The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

‘She is so scared’: man who fled Mariupol fears granddaughter might be taken to Russia

Alexsandr Obedinsky received a video call from his 12-year-old granddaughter in Donetsk after two weeks of no news

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

Ukraine news from April 7: UN members vote 93-24 in favour of a resolution suspending Russia from UN human rights body.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces Wednesday carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022

Ukraine war shows grim conventions on 'right' and 'wrong' ways to kill — and what makes a war crime

With the war in Ukraine in its second month, casualties are mounting. The full toll of civilian death is not yet clear, but the catastrophic impact of the sustained siege of cities like Mariupol by Russian forces is not difficult to imagine.

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022

More sanctions on Russia on tap as Zelenskyy warns of new hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces Wednesday carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies prepared to impose tighter new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022

Russia accused of using mobile crematoria to destroy all traces of horrific atrocities

Ukraine claims Russian "murders are covering their tracks" using mobile crematoria with occupiers trying to identify and eliminate all potential witnesses to these barbaric acts of war

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky silences Irish parliament all the way from Ukraine

Politicians pledged solidarity with the people of Kyiv, Mariupol, Bucha and a host of other war-torn towns.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

How should Dostoevsky and Tolstoy be read during Russia's war against Ukraine?

As someone who teaches Russian literature, I can’t help but process the world through the country’s novels, stories, poems and plays, even at a time when Russian cultural productions are being canceled around the world.

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022

Russia’s main target? Truth. Journalists pay a heavy price to protect it

Weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine and sought to “liberate” the port of Mariupol by bombing it into the ground, the words of the video journalist Mstyslav Chernov of the Associated Press are a powerful reminder of why journalism matters.

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2022