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Russian strike on Mariupol theater in Ukraine was a war crime, Amnesty International says
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The human rights group interviewed dozens of survivors of the attack and analyzed satellite imagery, radar data, architectural blueprints of the structure, and video evidence in coming to its conclusion. "Many peopl...
Mariupol at risk of cholera outbreak as Russia struggles to provide basic services, says UK intelligence
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Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol, now fully under Russian control, is at risk of a cholera outbreak, according to a British intelligence report published Friday, echoing concerns of Ukrainian officials as Russia ...
More than 1,000 Mariupol, Ukraine fighters transferred to Russia for ‘investigation’: report
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The TASS news agency, citing a law enforcement source, reported that at least 100 of the captives are being held in Moscow and that they include "foreign mercenaries." "Over 1,000 people from Azovstal have been tran...
Ukraine officials fear repeat of Mariupol in Luhansk
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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the city of Lyman – which serves as a regional railway hub – had been "completely liberated." However, Ukraine's deputy defense minister Hanna Malyar said the ...
Russia claims total control of Ukraine’s Mariupol: ‘complete liberation’
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia’s military saw the "complete liberation" of the Ukrainian port city, which has been at the center of the Ukraine-Russia War for several...
The fall of Mariupol could conceal war crimes evidence from the world and give Russia’s offensive a boost
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After almost three months of intense bombardment, thousands of reported deaths and countless tales of horror and starvation, the battle for the city of Mariupol is nearing its conclusion. Ukraine's military announc...
Remaining Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol steel plant: Zelenskyy
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"Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive. This is our principle. I think that every adequate person will understand these words," Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his nightly address Monday. Ukraine's ...
Ukraine declares ‘combat mission’ over in Mariupol amid evacuation
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Ukrainian forces have completed their "combat mission" in the besieged city of Mariupol, according to a statement by the country's military. Commanders of units stationed at the city's massive Azovstal steelworks pl...
Ukraine mass graves: Satellite images show Mariupol cemetery expanding as Russian war continues
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A satellite photo from Maxar Technologies revealed the expansion of the Starokrymske Cemetery on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Maxar Technologies satellite photo of the Starokrymske Cemetery in Mariupol, Ukraine ...
Ukrainian military captain speaks out from Mariupol steel mine ‘catacombs’ surrounded by Russians
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"Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade said that, thanks in part to other Fox News staff members and an interpreter, Capt. Bogdan Krotevich was able to give a report on the current situation in the besieged city on the eas...
Russian military is now storming Mariupol steel factory, Ukrainian forces say
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The move comes almost two weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the plant, but rather block off the last pocket of resistance in the besieged Ukrainian city. Asked about repo...
Pope says Mariupol ‘barbarously bombarded,’ implicitly criticizes Russia
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Speaking to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square for his noon blessing, Francis again implicitly criticized Russia. In Roman Catholicism, the month of May is dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. Francis asked f...
Zelenskyy to launch operation to evacuate civilians in Mariupol steel plant Friday
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The office didn’t give any details on the operation, which it said would occur Friday, according to Reuters. Russia has devastated Mariupol, a strategic port city, with constant attacks since the start of the invasi...
Ukrainian lawmaker says Russia forces trying to forcibly deport civilians from Mariupol to Russia
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"They have pulled these people from Mariupol," Ukrainian Parliament member Yevheniia Kravchuk told ABC’s "This Week" on Sunday. "This is something that can’t be happening in the 21st century." The comments came as ...
Ukraine says Russia has resumed attempts to storm Mariupol steel plant to ‘strangle resistance’
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"The enemy is trying to strangle the final resistance of the defenders of Mariupol in the Azovstal area," Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a televised address according to Reuters. ZELENSKYY...
Despite Putin’s ‘big show’ over Mariupol victory, it’s still ‘contested’: Pentagon
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Kirby made the remarks to CNN after Putin waved off the Russian military assault in an apparent bid to free up his troops for the broader campaign in the east. Putin instead called for a blockade of the factory. Kir...