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Biden announces more military aid, questions Russian claims of controlling Mariupol

US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorised another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a "critical window" in the conflict as Russia conducts a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. The new military package will include heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones, Biden said. Follow the…

France 24 · Apr 21, 2022

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov says Mariupol will fall today in chilling warning

Mariupol would be the biggest city to be seized by Russia since invading Ukraine eight weeks ago in an attack that has taken longer than some military analysts expected

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Chechen chief Kadyrov: Russia forces will control Mariupol steelworks Thursday -Interfax

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said Russian forces would be in complete control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Russia Closes in on Last Holdout in Ukrainian Port, Prepares for New Offensive

More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port of Mariupol, Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday, signalling that it had moved closer to capturing the ruined city, its main strategic target in eastern Ukraine. Taking the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, would give…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022

Ukraine Surrender: Chechen Leader Claims 1000 Ukrainian Troops Have Surrendered In Mariupol

Chechen troops are fighting alongside Russian forces in one of the war's bloodiest inch-by-inch battles.

Zenger · Apr 13, 2022

Chechen chief Kadyrov says over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines had surrendered in the besieged port city of Mariupol and urged remaining forces holed up in the Azovstal steel mill to surrender.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2022

Mariupol teeters as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling compatriots to brace for a fateful week, Western military officials warned Monday that Russian forces will likely resort to even more brutal tactics against civilians in a looming offensive in the country’s south and east.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022

Ukrainian troops cheer as they use British missile to shoot down Russian drone

Footage was today posted by soldier Yuriy Kochevenko as he thanked Britain for providing the weapon that wiped out Russia's drone.

Daily Record · Apr 11, 2022

Cheering Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian drone with missile made in the north of Ireland

The Starstreak missile is manufactured in Belfast, Co Antrim by Thales Air Defence Limited. It also operates a remote facility in rural Co Down where missiles are tested and stored.

Irish Mirror · Apr 11, 2022

Peril to civilians seen as Russia readies eastern Ukraine onslaught; Mariupol teeters

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling compatriots to brace for a fateful week, Western military officials warned Monday that Russian forces will likely resort to even more brutal tactics against civilians in a looming offensive in the country’s south and east.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022