
Ukraine’s last soldiers face the final demonstration in the port city of Mariupol
Russo-Ukraine War: Civilians who survived describe passing through Russian “filtration” sites where several evacuees said they were interrogated, strip-searched, fingerprinted, and checked their phones and documents Went.
The complex – the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated port city – has taken on a symbolic value in the war as hundreds of civilians and soldiers pierce its vast underground.
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Zelensky said hundreds of people were evacuated from the plant on Saturday and preparations were underway for the second phase of evacuation of the wounded and doctors.
Ukraine’s last troops in the port city of Mariupol faced a brutal final showdown on Sunday, encircling Russian forces who are expected to deliver a crucial victory ahead of the country’s Victory Day.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is also set to hold talks with G7 leaders via video conference to discuss the situation in his country, which shows renewed intensity for the invasion of Moscow following the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks. Fear.
“More than 300 people were rescued – women and children,” he said.
The civilians who survived have described passing through Russian “filtration” sites, where several evacuees told AFP they were questioned, stripped, fingerprinted, and their phones and documents checked.
“They asked us whether we wanted to move to Russia or live in (the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic of Eastern Ukraine) or live in the city of Mariupol and rebuild,” said Azovstal evacuation Natalia, who spoke on the condition That his full name would not be there. published.
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“But how can I rebuild it? If the city of Mariupol no longer exists, how can I return there?”
Ukraine’s far-right Azov battalion, leading the defense at the steelworks, said one of its fighters was killed and six wounded when Russian forces opened fire during the first attempt to evacuate people from the car.
Earlier, Kyiv’s defense ministry said Russian forces had resumed their attack on the site despite talks of a ceasefire to allow stranded civilians to escape.
At home, Russia will mark the holiday in grand style, with eight MiG-29 fighter jets flying over Moscow’s Red Square forming the letter “Z” – a symbol of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.
Seventy aircraft are slated to conduct fly-pasts, including the rarely seen Il-80 Doomsday aircraft – which is designed to withstand a nuclear attack.
Taking full control of Mariupol would allow Moscow to build a land bridge between the Crimean peninsula, which it captured in 2014, and areas formerly run by pro-Russian separatists.
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Russia’s military may try to vanquish President Vladimir Putin ahead of Monday’s Victory Day, when the country celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
As the date draws closer, Ukrainian officials fear more intense missile and artillery bombardments and new attacks as Moscow grapples for a symbolic victory.
But despite apocalyptic nuclear threats issued by Russian state media, the CIA said on Saturday it had found no indication that Moscow was preparing to use strategic nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict.
“We, as an intelligence community, do not see practical evidence at this point of the Russian plan for the deployment or potential use of strategic nuclear weapons,” CIA director Bill Burns told a conference call.
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Burns also warned that Putin believes he cannot tolerate defeat in Ukraine and may “double down” on the offensive.
Russia’s campaign has faced stiff resistance – and Kyiv’s Western allies have prompted widespread approval of the Russian economy and Putin’s inner circle.
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Discussions are expected to take place on further sanctions or at least the tightening of the vast array of economic penalties already inflicted on Russia.
And international efforts to pressure the Russian leader continue, with G7 leaders, including US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Zelensky, set to discuss Western support for Kyiv via videoconference on Sunday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host the call and Zelensky “will attend and report on the current situation,” said government spokeswoman Kristian Hoffmann.
Ambassadors of EU member states will discuss their sixth round of economic sanctions against Moscow in Brussels on Sunday, which this time should include a phased ban on imports of Russian oil.
Far from diplomatic wrangling, fighting continues in war-torn Ukraine.
Ukraine’s rescue service said a missile struck a technical college in the eastern region of Donetsk, killing at least two people.
Zelensky said on Saturday that a Russian missile struck a museum in the Kharkiv region, declaring that “the Russian military has already destroyed or damaged nearly 200 cultural heritage sites.”
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In Lugansk, Ukrainian officials said Friday that Russian forces had nearly besieged Severodonetsk – the easternmost city still occupied by Kyiv – and were trying to storm it.
In the south, Kherson is the only important city that Russia has managed to capture since the start of the war.

Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko reported a “heavy bombardment” on the front lines.
He said four civilians were killed in Donetsk, two in Bakhmut and two in Kostiantinivka, while nine others were wounded.
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In response, the Ukrainian army has started retaliatory action.
Kyiv’s defense ministry said it had destroyed another Russian vessel – a Serna-class landing craft – in the Black Sea.
“This year on May 9, the traditional parade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet will be held on the bottom of the sea near Snake Island,” the ministry said. Russia did not immediately confirm the incident.
“The conflict in Ukraine is taking a toll on some of Russia’s most capable units and most advanced capabilities,” UK Defense Intelligence said.
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“It will take Russia a lot of time and expense to reorganize its armed forces after this conflict,” it said, adding that the embargo on advanced components would make it difficult for Russia to re-arm.
According to the Defense Ministry, Russian troops were forced to demolish three road bridges outside Kharkiv near Tsarkuni and Rusky Tishki to slow the Ukrainian advance.
And as the war approaches its third month, British intelligence said Ukrainian forces armed with high-end materials by Western allies are capable of destroying some of Russia’s most advanced weapons.
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Ukraine’s last soldiers face the final demonstration in the port city of Mariupol
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