The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 54 of the invasion

Ukraine starts process to join EU, Mariupol defies demand to surrender, and second British soldier paraded on Russian TV

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022

Russia has launched its offensive in Ukraine's east, says Zelensky

Russia's anticipated new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region has begun, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday. Ukraine's top security official said earlier that Russia had launched the "second phase" of the war, with Russian forces attempting to break through defences in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions but had…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2022

Injured Ukrainian girl, 12, being taken to Russian orphanage after dad killed in war

Kira Obidensky was injured in an explosion as she attempted to flee Mariupol in the wake of her father's death, but is among the thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia against their will

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022

Ukraine latest: Deaths as Kharkiv apartment blocks hit by shelling; Mariupol defenders refuse Russia's surrender-or-die ultimatum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at least 18 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after shelling in the centre of Kharkiv as a result of "deliberate terror … against ordinary civilians".

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

Mariupol on the brink of falling as Ukrainian fighters defy Russian surrender demands

SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — A Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to surrender in the devastated port city of Mariupol came and went Sunday in a pitched battle whose outcome could change the course of the war.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2022

Mariupol fighters hold on as Russia demands surrender

SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — A Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to surrender in the devastated port city of Mariupol came and went Sunday in a pitched battle whose outcome could change the course of the war.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2022

Ukraine vows Mariupol troops will ‘fight to the end’ as surrender deadline passes

Russian forces edge closer to control of port city whose fall would deal economic blow to Kyiv and symbolic victory for Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Russia on brink of capturing Mariupol as Ukrainians refuse to surrender

Russian forces appear to be on the brink of capturing the port city of Mariupol, according to reports.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2022

Russians taunt captured British soldier and claim Ukraine sent him to die in war

Ex-British Army soldier Shaun Pinner, 48, was serving as a 'contract soldier' with Ukrainian forces in Russian-occupied Mariupol which has been destroyed by shelling

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022

Ukrainian foreign minister says situation in Mariupol may be 'red line' in talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said there had not been any recent diplomatic communications between Russia and Ukraine at the level of their foreign ministries and that the situation in the port of Mariupol, which he described as "dire", may be a "red line" in the path of negotiations.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2022