The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

"It's all gone": Mariupol residents describe terrifying life under Russia's onslaught

"The citizens who left the city say that hell exists, and it's in Mariupol."

Axios · May 2, 2022

The Loop: Civilian evacuation from Mariupol 'very fragile', RBA's cash rate decision looming, Met Gala red carpet rolled out

Keeping you in The Loop with a quick wrap-up of today's headlines.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Ukraine news - live: Zelensky says Russia killed 220 children as Mariupol attacks resume

Volodymyr Zelensky claims Russia’s generals expect to lose thousands of soldiers in weeks to come

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Pelosi meets Polish president as Mariupol evacuations continue

LVIV, Ukraine — Fresh from an unannounced visit to Kyiv, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Monday with the president of Poland, thanking him and his country for taking in the lion’s share of Ukrainians who have fled their country since the war there began.

Los Angeles Times · May 2, 2022

Civilians fleeing besieged Mariupol describe weeks of bombardment

A group of more than 100 civilians were among the first to be rescued from the sprawling Azvostal steel plant

Evening Standard · May 2, 2022

Pelosi meets Polish president as Mariupol evacuations continue

LVIV, Ukraine — Fresh from an unannounced visit to Kyiv, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Monday with the president of Poland, thanking him and his country for taking in the lion’s share of Ukrainians who have fled their country since the war there began.

Los Angeles Times · May 2, 2022

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks but hundreds still trapped

About 100 people expected to reach Zaporizhzhia but efforts to rescue more survivors from horrific conditions delayed

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

Evacuation buses have not reached pickup point yet - Mariupol council

Buses seeking to evacuate more civilians from Mariupol have not yet reached the agreed pickup point, the city council said on Monday, contradicting an earlier report that they had left the devastated port city in southeast Ukraine.

Reuters · May 2, 2022

First Thing: Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Zelenskiy said about 100 civilians who sheltered in steelworks would arrive in Zaporizhzhia today. Plus, the tense wait for a supernova

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

Ukraine evacuees flee to safety after ordeal in Mariupol steel works

The first evacuees from the ruins of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works were expected to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia later on Monday after weeks of cowering from Russian shelling in underground bunkers.

Reuters · May 2, 2022