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New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover of port city

KYIV, Ukraine — A furious bid was underway Friday to rescue hundreds of civilians still trapped in the besieged Azovstal steel plant, where Ukrainian soldiers sheltering in a maze of underground tunnels have prevented Russian forces from fully capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol.

Los Angeles Times

Zelenskiy invites Germany’s Scholz to visit Ukraine on Russia’s Victory Day

President says visit on 9 May, when German leaders have often travelled to Moscow, would make powerful statement

The Guardian - UK

Putin expected to make ‘big announcement’ on Russia’s Victory Day

Vladmir Putin is expected to make a 'big announcement' during a military parade for Russia's Victory Day on Monday, Western officials said on Friday.

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Zelenskyy Calls on Scholz to Visit Ukraine on May 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he has invited Germany’s head of government and its head of state to visit Ukraine on May 9, the day Russia marks the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II. Western officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin could use…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 leaders, Ukraine's Zelenskiy to hold talks on Sunday

Group of Seven (G7) leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a video call on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of unity the day before Russia marks its Victory Day holiday, the White House said.

Reuters

Putin has not 'destroyed' bridges between Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the UK and its allies to continuously question whether more sanctions are needed against Russia as the invasion is showing no signs of slowing down.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russia thinks it can escape war crime prosecutions because of nuclear threat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia thought it could escape prosecutions for war crimes because of the threat of a nuclear attack.

Reuters

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Germany's Scholz to attend G7 Ukraine discussion with Zelenskiy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will take part in a G7 virtual discussion on Sunday on the situation in Ukraine that will be attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a German government spokesperson said.

Reuters

Commentary: What I learned in Kyiv

I returned on Monday from traveling to Ukraine with a congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his top national security team in Kyiv for almost three hours.

Los Angeles Times

How Victory Day became central to Putin’s idea of Russian identity

Rhetoric of 1945 victory over Nazis has become more twisted over two decades of Putin’s rule

The Guardian - UK

Russia renews assault on Azovstal plant in Mariupol, UK says

The attack comes despite claims from Russia that they would only seek to seal off the besieged plant

Evening Standard

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Live updates | UK: Russia aims to take Mariupol before V-Day

The British military believes Russia wants to take the port city of Mariupol and its vast steel mill before its marks Victory Day on Monday

The Independent UK

Inside the Azovstal factory: Ukrainians 'only hope for a miracle'

The close-quarter battle inside the Azovstal factory the last Ukrainian stronghold of the strategic port city

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The Guardian - AU

UN plans third evacuation from Azovstal steelworks as battle continues to rage

Ukraine says Russian bombing has destroyed or damaged 400 hospitals and medical centres; Moscow rushes to declare victory in Mariupol

The Guardian - AU

Evacuation operations continue from Mariupol with 40 civilians rescued on Friday – as it happened

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Sends New Mariupol Convoy to Rescue Civilians from 'Bleak Hell'

A new UN convoy was expected in Mariupol Friday to evacuate civilians from the "bleak hell" of a besieged steel plant that has become the last pocket of resistance against invading Russian forces in the southern port city. The Russian military had announced a three-day ceasefire at the site starting…

The Independent UK

Defenders inside Ukrainian steel mill refuse to surrender

Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath Mariupol’s immense steel plant are refusing to surrender in the face of relentless attacks

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France 24

Biden announces more artillery, radars for Ukraine's war against Russia

President Joe Biden on Friday announced new US commitments of weaponry for Ukraine in its fight to repel Russia's invasion, but said funding was close to running out and urged Congress to authorise more. To see how all the day's events unfolded, read our liveblog below. All times are Paris…

Los Angeles Times

US official says its intelligence helped Ukraine sink Russian warship

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops struck across eastern Ukraine on Thursday and mounted a new push to kill or capture the last remaining Ukrainian fighters defending the besieged port city of Mariupol, new evidence emerged that the U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink a formidable Russian warship last…

Reuters

Evacuations restart in Mariupol as Biden announces more arms for Ukraine

Ukraine said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Friday, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow dozens more still trapped beneath the plant to depart after weeks under siege.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 72 of the invasion

Russia violated its promise of Mariupol ceasefire, Kyiv says, as US says it shared intel on the location of Moskva cruiser sunk by Ukraine

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia has devastated hundreds of hospitals

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform surgery, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Putin forced into humiliating apology after minister claims Hitler was Jewish

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett said Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to him in a phone call after foreign minister Sergey Lavrov's comments about Adolf Hitler being part Jewish

The Independent UK

PM says UK will ‘continue to intensify’ efforts to assist Ukraine

Boris Johnson insists Russian president Vladimir Putin will ‘never break’ the spirit of the Ukrainian people.

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