Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance.
Angelina Jolie fled to a bomb shelter as air raid sirens went off in Lviv, Ukraine over the weekend. Video shows the actor and Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency speak to displaced Ukrainians at the Lviv railway station on Saturday, while also playing with young kids and taking pictures.
"The enemy is trying to storm the Azovstal plant with significant forces using armored vehicles. Our fighters are repelling all attacks," said Denys Shlega, commander of the 12th Operational Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard who is also currently at Azovstal. "Over the past days, travelling with the evacuees, I have heard mothers, children and frail grandparents speak about the trauma of living day after day under unrelenting heavy shelling and the fear of death, and with extreme lack of water, food, and sanitation," Lubrani said. "They spoke of the hell they have experienced since this war started, seeking refuge in the Azovstal plant, many being separated from family members whose fate they still don’t know.
Even before word came that Russian forces were storming the plant, the military said it was bombarding it after Vadim Astafyev, a Defense Ministry spokesman, said that Ukrainian fighters used the cease-fire that allowed civilians to flee to take up new positions at the plant. Getting a full picture of the unfolding battle in the east has been difficult because airstrikes and artillery barrages have made it extremely dangerous for reporters to move around. Both Ukraine and the Moscow-backed rebels fighting in the east have introduced tight restrictions on reporting.
In a speech delivered remotely to Ukraine’s parliament, he echoed the words of Britain’s World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he lauded the country's defiant response to the Russian invasion.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia likens Zelensky to Hitler as Mariupol says Russia worse than Nazis'The fact that Zelensky is Jewish does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine,' the Russian foreign minister said.
Read more »
Mariupol evacuees head to safety as Russia pummels eastern UkraineA trickle of civilians from the brutalized Ukrainian city of Mariupol is heading to safety, but Russian forces continue to attack the Donbas region.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Pelosi meets Polish president Duda; Mariupol evacuees expected in safer areaAfter weeks of failed efforts, a convoy of about 100 evacuees from the Azovstal steel plant is expected to arrive in Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning local time. Follow our live updates.
Read more »
Some evacuated from Mariupol as Russia continues attacks; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits KyivSome are evacuating Mariupol as Russia continues its attacks and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Kyiv.
Read more »
Some evacuated from Mariupol as Russia continues attacks; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits KyivSome are evacuating Mariupol as Russia continues its attacks and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Kyiv.
Read more »
World food grain shortage looms as Russia blocks a top Ukrainian exportNearly four and half million tons of grain are blocked in Ukraine's ports, a U.N. World Food Program representative said.
Read more »