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Russia fights for control of Ukraine's Mariupol stronghold

Russian forces battled on Wednesday for control of the last stronghold in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, and the European Union proposed tough new sanctions against Moscow including a phased oil embargo.

Reuters · May 4, 2022

Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported under renewed Russian fire after evacuations; more attacks in the east

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces renewed bombings in the brutalized city of Mariupol on Tuesday and pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, according to Ukrainian officials who described the death and destruction that ensued.

Los Angeles Times · May 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 70 of the invasion

EU plans import ban on all Russian oil as Russia’s defence minister says Ukrainian forces in Azovstal plant are ‘securely blocked’

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2022

Javelin anti-tank missiles get Biden nod as Ukraine depletes US stash

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stressed the importance of U.S. and allied weapons for Ukraine’s defense Tuesday with a visit to a Lockheed Martin Corp. plant making Javelin anti-tank missiles, which American and NATO officials say have mauled Russia’s invading armored columns.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy baseball to be sold for Ukraine relief

The Ukraine president signed the ball in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 3, 2022

German Opposition Leader Visits Kyiv, Scholz Refuses to Go

Germany’s conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear that he wouldn’t be visiting Ukraine any time soon. Scholz has traded barbs with Ukrainian officials in recent weeks because of Kyiv's refusal to invite Germany's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022

Russia resumes strikes on Mariupol steel plant as evacuated civilians describe ‘hell’

Ukraine is calling for all of the 200 or so civilians to be rescued from the steel plant

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Boris Johnson says Putin 'sowing seeds of catastrophe' and declares 'Ukraine will win'

Boris Johnson addressed the Ukrainian Parliament by video link where he hailed the resistance against Putin's forces as Ukraine's 'finest hour'

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

Mariupol evacuees head to safety as Russia pummels eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As a trickle of civilians from the brutalized city of Mariupol headed to safety Tuesday, Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, striking at targets across a region that U.S. officials warn is under threat of annexation by Moscow.

Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022

‘Ukraine will be free,’ Boris Johnson tells country’s parliament

There should be no peace settlement imposed against the will of Ukrainian people, PM tells Verkhovna Rada

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022