Wives of Mariupol defenders to Pope: “You are our last hope”
Vatican CityAP The wives of two Ukrainian soldiers defending the Mariupol steel mill met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and begged him to intervene to arrange for a third-party evacuation of the troops before Russian soldiers capture or kill them. “You are our last hope. We hope you can save their lives. Please don’t let […]
Evacuations restart at Mariupol steel plant in Ukraine as Russia tightens grip
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters 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. Mariupol has endured the most destructive bombardment of the 10-week-old war, and the […]
Ukraine evacuees flee to safety after ordeal in Mariupol steel works
Zaporizhzhia/Beziemme, Ukraine Reuters The first evacuees from the ruins of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works were expected to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia later on Monday after weeks of cowering from Russian shelling in underground bunkers. The sprawling industrial complex in the Sea of Azov port city that has been devastated by weeks of […]
Mariupol evacuee recounts heart-stopping terror in the bunkers of Azovstal
Bezimenne, Ukraine Reuters Cowering in the labyrinth of Soviet-era bunkers far beneath the vast Azovstal steel works, Natalia Usmanova felt her heart would stop she was so terrified as Russian bombs rained down on Mariupol, sprinkling her with concrete dust. Usmanova, 37, spoke to Reuters on Sunday after being evacuated from the plant, a sprawling […]