The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to release the 2,500 Ukrainian defenders of the Azovstal steel plant detained by Russian forces, the Elysee palace said. The two European leaders, in a joint call, also urged Putin to accept a direct…

Russia has claimed the capture of a key railway junction as its forces fight to seize all of eastern Ukraine's contested Donbas region

Civil vessels may safely use the Azov Sea port of Mariupol in Ukraine as the danger from mines has been eliminated, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday.

Large TVs play Russian state news in support of invasion in war-torn city still lacking electricity and water

Svitlana and Vitaly lost almost everything, including their unborn baby, during Russia’s siege, their experiences a snapshot of the horrors endured by Mariupol’s remaining residents

Ukraine's richest man says he plans to sue Russia over what he said was $17 billon to $20 billion in losses caused by its bombardment of steel plants he owns in the devastated city of Mariupol.

Russia gains ground as it focuses its military offensive and Moscow’s vast resources of men and material exact a toll.

Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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