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04 May 2022
In a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky asked for his assistance with the evacuation of the wounded from the Mariupol-based Azovstal plant.
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has warned of Russia’s another manipulation.
As of the evening of May 4, the Ukrainian authorities have recovered connection with the defenders of Mariupol who stay in the territory of the Azovstal steelworks. Russian troops have already entered the Azovstal’s territory.
In Mariupol, Russian troops resumed the offensive with air support in some areas to take control of the Azovstal plant territory. At the moment, they do not succeed.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says that 3,238 civilians have been killed and 3,397 injured in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion started on February 24.
About 600 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the Mariupol drama theater on March 16.
Contact with Ukrainian defenders at the Azovstal steel plant has been lost, and it is not clear at this time what is happening there.
Contact with Mariupol's defenders at Azovstal plant lost - mayor
The sixth package of sanctions, in addition to a total ban on Russian oil imports, includes prosecution of war criminals, disconnection of banks from SWIFT, and a ban on propaganda.
It is impossible to conduct a military operation to unblock the city of Mariupol right now, as Ukraine does not have enough heavy weapons and armored vehicles.
Aiming to destroy Ukraine’s transport infrastructure, the enemy fired missiles at facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Zakarpattia, Odesa, and Donetsk regions.
Operation Azovstal: stories from people who were hiding in bunkers for weeks
Russian aggressors’ attempt to storm the Azovstal plant in Mariupol was captured on camera.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the Ukrainian authorities are working every day on the issue of evacuating people from the besieged city of Mariupol, including from the Azovstal steel plant.
03 May 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on the 231st anniversary of the 3rd of May Constitution and discussed with him important issues of support for Ukraine during the war.
The evacuated people from the Mariupol-based Azovstal metallurgical plant have already arrived in Zaporizhia, now being provided with all necessary assistance.
Zaporizhzhia authorities are now waiting for a column of people evacuated from the Azovstal plant, Mariupol and other temporarily occupied territories.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the Republic of Albania to ban Russian ships from ports and impose restrictions on Russian tourists.
Russian invaders are attempting to break into the territory of Mariupol-based Azovstal plant in several places.
Russian troops have been shelling the town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region from artillery since 05:00 on Tuesday, with three civilians reported to have been killed in the shelling.
On May 3, at 3:30 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "The situation in the city, evacuation of citizens from the Azovstal plant, state aid to evacuated Mariupol residents."
Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, which would allow for the full mobilization in Russia.
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale military aggression against Ukraine on February 24, Russia has deported from the targeted country, including from the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, almost 1.1 million people, including nearly 200,000 children.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has assured that the operation to evacuate civilians from Mariupol is ongoing.
02 May 2022
In the temporarily occupied territories, Russian invaders are spreading disinformation, claiming the Ukrainian government is forcibly mobilizing all male citizens.
Ukraine will work tirelessly to ensure that the lives of Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol, including the wounded, are not left to the discretion of the Russian army.
The evacuation of people from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol does not concern the military and the wounded, because the United Nations, which facilitates the process, does not assume such responsibility.
In Luhansk region, the enemy destroys all settlements with constant heavy shelling but cannot capture them.
The city of Mariupol and the Azovstal steelworks are defended by the professional Ukrainian military.
Russian troops are creating conditions and making preparations for the offensive on Sloviansk and Sievierodonetsk.