The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses. Russian troops, thwarted in their push toward Ukraine's capital, are now…

‘For more than a month, the Marines fought without refilling ammunition, without food, without water’

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Britain is urgently looking at reports from Mariupol as a UK minister warned 'the use of chemical weapons is abhorrent, does cross a line, and all options are on the table for how we respond'

The city's Azov regiment reported soldiers were left dizzy and unable to breathe after a "poisonous substance of unknown origin" was dropped on them from a Russian drone.

"One of the mouthpieces of the occupiers stated that they could use chemical weapons against the defenders of Mariupol," he said.

People in Mariupol are being asked to sign papers claiming Ukrainian troops shelled their city

The UK and allies are urgently seeking to clarify whether claims of a chemical attack are true

UK and US say they are working to verify details of alleged use of chemical weapons in Mariupol

Russia was poised Monday to take the strategic city of Mariupol and unleash a massive offensive in eastern Ukraine, as fresh diplomatic efforts with Moscow to broker a peace offered little hope of de-escalation. With the war grinding toward its seventh week, Austria's leader said he had raised alleged Russian…

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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said “evidence is mounting” that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine, although it would be up to lawyers to make a final determination. Earlier Tuesday, Kyiv said ongoing talks with Russia to end the war were “extremely difficult” after Moscow accused Ukrainian negotiators of…