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Surviving Azovstal: Ukrainian soldiers recall Mariupol siege three years on

In May 2022, over 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers were ordered to surrender from the Azovstal steel plant, Ukraine’s last stronghold during the siege of Mariupol. Euronews spoke to the Ukrainian soldiers who defended the encircled city for 86 days and then fought for their lives in Russian prisons.

Euronews

‘You say you are a musician, they beat you more’: the Ukrainian sax player who survived Putin’s torture prisons

Yuriy Merkotan played in a military band and, after being caught up in the Mariupol siege, spent nearly two years in various jails

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky visits island where soldiers told Russian warship to go 'f*** itself'

Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Snake Island to mark the 500th day since the Russian invasion began - with the site becoming iconic after defenders told warship operators to: "Go f*** yourself"

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‘Not treated like humans’: Ukrainian women on Russian captivity

Former prisoners of war, swapped in a recent deal, say they were subjected to starvation and other forms of abuse.

Al Jazeera

Former Ukraine POWs recall fainting from hunger in Russian captivity

Alina Panina, a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed last week, recalls women fainting from hunger as they took the 15 minutes of permitted daily exercise during their months-long detention by Russian forces.

Reuters

Terror to elation: Ukrainian woman’s journey from Azovstal to PoW to freedom

Exclusive: Guardian hears of ordeal in first major interview given by any of the women freed in last week’s prisoner swap

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian woman's quest to retrieve body of prisoner of war

Viktoria Skliar thought she might soon be reunited with her detained boyfriend the last time she spoke with him

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Prisoner swap with Russia sees 108 Ukrainian women released

Group released includes civilians and women captured during Azovstal steelworks siege, with 110 Russians also released

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine soldier shows horrifying injuries after being captured by Russians

Pictures of Ukrainian Mykhalio Dianov - one of 215 prisoners released by Russian forces - have been described as "terrifying" after his skinny body and injuries were shown

Daily Mirror

Kalush Orchestra make appeal for Azovstal fighters on Ukrainian Independence Day

The band encouraged fans to donate 24 Ukrainian hryvnias (55p) in recognition of the date of August 24.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: six months that shook the world

Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a "special military operation" - a mass invasion on a scale unseen in Europe since World War Two.

Reuters

Pro-Russian DPR Shows What The Azovstal Steel Works Look Like Now, One Month After Azov Fighters Surrendered

Newly released footage shows the remains of Azovstal iron and steel works after its surrender.

Zenger

Scores of Ukraine Azovstal fighters' bodies still in Mariupol, ex-commander says

The bodies of scores of Ukrainian fighters killed during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the southern city of Mariupol are still awaiting retrieval, the former commander of Ukraine's Azov National Guard regiment said on Sunday.

Reuters

Ukraine Recap: POWs' death sentence – a return of the 'show trials'?

The shocking news that two Britons fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces who were captured after the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been sentenced to death brings to mind the bad old days of the Soviet Union, when thousands who fell foul of Stalin were condemned after…

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Ukraine: British POWs sentenced to death after 'show trial' which appears to violate Geneva Conventions

Two Britons captured while fighting in Ukraine’s armed forces have been sentenced to death after what has been condemned as a “show trial”. Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, who surrendered to Russian forces during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, were convicted on the charge of “being a…

Evening Standard

Russia begins returning bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at Azovstal steel mill

The Azov Regiment was among the Ukrainian units that defended the factory for nearly three months before surrendering

France 24

Live: UN nuclear watchdog says Chernobyl radiation detectors back online, levels normal

Radiation detectors around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant are back online for the first time since Russia's invasion and radiation levels are normal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a two-day visit to Turkey for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine,…

The Independent UK

AP Exclusive: Russia begins returning bodies from steel mill

Dozens of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks have been returned to Ukraine by the Russians who now occupy the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol

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Wales Online

Ukraine recovers bodies from steel plant siege

Dozens of the dead have been transferred to Kyiv

Reuters

Relatives of Ukraine's evacuated Azovstal fighters seek news

Relatives of Ukrainian fighters who remained for weeks under the besieged Azovstal steel works said on Monday they had received no news of the whereabouts of their loved ones since they were evacuated to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron, Scholz Urge Putin to Accept Direct Exchange with Zelenskiy

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…

Reuters

Macron, Scholz urge Putin to release Azovstal fighters - Elysee palace

Zenger

Russian Sappers Claim To Find Plentiful Food And Water In Azovstal Plant After Surrender

This is the moment Russian sappers explore the abandoned Azovstal plant and apparently discover plentiful supplies of food, water and equipment left by the Azov Battalion after their surrender.

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week 13 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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

Zenger

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Russian Engineers Demine Bombed Out Azovstal Plant In Mariupol

This is the moment Russian combat engineers demine the bombed-out Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

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