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The Latest Breaking News from Azovstal

New satellite images reveal ‘mass graves’ near Mariupol as Russia ‘attempts to storm’ steel plant

Russian troops buried civilians in mass graves to cover up their own ‘military crimes,’ mayor says

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why the battle for Mariupol's steel mill matters

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming control over Ukraine’s seaside city of Mariupol even as its defenders are holding out inside a massive steel mill near the water

The Independent UK

Russia says Mariupol ‘liberated’, apart from Azovstal steel plant

President Putin instructs Russian forces to blockade steelworks where remaining fighters and civilians are holed up.

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Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to block Azovstal plant in Mariupol so 'not even a fly can escape'

Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers - and around 1,000 civilians - are said to be sheltering in the Ukrainian city's huge steel plant

Irish Mirror

Putin hails 'liberation' of Mariupol, cancels plans to storm steel plant

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be hermetically blockaded instead.

Bangkok Post

Putin Cancels Russian Plans to Storm Mariupol Steel Plant, Opts for Blockade Instead

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to continue to be hermetically blockaded instead. Putin gave the order to Sergei Shoigu, his defense minister, who had previously…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead

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Chechen chief Kadyrov: Russia forces will control Mariupol steelworks Thursday -Interfax

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said Russian forces would be in complete control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Thursday.

Reuters

Timeline: Week eight of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events during week eight of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Mariupol evacuation corridor did not work as planned -Ukraine's deputy PM

Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday that an agreed humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol had not worked as planned, blaming Russian forces for not holding their ceasefire.

Reuters

Russia proposes Ukrainian troops at Azovstal to lay down weapons on Wednesday

Russia's defence ministry issued a new proposal to Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azovstal steel plant to lay down their weapons on Wednesday, adding that not a single Ukrainian soldier had accepted that same offer on Tuesday.

Reuters

New ultimatum for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant

Russia says it opened corridor for Ukrainian forces to leave steel plant in key southeastern Ukrainian city.

Al Jazeera

The last remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol are holding out in the Azovstal steelworks. Here's what we know

The last remnants of the Ukrainian forces defending the south-eastern port city of Mariupol, and about 1,000 civilians, are reportedly holding out in underground shelters beneath the vast Azovstal steel plant, which has been likened to a "fortress".

ABC News

Mariupol Teeters as Ukrainians Defy Surrender-Or-Die Demand

The shattered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to the Russians on Sunday after seven weeks under siege, in what would give Moscow a crucial success following its failure to storm the Ukrainian capital and the sinking of its Black Sea flagship. The Russian military estimated…

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Russia sets 0300 GMT deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender

Russia's defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their lives.

Asharq Al-Awsat

One of Europe's Biggest Steel Works Damaged in Ukraine's Mariupol

One of Europe's biggest iron and steel works, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as Russian forces lay siege to the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, officials said Sunday. "One of the biggest metallurgic plants in #Europe destroyed. The economic losses for #Ukraine are huge. The environment is devastated," tweeted Ukrainian…

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