day

He’ll boast of land corridor on Russian national holiday predicts former top UK general

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

Timeline: Week 10 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events of week 10 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022

Mariupol Steel Mill Battle Rages as Ukraine Repels Attacks

Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the shattered steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces sought to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital Ukrainian port. The bloody battle came amid growing suspicions that President Vladimir Putin wants to present the Russian people with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

Heavy fighting reported at Mariupol steel plant as Ukraine races to save trapped civilians

Russia said it will hold daytime ceasefires for 3 days from this morning.

Axios · May 5, 2022

Live updates | Ukraine: 11 attacks repelled in Donbas region

Ukraine’s General Staff says the country’s forces made some gains on the border of the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv and repelled multiple Russian attacks in the east

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Easy out from steel mill seen as unlikely for Ukraine troops

With the evacuation of some civilians from a sprawling steel mill besieged by Russian forces in the port of Mariupol, attention is turning to the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian troops still inside after weeks in the plant's warren of underground tunnels and bunkers

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Live: Poland says more than €6 billion raised at Ukraine donor conference

An international donor conference collecting funds for Ukraine raised more than 6 billion euros to help the war-torn country, Poland said on Thursday, as fighting continued at a besieged steel plant in Ukraine's Mariupol despite a Russian pledge to open humanitarian corridors for civilians to flee. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog…

France 24 · May 5, 2022

Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons

Russia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail stations and other supply-line targets across the country

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022