Tag: Civilians
Battle for Mariupol: Civilians holed up in Azovstal steel plant
Russia has resumed its attack on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, according to a Ukrainian official quoted by Reuters. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are holed up in the besieged Azovstal steel plant. The resumption of the Russian attack has come days after President Vladimir Putin ordered his generals not to storm it, Ukraine has said. The mayor’s office in Mariupol says an…
At least 50 dead as missiles strike Ukraine train station packed with civilians – BBC News
At least 50 people have been killed in a missile strike on a packed train station in the east of Ukraine. 5 children are among the dead and many more people were injured in the attack. The station in the city of Kramatorsk has been a major hub for civilians escaping from the Donbas region, which is now the focus of Vladimir Putin’s war effort….
Hundreds more civilians feared dead in towns near Kyiv – BBC News
The Ukrainian government says it fears that many more civilians may have been killed by Russian forces in towns around Kyiv, before they retreated further east. It follows the discovery of many dead civilians in the city of Bucha. Ukrainian human rights workers believe that hundreds more people may be buried in a mass grave near a church in the city. And in the nearby…
UN calls for civilians fleeing Russia invasion of Ukraine to be given safe passage – BBC News
The UN say that civilians must be given safe passage away from war zones. Ukraine says that Russian shelling has been preventing the evacuation of civilians from cities such as Mariupol, Sumy and Kharkiv. Russia has again said it is ready to re-open humanitarian corridors but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the evacuation proposals after it emerged many routes would lead to Russia or its…
Separatist commander killed in Ukraine's Donetsk while evacuating civilians
In Donetsk, a funeral has been held for the commander of the separatist Sparta Battalion. The unit says Vladimir Joga was killed on Saturday while attempting to evacuate civilians from a besieged Ukrainian city. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ukraine #Russia
Russia-Ukraine war: Ceasefire attempt to evacuate civilians fails
Ukraine has said civilian evacuations were halted in two cities in the country’s southeast because of continuing attacks, an account dismissed by Russia which had announced a temporary ceasefire to allow more than 200,000 people to escape the fighting. Russia earlier on Saturday said its forces stopped firing near Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow safe passage to civilians, but Ukraine officials accused Russian troops of…