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Russia-Ukraine war: UN races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant

Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, are holed up in the vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks, and they have repeatedly refused to surrender

Putin, Israeli PM Naftali Bennett discuss Ukraine crisis over phone

The Russian military is ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians, Putin said, adding that the Kiev authorities should order the remaining militants at the Azovstal plant to lay down arms

Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine

The Russian military said it used sea- and air-launched missiles to destroy electric power facilities at five railway stations across Ukraine

Russian forces are storming Mariupol plant, claim Ukrainian fighters

Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance. The move comes almost two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the plant, but rather block it off. The deputy commander of the Azov Regiment that is holed up in the Azovstal steel plant confirmed that Russian forces have started to storm the plant on Tuesday. That comes after some civilians escaped the plant over the weekend in a U.N.-assisted evacuation effort.

Russia resumes shelling in Mariupol after civilian evacuations: Ukraine

Ukrainian National Guard brigade commander Denys Shlega estimated that several hundred civilians still are trapped at the site alongside nearly 500 wounded soldiers and numerous dead bodies

Ukraine says Russia stole 'several hundred thousand tonnes' of grain

Ukraine's foreign ministry accused Russia on Thursday of stealing grain in territory it has occupied, an act it said increased the threat to global food security

Moscow has evacuated over 1 million people from Ukraine: Rusian official

Lavrov said that negotiations continue between Russia and Ukraine almost every day and blamed the inflammatory actions of Western supporters of the Kyiv regime for disrupting the talks

Ukraine says Russia taking 'colossal losses' in eastern battle

The body of a journalist from U.S.-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty was found in rubble in the Ukrainian capital, killed in a Russian missile attack during a visit by the U.N. secretary-general

Russia says it struck production buildings at defence factory in Kyiv

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Russia used high-precision, long-range weaponry to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital

Ukraine slams Russia's attack on Kyiv amid new Mariupol rescue effort

Ukraine's leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by UN chief, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality

Kyiv seeks to seize Russia's assets for post-war recovery: Ukrainian PM

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kyiv's post-war recovery.

US President Biden requests $33bn from Congress in aid to Ukraine

Of the $33-billion sum, according to a fact sheet by the White House, $20.4 billion will be military and security assistance to Kiev

Explosions rock Kyiv again as Russians rain fire on Ukraine amid UN visit

The attack happened barely an hour after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a news conference with U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres

Explosions heard in Ukraine's Kyiv after Zelenskyy's meeting with UN chief

At least two explosions were heard early Thursday evening in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN chief Antonio Guterres

No agreement yet on meeting between Putin, Zelensky: Ukraine official

Consultations at the level of working subgroups, which are preparing the positions of the parties in legal terms, are underway, said Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak

Russian cyber attacks aimed at collecting data from Ukraine: Dossiers

The hacks, paired with prewar data theft, likely armed Russia with extensive details on much of Ukraine's population, cybersecurity and military intelligence analysts say

Russia says it's cutting gas to 2 European Union nations in escalation

Russia decided to shut off gas to two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv

Russian military appoints new 'head' of Kherson region in Ukraine

Last week, Ukrainian Defence Ministry's spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk said Russia is preparing to hold a "referendum" in the Kherson region on joining Russia

US not fighting Russia: Pentagon on Ukraine conflict turning to proxy war

Since Russia launched its military operation in February, the US has provided at least $3.7 billion to support Ukraine's defenses

Russia's Chernobyl seizure risked nuclear accident: IAEA chief Grossi

Russian troops moved into the radiation-contaminated Chernobyl exclusion zone in February on their way toward the Ukrainian capital