Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for prisoners of war
The Azovstal steel plant became a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity and its fall delivers Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly wanted victory.
World News|May 21, 2022
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Russian forces ‘take full control of Mariupol steel plant’
President Vladimir Putin was told by ministers that the Azovstal steelworks have been ‘completely liberated’.
World News|May 20, 2022
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Ukraine says it repels attack in east as Russian troops struggle to gain ground
It comes as the battle for the steel plant in Mariupol is winding down.
World News|May 20, 2022
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Ukraine: Russian troops withdrawing from around Kharkiv
It comes as a US Senate delegation led by Republican leader Mitch McConnell met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine’s capital.
World News|May 14, 2022
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Ukraine puts Russian soldier accused of war crime on trial
Sgt Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the north-east village of Chupakhivka.
World News|May 13, 2022
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Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland seeks to join Nato
Sweden is expected to follow suit within days amid fears triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
World News|May 13, 2022
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Russia hits east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato
Finland’s president and prime minister said on Thursday that the Nordic country should apply ‘without delay’ for membership in the Western alliance.
World News|May 12, 2022
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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies aged 88
He lost the 1994 presidential election to former prime minister Leonid Kuchma.
World News|May 10, 2022
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Putin marks Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault
The national holiday marks Russia’s greatest triumph, over Nazi Germany in 1945.
World News|May 9, 2022
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Patriotism and unease mix as Russia prepares to mark Victory Day
The mood in Russia this year is very different, because Russian troops are fighting and dying again.
World News|May 8, 2022
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Russia continues barrage in southern Ukraine as civilians leave steel plant
Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday.
World News|May 8, 2022
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Fresh effort races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia’s most recent estimate, are holed up in a vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks.
World News|May 6, 2022
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Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine
Ukraine has urged the West to ramp up the supply of weapons.
World News|May 5, 2022
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Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the estimate
The government estimated early on that around 300 people died and has since opened a war crimes investigation, paperwork obtained by the AP said.
World News|May 4, 2022
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Russia hits eastern towns amid hopes for more evacuations from steel plant
Some Ukrainian fighters are still holed up in the plant in Mariupol.
World News|May 4, 2022
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