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Tag: Mariupol (Ukraine)
Officials in Mariupol Struggle to Account for the Dead
The coastal city, a battleground for weeks, is under an increasingly relentless Russian assault that is taking an unspeakable toll.
Diplomacy Quickens to Halt Ukraine War or Stop Its Expansion
Ukraine and Russia held a new round of talks and agreed to resume them on Tuesday, as the United States warned China about helping an increasingly isolated Kremlin and expanding the conflict.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia Bombards Kyiv
Plus China’s effort to contain its biggest coronavirus outbreak since Wuhan.
Woman Photographed After Russian Strike On Maternity Hospital Has Died
Her baby also died, the news organization said. The photo captured last week has become one of the defining images of human suffering in the war.
How President Zelensky Became a National Hero in Ukraine
We look at Volodymyr Zelensky’s rise.
Red Cross Warns Time Is Running Out For Civilians in Mariupol
Russian forces encircled the city nearly two weeks ago, and as the death toll rises, eyewitnesses have reported there is little food or clean water, and no medicine.
U.S. to Send Arms to Ukraine, as Russia Intensifies Campaign of Destruction
A defiant mayor of a captured city was kidnapped by Russian troops, Ukrainian authorities say, an act that prompted hundreds to protest.
Russian Sieges in Ukraine Are Prompting Flashbacks for Syrians
“We feel for them and say, may God be with you,” said one Syrian who endured hunger and cold when his own government, backed by Russia, besieged Aleppo.
Russia Batters and Encircles Ukrainian Cities, as Diplomacy Falters
The first meeting during the war of the two countries’ foreign ministers yielded no cease-fire. The Russian side signaled that its invasion would not stop until Ukraine surrendered.