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Russian forces conducting ‘storming operations’ on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Live: Putin says Russian troops ‘fighting for the Motherland’ in Ukraine

Russia celebrated its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on Monday with a show of military might even as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times…

France 24

Putin's Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation

President Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use his Red Square address to order a national mobilisation.

Reuters

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Canada's Trudeau: World determined to make sure Putin loses in Ukraine

The world will do everything possible to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin loses his war in Ukraine, including keeping Moscow under sanctions for years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late on Sunday.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: UN rights body to hold session on Ukraine

Over 50 member states back Kyiv’s request for meeting, which will address alleged Russian rights violations in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Biden admin accelerates plans to reopen Kyiv embassy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said it's "a testament to Ukraine's success [and] Moscow's failure" in the war.

Axios

U.S. imposes sanctions on 27 Gazprombank executives, Russian TV stations

The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned Americans from providing accounting and consulting services to Russians, and sanctioned executives from Gazprombank to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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G7 to phase out Russian oil, U.S. sanctions Gazprombank execs over Ukraine war

Group of Seven (G7) nations committed on Sunday to ban or phase out imports of Russian oil and the United States unveiled sanctions against Gazprombank executives and other businesses to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine.

Reuters

Moscow's mood ahead of Victory Day mixes anxiety and resilience

Moscow residents appeared anxious but resilient as the country prepared on Sunday for its annual commemoration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with an economy reeling from the West's most stringent economic sanctions in modern times.

Reuters

Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year

Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.

WEKU

Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

Dozens of Ukrainians are feared dead after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people as Moscow's invading forces kept up their barrage of eastern and southern Ukraine.

WEKU

Surrendering land is not the same as defeat – if a stronger Ukraine emerges from the ruins

At the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Putin will doubtless claim Russian dominance. But what would victory now look like for Zelenskiy?

The Guardian - UK

Russian release fuels hopes for Biden action on US captives held worldwide

The parents of Austin Tice, detained in Syria since 2012, met the president after Moscow freed Trevor Reed – with at least 55 similar cases globally

The Guardian - US

Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin

As many as 60 people are feared to have been killed when a bomb struck a village school in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday while Russian forces continued shelling the last holdout of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined southeastern port of Mariupol.

Reuters

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The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: West may be about to glean vital information about Russia’s immediate intentions

DURING my recent time in Ukraine one date seemed to occupy the minds of many people I spoke with while in the country. That date was May 9, which…

The Independent UK

All women and children evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks

Russian forces have kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mariupol

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: 60 feared dead after Russia bombs school ‘where whole village was hiding’

The school sheltering the ‘whole village’ was struck by Russian forces on Saturday

Los Angeles Times

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting a counteroffensive elsewhere

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced Saturday that all women, children and older adults had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, the last sliver of Ukrainian-held territory in the shattered southern port city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian towns and cities remained on edge for a major Russian holiday dedicated to…

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Los Angeles Times

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol plant; Ukraine says it’s mounting counteroffensive elsewhere

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's fighter jets form Z formation in sickening display ahead of Victory Day

Preparations are underway for Monday's Victory Day celebrations, which will see thousands of troops and military hardware on show in Moscow's Red Square

WEKU

All civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol

Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from a steel plant, a key Russian war objective that has long been under siege.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Says it Stands with Ukraine, Has Documented 200 Attacks on Health Facilities

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbor. "My message to all the people of Ukraine is this," he said, speaking from the…

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine says it’s mounting counteroffensive near the northeastern metropolis of Kharkiv

KYIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian towns and cities on edge in advance of a major Russian holiday dedicated to military victory, new fighting flared Saturday along the eastern front lines as authorities redoubled efforts to pluck civilians from the last sliver of Ukrainian-held territory in the shattered port city of…

Reuters

WHO says it stands with Ukraine, has documented 200 attacks on health facilities

World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbour.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Braces for Attacks, Evacuates More from Steel Mill

Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Saturday and bombarded a steel mill in Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of the port city in time for Victory Day celebrations.

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