A huge Soviet-era steel mill is where the last Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol have taken refuge as Russia’s battle to take full control of the city appeared to be entering its final stages.
Tag: Mariupol (Ukraine)
Ukraine Says Russia Begins Assault in the East After Raining Missiles Nationwide
The president of Ukraine and a top national security aide said the Russian offensive, anticipated for weeks, had finally begun after a Russian missile barrage that included the first deadly strike on the western city of Lviv.
Prisoners Held by Both Russia and Ukraine Appeal to Leaders for Help
Two British fighters held by Russian asked to be traded for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian ally of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin.
Thousands of Ukrainian Civilians Are Holed Up in a Steel Plant in Mariupol, Officials Say
Some 2,000 civilians who were driven from their homes have sheltered in a network of tunnels beneath the plant, an aide to the city’s mayor said.
Nurse Recounts Attack on Mariupol Maternity Hospital
The attack last month was among the first signs that Ukraine was facing a merciless war.
Putin Calls Talks a ‘Dead End’ but Limits War Aim to Eastern Ukraine
It was the first time that President Vladimir Putin himself had defined a more limited military goal: taking control of the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine — not the whole country.
U.S., Allies Probe Claim of Chemical Agent in Ukraine
Ukrainian commanders said “a poisonous substance” caused respiratory difficulties and neurological symptoms in a handful of soldiers and civilians.
Far From Defeated, Putin Intends to Escalate War in Ukraine
Austria’s chancellor said after meeting with Mr. Putin that the Russian president had “totally adopted the logic of war.”
Zelensky Responds to Apparent Russian Threat of Chemical Weapons Use
A Ukrainian unit in Mariupol claimed Russian forces had used chemical weapons there. Their report could not be independently confirmed.
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.