Evacuation of civilians from Ukrainian steel plant begins After nearly two months of siege, civilians holed up at a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol began to be evacuated over the weekend The Independent UK · May 2, 2022
Ukraine news - live: ‘Up to 200’ civilians still trapped in Mariupol steel works Volodymyr Zelensky claims Russia’s generals expect to lose thousands of soldiers in weeks to come The Independent UK · May 2, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Ukraine said a new attempt was under way on Friday to evacuate scores of civilians trapped in a heavily bombed steel works in the city of Mariupol, after bloody fighting with Russian forces thwarted efforts to bring them to safety the previous day. Reuters · May 2, 2022
Mariupol evacuee recounts terror in bunkers below Azovstal steelworks Natalia Usmanova felt the bunker shake as Russian bombs rained down and fear gripped those hunkering underground The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022
EU prepares next Russia sanctions including German-backed oil ban The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by Germany, Russia's biggest energy customer, that could deprive Moscow of a large revenue stream within days. Reuters · May 2, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 68 of the invasion Around 100 civilians released from Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he hopes evacuations will continue on Monday The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022
Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany ‘ready’ to ban Russian oil Ukraine news from May 2: Economy minister says Berlin could back embargo, as EU energy ministers debate fresh sanctions. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2022
What we know about the UN-led Azovstal steel plant evacuation in Mariupol Humanitarian workers help civilians trapped inside the Mariupol steel plant out of their underground bunker and onto buses and to safety. ABC News · May 1, 2022
Zelensky hails 'vital corridor' as evacuations begin in Mariupol - full speech in English The president praised those who are helping with the evacuations Wales Online · May 1, 2022
Evacuation under way for civilians trapped at Mariupol steelworks, UN says UN organisation’s ‘safe passage operation’ began on Friday The Independent UK · May 1, 2022
Civilians from Mariupol Flee Azovstal Bunkers in UN-Led Evacuation Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine. Russian forces pummeled the port city for nearly two months, turning… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022
Mariupol evacuee recounts heart-stopping terror in the bunkers of Azovstal Cowering in the labyrinth of Soviet-era bunkers far beneath the vast Azovstal steel works, Natalia Usmanova felt her heart would stop she was so terrified as Russian bombs rained down on Mariupol, sprinkling her with concrete dust. Reuters · May 1, 2022
Ukraine latest: 100 civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant in Mariupol through safe passage operation Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that 100 civilians have been evacuated from a steel plant in the city of Mariupol. ABC News · May 1, 2022
Small group of civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant Hundreds more are believed to remain trapped with hardly any access to food or water. Axios · May 1, 2022
Reuters · May 1, 2022 U.N. confirms evacuation of civilians underway from Ukraine's Mariupol The United Nations is conducting a "safe passage operation" for civilians from the Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Sunday.
Daily Mirror · May 1, 2022 First civilians rescued from last Mariupol stronghold but 1,000 still trapped inside The Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian southern port city of Mariupol has become the last stronghold of Kyiv forces in the city, with a thousand people trapped inside with hundreds wounded too
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Fourteen more people evacuated from Azovstal plant - Reuters photographer A group of 14 more people arrived on Sunday at a temporary accommodation centre after leaving the area around the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's Mariupol, a Reuters photographer said.
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Civilians from Mariupol flee Azovstal bunkers in U.N.-led evacuation Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine.
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Ukraine says Mariupol evacuation possible on Sunday An evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's mostly Russian-controlled southeastern port city of Mariupol could be possible on Sunday, local officials said.
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022 Hundreds of Ukrainian families halt bids to reach UK after visa delays Some have returned to Mariupol area in frustration and some British sponsors also quitting scheme, it is claimed
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Pope says Mariupol 'barbarously bombarded', implicitly criticising Russia Pope Francis on Sunday described the war in Ukraine as a "macabre regression of humanity" that makes him "suffer and cry", calling for humanitarian corridors to evacuate people trapped in the Mariupol steelworks.
Reuters · May 1, 2022 Russia says 46 civilians left area near Azovstal plant on Saturday Two groups of civilians left the residential area around the Azovstal steel works in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 67 of the invasion First groups of civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant, and Nancy Pelosi makes surprise visit to Kyiv
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022 Some Evacuated from Mariupol; US Lawmaker Pelosi Visits Kyiv Some women and children have been evacuated from a steel plant that is the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, while US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Ukraine's president in the country's capital in a show of American support. Russia's high-stakes offensive in…
Evening Standard · May 1, 2022 Civilians trapped in Azovstal steel plant being evacuated, UN confirms The UN and International Red Cross are working to bring civilians out of the sprawling steel plant in Mariupol