Turkey has had a ship waiting for weeks in Istanbul to evacuate those remaining in the Azovstal steel plant, but Ukraine and Russia have not agreed to a plan, a Turkish official said.
Tag: Evacuations and Evacuees
Evacuees From Azovstal Steel Plant Tell of Horrors and Survival
Nearly 130 people reached relative safety after sheltering for weeks in dark bunkers under the Azovstal plant, under constant bombardment, with dwindling food.
Painful Stories Emerge From Mariupol, While Combat Rages to the East
With its forces making only slow progress and enduring heavy losses, Russia now plans to annex eastern parts of Ukraine after a sham election, the U.S. says.
100 Civilians Evacuated From Mariupol Steel Factory, Officials Say
The Ukrainian president said that civilians were being evacuated from the Azovstal steel factory and are headed to a “controlled area.”
Women and Children Evacuated Out of Mariupol’s Azovstal Steel Plant
A Ukrainian commander and Russian news agencies said about 20 civilians were able to leave the steel factory in the besieged city of Mariupol. An unknown number of civilians remains at the plant.
They Survived the Holocaust. Now, They Are Fleeing to Germany.
A complex operation is underway to evacuate Holocaust survivors from Ukraine. For rescuers and evacuees alike, it means confronting the past.
Under Fire, a Ukrainian Town Braces for a Russian Onslaught
In Orikhiv, near the front lines, most residents have fled and those who remain endure constant shelling and the fear of what comes next.
A Stricken Ukrainian City Empties, and Those Left Fear What’s Next
After the deadly strike on the train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, those who stayed behind are grim about the future: “We think we will be swept off the face of the earth.”
In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief
A family shares its story of surviving the Russian attack on a theater that officials in the besieged southern Ukrainian city believe killed about 300 people.
Evacuation of Mariupol Falters as Red Cross Team Is Turned Back
At least one group of private vehicles left the battered city, but a larger effort failed when unsafe conditions prevented a Red Cross team from reaching the city to escort an evacuation convoy.