The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

VIDEO: Mad Max: Catastrophic Scenes In Mariupol As Last Remaining Fighters Hold Out

Zenger News obtained the footage from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) earlier today (Tuesday, April 19).

Zenger · Apr 21, 2022

Mariupol timeline: How the Ukrainian seaport became a city under siege

A coastal export hub, home to 400,000 people just two months ago, the city has borne the brunt of Russian brutality as Moscow seeks land bridge between Crimea and Donbas

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

‘They’ve gone through hell’: fears for British prisoners of war in Ukraine

Exclusive: friend of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner says UK minister’s claim they were in Ukraine illegally is ‘completely false’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Russia says Mariupol ‘liberated’, apart from Azovstal steel plant

President Putin instructs Russian forces to blockade steelworks where remaining fighters and civilians are holed up.

Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2022

Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, 91, dies during Mariupol siege

Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova died sheltering in freezing basement on 4 April, says daughter

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombardment.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol so 'not even a fly can escape'

Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers - and around 1,000 civilians - are said to be sheltering in the Ukrainian city's huge steel plant

Irish Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steelworks ‘so a fly can’t get through’

Russian president tells forces that storming last Ukrainian stronghold in port city would be ‘impractical’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine deputy PM demands Russia let civilians and wounded soldiers leave Azovstal

Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Thursday demanded Russia urgently allow the evacuation of civilians and wounded soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol via a humanitarian corridor.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Ukraine news - live: Russia ‘attempts to storm’ Mariupol plant as mass graves found

Putin said he called off attack on Azovstal hours earlier

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022