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EU eyes Russian oil import ban amid new bid to evacuate Mariupol

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a ban within the year on Russian oil imports in its toughest move yet over the invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow said it was offering a new ceasefire to evacuate a steel plant in devastated Mariupol.

AFP

Ukraine latest updates: New Mariupol evacuation mission under way

Ukraine news May 5: UN says third convoy on way to evacuate civilians from ‘hell’ of the besieged Azovstal steel plant.

Al Jazeera

Russian attack on Mariupol theatre killed around 600 civilians, new evidence suggests

New evidence suggests death toll could be double that cited so far

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‘Difficult bloody battles’ underway at Mariupol steelworks, Ukrainian commander says

Ukraine’s forces are making ‘superhuman efforts to contain the pressure of the enemy’, a commander said

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war: Human rights groups say children with severe disabilities tied to beds as thousands were abandoned - as it happened

Human rights groups say the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to thousands of disabled Ukrainian children being abandoned in institutions that can't look after them.

ABC News

Ukraine's Zelenskiy asks U.N. chief for help saving people in Azovstal steel works

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday asked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for help saving people trapped in the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, Zelenskiy's office said in a statement.

Reuters

Russian troops enter Azovstal plant, top Ukrainian lawmaker says

Russian forces have entered the territory of Mariupol's Azovstal plant, Ukraine's ruling parliamentary faction head David Arakhamia said in a Wednesday evening comment to RFE/RL.

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Mariupol evacuee fears for families still trapped under steel works

After two months in a bunker, Mariupol evacuee Tetyana Trotsak is feeling the sun on her face and staring up at the bright blue sky on her first day of freedom.

Reuters

Moment Russia fires thermobaric weapons on steelworks as contact lost with defenders

Russian troops stormed the plant on April 19 and destroyed large areas, however, pockets of organised resistance fighters remain at the plant

Daily Mirror

Heavy fighting at Mariupol steel plant where 30 children remain trapped

Convoy of buses left port city on Wednesday, says Donetsk governor

The Independent UK

EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Azovstal under fresh fire

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - The European Commission proposed a gradual ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine Wednesday, as officials in the destroyed city of Mariupol reported heavy fighting at the Azovstal steel plant.

AFP

Fierce fighting under way in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant, says Azov commander

Leader of Ukrainian forces says they are engaged in ‘difficult bloody battles’ against Russian troops, as another 344 civilians are evacuated

The Guardian - UK

Mariupol theatre strike killed 600 people, investigation suggests

The figures is double the 300 casualties Ukraine authorities initially claimed after the strike by Putin’s forces

Evening Standard

Zelensky pleads for help to save people trapped inside Mariupol’s Azovstal plant as battles rage

The commander of Ukrainian forces inside the steelworks has said ‘difficult bloody battles’ were taking place

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Reuters

Mariupol mayor says heavy fighting under way at Azovstal steel plant

The mayor of Mariupol said there was heavy fighting on Wednesday at the Azovstal steel works where the city's last defenders and some civilians are holding out.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Pounds Ukraine, Targeting Supply of Western Arms

Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east, as the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports. The Russian military said Wednesday it…

The Independent UK

AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike

Amid all the horrors that have unfolded in the war on Ukraine, the Russian airstrike on the theater being used as a bomb shelter in Mariupol on March 16 stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date

The Independent UK

AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike

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Daily Mirror

Russian anchor boasts he collected British 'war trophy' weapon on visit to Mariupol

Vladimir Solovyov, known as "Putin’s Voice" and seen wearing body armour, showed what he said was a NLAW - new generation portable anti-tank weapon - to viewers

Al Jazeera

Exhausted Azovstal evacuees recount trauma of Mariupol siege

Civilians who spent two months underground endure three-day journey before arriving in Ukraine-controlled Zaporizhzhia.

Daily Record

Ukraine intelligence predicts exactly when Russian military invasion will end

According to alleged intelligence leaked from within his own forces, Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" will likely come to an end in September.

Reuters

Ukraine, UN and Red Cross make new effort to evacuate civilians from Mariupol

A convoy of buses left Mariupol on Wednesday in a new attempt by Ukraine, the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross to evacuate civilians from the southern Ukrainian city, the regional governor said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Forces Press Ukraine Offensive as EU Weighs Oil Sanctions

Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions. Three months into the war, Moscow has focused its fresh offensive on Ukraine's…

AFP

Russian forces press Ukraine offensive as EU weighs oil sanctions

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says another 344 people have been rescued in second evacuation from Mariupol – as it happened

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