May 03 Watch 5:52 Russia launches assault on Mariupol as Ukraine unveils evidence of war crimes outside Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Lizz Bolaji, Lynsey Jeffery Russian forces on Tuesday are besieging the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol. This as Ukraine’s top prosecutor unveiled the preliminary results of her investigation into war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of… Continue watching
May 03 As Russia bombards Mariupol steel plant, U.N. says 127 people have been evacuated By Associated Press The U.N.’s aid coordinator for Ukraine says 127 people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol and nearby areas in an operation carried out along with the international Red Cross. Continue reading
May 03 Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant to attack last Ukrainian defenders By Cara Anna, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press Ukrainian fighters say Russian forces began storming a sprawling steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 02 First Ukrainian civilians escape Mariupol steel plant, hundreds remain By Cara Anna, Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivation as they arrived in Ukrainian-held territory. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 6:35 Pelosi pledges U.S. support in Ukraine visit as evacuations begin in war-torn Mariupol By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery About 100 residents in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on Sunday were freed and promised safe passage after being trapped for months in the basement of a steel plant with little access to clean air, food or water. This comes… Continue watching
May 01 Evacuations underway from Mariupol steel plant, UN says By Cara Anna, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press As many as 100,000 people are believed to still be in blockaded Mariupol, including up to 1,000 civilians who were hunkered down with an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath the Soviet-era steel plant - the only part of the city… Continue reading
Apr 30 Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue, slow Russian advance By Mstyslav Chernov, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press The United Nations is trying to broker an evacuation of civilians holed up with Ukrainian fighters in a steel mill and from other parts of the bombed-out port city. Continue reading
Apr 26 U.S. promises to ‘keep moving heaven and earth’ to arm Ukraine as Russia bombards the Donbas By Yesica Fisch, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Russia has pounded eastern Ukraine as the U.S. defense secretary promised to "keep moving heaven and earth" to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive. Continue reading
Apr 22 Satellite photos reveal suspected mass graves near Mariupol in Ukraine By David Keyton, Yesica Fisch, Associated Press "Mariupol is gone. In the courtyards there are just graves and crosses."… Continue reading
Apr 21 Putin tries to claim victory in Mariupol but won’t storm last holdout of Ukrainian resistance By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war's iconic battleground. Continue reading