Tag: Mariupol
What if Russia fully seizes Ukraine's Mariupol?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called operations to control Mariupol “a success”, but ordered his forces not to storm the site where the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the besieged port city is holding out. Ukrainian forces who have been holed up at that sprawling complex in the strategic port city are repeatedly defying Moscow’s demands to surrender. Al Jazeera’s James Bays takes a…
‘Our last days’: Ukraine commander in Mariupol appeals for help
A commander for the Ukrainian marines fighting Russian forces in Mariupol says his forces were “may be facing our last days, if not hours”, as Russia issued a new ultimatum to fighters holding out inside a steel plant in the besieged city. “The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to one,” Serhiy Volyna from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade said as he appealed for extraction from…
Russia abandons plan to storm final Ukrainian holdout in Mariupol
Russian President Vladimir Putin has abandoned his plan to storm the steel plant in Mariupol where the city’s last Ukrainian defenders are holed up. Instead, Russian forces will continue to blockade the site. Mariupol was once home to 400,000 people, but now fewer than 50,000 are left, unable to escape the fighting. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari has the latest from Moscow. – Follow us on…
Russia’s deadline passes for Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender I Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Russia claims its troops have “completely cleared” Mariupol, with only a few Ukrainian troops left in the city. Moscow has issued an ultimatum to the remaining Ukrainian soldiers: Surrender or die. #AlJazeeraNewsfeed #AlJazeeraEnglish #Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv #Mariupol
Russia offers Mariupol defenders a surrender window – BBC News
Russia says it will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol if they lay down their arms on Sunday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said eliminating Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol would put an end to talks. Russia is planning to restrict access to Mariupol from Monday, city officials say. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews #Russia #Ukraine
Russian claims more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol – BBC News
Russia has claimed that more then 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in the besieged port city of Mariupol. But a top adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky insists the city is still standing and some marines have joined another battalion. Mariupol’s mayor has said 21,000 civilians have been killed during weeks of intense Russia bombardment, while 100,00 people are still waiting to be evacuated. Meanwhile,…