The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

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

Russia steps up Azovstal siege as freed civilians reach Zaporizhzhia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says 156 people managed to escape Mariupol while Red Cross says many are still trapped at steelworks

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Russia Unleashes Rockets at Steel Plant, Some Evacuees Reach Safety

Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday on an encircled steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians still trapped beneath the sprawling site despite a UN-brokered evacuation. However, scores of exhausted-looking evacuees who managed to leave under UN and Red…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022

As Ukrainians emerge from war ruins, US officials warn that Russia plans to start annexing territory

LVIV, Ukraine — As battered, sun-starved Ukrainians trickled out from the ruins of the port city of Mariupol, Russian forces Monday pressed new bombing runs in the east and south of the country and U.S. officials warned Moscow will attempt to annex larger chunks of territory it occupies.

Los Angeles Times · May 2, 2022

"It's all gone": Mariupol residents describe terrifying life under Russia's onslaught

"The citizens who left the city say that hell exists, and it's in Mariupol."

Axios · May 2, 2022

Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks but hundreds still trapped

About 100 people expected to reach Zaporizhzhia but efforts to rescue more survivors from horrific conditions delayed

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

First Thing: Ukraine hopes to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Zelenskiy said about 100 civilians who sheltered in steelworks would arrive in Zaporizhzhia today. Plus, the tense wait for a supernova

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

Ukraine evacuees flee to safety after ordeal in Mariupol steel works

The first evacuees from the ruins of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works were expected to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia later on Monday after weeks of cowering from Russian shelling in underground bunkers.

Reuters · May 2, 2022

First Civilians Leave Mariupol Steel Plant; Hundreds Remain

The first civilians evacuated from the bombed-out steel plant that has become the last stronghold of Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol slowly made their way toward safety Monday, as others who managed to escape the city described terrifying weeks of bombardment and deprivation. More than 100 civilians - including elderly women…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2022

VIDEO: Smoking Ruins Of Putins Tank Force After Ukrainian Strike

The artillery strike took place near the city of Zaporizhzhia in the south-eastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Zenger · May 2, 2022