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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Samantha Lock, Martin Belam and Léonie Chao-Fong

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 58 of the invasion

A pro-Russian soldier stands in front of a destroyed administration building in Mariupol. Officials estimate 100,000 people are trapped in the city
A pro-Russian soldier stands in front of a destroyed administration building in Mariupol. Officials estimate 100,000 people are trapped in the city. Photograph: Chingis Kondarov/Reuters
  • The Russian military official Rustam Minnekayev said Russia planned to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its military operation. Russia intends to forge a land corridor between Crimea and Donbas, he said, adding that control of Ukraine’s south will give Russia another gateway to Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria.

Map shows Mariupol, Ukraine and buildings destroyed or damaged. Map also locates the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.
  • The UN human rights office said it had seen growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, describing the war as a “horror story of violations against civilians”. The UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, said “almost every resident” of the town of Bucha had a story about the death of a relative, a neighbour or even a stranger.

  • The head of the UN atomic watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said he would visit Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant next week. Grossi will head an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission “to deliver vital equipment and conduct radiological and other assessments at the site”, which was held by Russian forces for five weeks, the agency said in a statement.

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