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Russia Ukraine War Crisis Live: Humanitarian organisations worked to evacuate more civilians from the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Monday ...

But Russian forces resumed shelling the steelworks on Sunday as soon as the buses had left the plant, a city official said. An explosive device damaged a railway bridge Sunday in the Kursk region of Russia, which borders Ukraine, and a criminal investigation has been started.

The rescue operation in the southeastern port comes after weeks of failed efforts, with Russian forces bombarding the city as they battle to make progress ...

“The wise Jewish people say that the worst anti-Semites are Jews,” he said. In an interview on an Italian TV, Lavrov on Sunday defended Russia’s goal of Ukraine’s “denazification,” and said that he believed Hitler had Jewish heritage. Odesa is a key strategic port on the Black Sea that serves as the main base for Ukraine’s navy. This is very important, and I can say this is crucial moment in politics for us.” It is the third time Russian forces have attacked the bridge, the administration said. “The targets they choose prove once again that the war against Ukraine is a war of extermination for the Russian army,” he said. The suspicion is growing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking “in the long term to remove Ukraine as a competitor,” Oezdemir was quoted as saying. “Jews did not murder themselves in the Holocaust,” he wrote on Twitter. “The lowest level of racism against Jews is to accuse Jews themselves of anti-Semitism.” “I’m very grateful that we can sit here and talk about our relations, about Euro-Atlantic ties and especially about the situation in Ukraine," Duda said at the meeting. Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has called remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “unforgiveable and outrageous,” as the foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to Israel for a “clarification meeting.” according to Lapid’s office. The visit comes after Pelosi and U.S. lawmakers made a surprise trip over the weekend to the Ukrainian capital where they met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ukraine during the war. If Russian forces were to gain control of the area, they could cut off Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea and potentially build a land corridor all the way to the border with Moldova.

Some 100 civilians evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol were due to arrive in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia.

- Russia is committed to working to prevent a nuclear war from ever beginning, Lavrov said in an Italian television interview. - The highest number of children affected by the war was is in the Donetsk region (139), followed by Kyiv (115), Kharkiv (95) and Chernihiv (68), the office said on the Telegram app. - In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Synehubov warned residents in the north and east of the city of Kharkiv to remain in their shelters due to heavy Russian shelling.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, in what Duda described as a “crucial” meeting to discuss the ...

The latest: expected to arrive in Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning local time. Although Ukrainian officials and former president Petro Poroshenko promoted the myth, the air force warned people to not “neglect the basic rules of information hygiene” and to “check the sources of information, before spreading it.” According to the operational headquarters, there is no damage or destruction. Kherson: In this Russian-occupied southern city, Moscow appears to have instituted an Internet blackout in a bid to consolidate political control. After weeks of failed efforts, officials are hopeful long-awaited evacuations will continue at a steel plant in Mariupol. Elsewhere in the east, front-line fighting continued as Russia sought more territory in Donbas. Progress is plodding, according to the Pentagon and Western military analysts. Residents described to The Post last month Russian troops’ “scorched earth” tactics that destroyed their homes. “We were able to slow down their speed a lot,” Arestovych said Saturday in a live-streamed interview. A Russian missile strike also hit an airport runway in Odessa on Saturday, according to city officials, rendering it unusable. “The world leaders are going to have to come together somehow and figure out a way to protect these seaways. Vehicles have “children” signs placed on the windshields and white ribbons tied to door handles — pleas for military forces not to open fire. The Russian-installed government there said Sunday that Kherson will start using the Russian ruble, which Western military analysts say signals Moscow’s intention to keep its hold on the city permanently. The agreement to allow civilians a United Nations-backed “safe passage” to leave the plant comes after weeks of sporadic negotiations.

Ukraine: Heavy fighting continued in eastern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that 100 people were exiting the Azovstal steel plant in ...

At a Sunday news conference in Rzeszów, Poland, Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the U.S. commitment wouldn’t end until “victory is won.” The Biden administration has said it won’t send U.S. troops to fight inside Ukraine. “Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world: America stands firmly with Ukraine,” Mrs. Pelosi and the members of Congress who traveled with her, all Democrats, said in a statement after their Saturday night meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president conveyed a clear need for continued U.S. security, economic and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine’s fight to repel the Russian advance, they said. RZESZÓW, Poland—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of U.S. lawmakers pledged Sunday to support Ukraine until it secured victory against Russia, after meeting with Ukraine’s leader in the capital city of Kyiv. The U.S. comments came as Moscow’s military advance stalled and Russian officials blamed saboteurs for an attack inside its territory.

Russia-Ukraine war on Monday entered day 68 with explosions still being recorded in several Ukrainian cities. After civilians were stuck for several days in ...

As the all-out Russian war in Ukraine entered day 68 with the western nations expediting military supplies to Kyiv, US defence analysts have predicted that the additional artillery could change the course of the war in fear of significant fatalities on both sides. More than 100 civilians holed up in Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol have been evacuated on Sunday with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, CNN reported. With the support of the UN and Red Cross, today two additional locations have been agreed upon for placing people in the evacuation convoy that will leave Mariupol,” said a Telegram post shared by the city council. Her remarks came a day after Germany's Economy and Climate Ministery stated that Berlin hopes to be completely independent of Russian crude oil imports by the end of the summer. Speaking to Zona Bianca, an Italian news channel, Lavrov further claimed that "some of the worst antisemites are Jews." It is likely that more than a quarter of these units have now been rendered combat ineffective." According to reports, the union and the ruling traffic light coalition parties voted in favour of sending military help to Ukraine. A vast majority of 586 legislators voted in favour of the proposal at the Bundestag on April 28. Citing Russian military officials, the report claimed that the Ukrainian soldiers learned about the visit and added they failed to react on time. Speaking to Zona Bianca, an Italian news channel, Lavrov further claimed that "some of the worst antisemites are Jews." The summit of the group is scheduled to be held in the Bavarian Alps from June 26 to 28. It is likely that more than a quarter of these units have now been rendered combat ineffective." As the war in Eastern Europe still continues to intensify, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is attempting to persuade several countries to reconsider their "neutral" stance towards Russia. According to the ZN.UA News, Scholz is expected to use his powers as chairman of the G7 and invite the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a special guest at the summit.

Explosions were reported in Russia's city of Belgorod, which is home to Russian fuel depots and ammunition facilities used for its war operations in ...

— Natasha Turak "It will probably take years for Russia to reconstitute these forces." — Natasha Turak — Natasha Turak — Natasha Turak If one of our countries join, we know that tensions would increase." — Natasha Turak — Natasha Turak The city has been cut off from food, water and power since the start of March, and is now almost entirely in Russian hands. About 100 civilians managed to be evacuated the plant on Sunday, Ukrainian authorities said. — Natasha Turak The bridge constitutes the only territorial link to a large portion of the Odesa region, both by road and by rail.

Projected low number of Russian tourists is a major cause of concern for Turkey amid ongoing economic crisis.

By summer, buoyant tourism revenues and declining energy prices would have increased the supply of dollars, allowing the lira to gain a firmer footing for the rest of the year,” Yesilada said. There were 10 of us and we didn’t want to stay in a hotel because of the pandemic,” Masha told Al Jazeera. And financially my family in Russia is not in the best position right now,” Masha said, adding other family travel plans to Turkey had also been disrupted. As one of the most visited countries in the world, Turkey’s economy relies on its robust tourism sector. Russians ranked atop the list of nationalities that travelled to Turkey between January and November last year. During the same period, 37 percent of all foreign visitors entered Turkey via Antalya compared with 34 percent who arrived in Istanbul.

Evacuees from Azovstal steelworks due to arrive in Ukrainian-held territory; Belgorod's regional governor says no casualties reported.

In recent years, the significant delays of the supplier have continued and grown. More than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion on 24 February, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said. A Ukrainian Bayraktar drone destroyed two Russian Raptor-class patrol ships in the Black Sea on Monday, Reuters reports, citing Ukraine’s military leader. An unknown number of civilians and fighters remain trapped at Azovstal, whose network of bunkers and tunnels has provided shelter from weeks of Russian bombardment. The package is to be presented to ambassadors of EU governments on Wednesday. It would have been practically impossible to carry on with the project. Russia’s defence ministry has said it has hit 38 military targets in Ukraine, including ammunition depots and control centres. There’s reason to be satisfied with the owners’ decision. He told the local broadcaster DR: Kulyabin has used his Instagram account to express solidarity with Ukraine and ridicule Russia’s description of its actions there. An unknown number of civilians and fighters remain trapped at Azovstal. It’s a humanitarian catastrophe, it’s rivers of blood,” he said.

More than 100 civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and more ...

Large fires in Belgorod: Social media video shows fires and columns of black smoke rising from a site near Belgorod in Russia near the Ukrainian border. The Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol came under fire after about 100 civilians were evacuated on Sunday, according to a Ukrainian soldier. Russian forces have been trying to push south and west from the Izium area, much of which they captured a month ago. She said “our job is to look at it globally” when asked if the worldwide consequences are reflective of a brewing world war. Shelling of Azovstal threatens evacuations: After a rare period of quiet that allowed about 100 people to be evacuated, the Azovstal steel complex came under fire again Sunday night, according to a Ukrainian soldier. In Bucharest: Biden will hold meetings with members of the Romanian government, as well as humanitarian aid workers. According to recent estimates, roughly 100,000 civilians still remain in the city. Our men did everything possible and impossible for the state of the world during these 68 days," he said. This is the biggest problem that needs to be resolved," Shleha said. "As soon as the evacuation of civilians was completed yesterday, the enemy began using all kinds of weapons. “As President (Vladimir) Putin’s war machine continues its illegal attacks and as further revelations of atrocities come to light, we are determined to impose costs on those involved,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said. "The biggest problem is wounded servicemen.

Reports of renewed Russian shelling threatened an effort to rescue civilians sheltering under a steel plant. A British intelligence assessment pointed to ...

Members of the elite, he claimed, are “in shock” about the war and have called him in great numbers to offer support. General Gerasimov had been in eastern Ukraine for several days and arrived on Saturday during the day at School No. 12, which was being used as a base by Russia’s Second Combined Arms Army, as well as airborne forces deployed to the region, the senior Ukrainian official said. For more than a month after the war started, Russian forces lacked a battlefield commander who might guide the action from inside Ukraine, leading to poor coordination among different units and services that has contributed to the deaths of thousands of troops. Last week, he sold his 35 percent stake to a Russian mining billionaire in what he describes as a “desperate sale, a fire sale” that was forced on him by the Kremlin. In his nightly address, he said he cited Pelosi for “strengthening our cooperation and sincere participation in the defense of freedom.” In his nightly address, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine praised the effort it took to evacuate about 100 civilians from a Mariupol steel plant. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod, a Russian region just north of Ukraine, said that he had heard two blasts that appeared to match social media videos of aerial explosions. But with a reduction of fighting in Mariupol in the past two or three weeks, signs of life have also begun to return, she said. The attack comes after more than a day of quiet, brokered by the U.N. and the Red Cross to evacuate nearly 100 civilians. “Despite all the difficulties, the evacuations of civilians from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia must take place,” the city council said in a statement. In one strike in the Russian-controlled city of Izium, some 200 soldiers, including at least one general, were killed, according to the Ukrainian military. Despite the attacks, a shortage of this scale was the first since the war began in February, she said.

Ukraine's military says Russia is redeploying some forces from Mariupol to the eastern Luhansk region as Moscow presses ahead with its refocused offensive ...

“Given all the complexities of the process, the first evacuees will arrive in Zaporizhzhia tomorrow morning. “It was a sabotage, a criminal case has been opened,” said the region’s governor, Roman Starovoit, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. “For the first time there were two days of real ceasefire on this territory. “That is not the case. Energy ministers from European Union countries will hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow’s demands. She added that apart from the amputated limbs, some had severe wounds and sepsis on returning to Ukraine. The UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (IRCR) has organised convoys to get people out from the sprawling Soviet-era site. “I still stand by my position that I don’t support the [Wimbledon] decision. “We want this package (of sanctions) to include a very specific and clear date and requirement for all countries… Air raid sirens were activated several times overnight in the region. Kuliabin has used his Instagram account to express solidarity with Ukraine and ridicule Russia’s description of its actions there. On Wednesday, the Swedish Embassy will re-open in#Kyiv. Thank you @TobiasThyberg& team for your hard work, and to 🇵🇱 for temporarily hosting us.

More civilians remain in the sprawling maze under the steelworks facility, alongside thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who have refused to surrender to the ...

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Evacuees from besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol reportedly arrive in Ukraine-held territory; US says Russia making 'minimal' progress in east.

The European commissioner for energy, has said thatRussia’s demands for fuel payments to be made in roubles had to be rebuffeddespite the risks of an interruption to supply at a time without alternative gas supply. Martin Frick said about 4.5m tonnes of grain in containers at Ukrainian ports could not be shifted due to unsafe or occupied sea routes, some of which had been mined, as well as inaccessible ports. Most of the victims were killed by explosive weapons with a wide impact area, such as missile strikes and airstrikes, the rights office said, without attributing responsibility. More than 100 civilians – mostly women, children and elderly people – were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, Ukraine’s military police said in a statement. A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 17-year-old girl was wounded, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. “How did these children and the dormitory threaten the Russian state?” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. The strike hit a strategically important bridgeacross the Dniester estuary.

Pope Francis has said that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but has not received a ...

“As a mother myself, I can only imagine the grief families are feeling,” said the first lady, a mother of three. “Quickly approving this emergency funding is essential to helping the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia,” Schumer said. The London-based group said it had tracked a near-total internet blackout across the Kherson region on Saturday that affected various Ukrainian providers. “He’s been rolling the pitch, laying the ground for being able to say ‘look, this is now a war against Nazis, and what I need is more people. “We are lucky to have Slovakia as a neighbor.” The United Kingdom will also send in coming weeks heavy lift systems to provide logistical support to isolated forces. And as we reaffirmed to@ZelenskyyUain Kyiv, we will be with them until the battle is won. So far, 1,202 bodies of killed civilians have been examined by investigators and handed over to forensic institutions to determine the final cause of death. Today, I signed a bill reviving this program to help the people of Ukraine fight for freedom. Ukraine is working with partners to find the children and bring them back. “But I am confident that, at least with regard to oil imports, this agreement will be possible between now and the next council meeting,” he added. This will have a lasting impact on Russia’s ability to deploy conventional military force.”