A fire broke out at the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Mariupol city on Sunday after about 100 civilians were evacuated, according to a Ukrainian soldier. It is estimated that hundreds of Ukrainian civilians – dozens of whom are injured – are still trapped in the ruins of the plant.
Here are the latest developments of the war in Ukraine:
Withdrawal from Mariupol to resume: Mariupol city council said the Ukrainian government would continue to evacuate people from Mariupol from around 8 a.m. local time on Monday. The evacuation was stopped on Sunday night due to “security reasons”.
The shelling of Azovestal threatens the evacuation: According to a Ukrainian soldier, after a rare period of peace that allowed the evacuation of about 100 people, the Azovstal steel complex came under fire again on Sunday night. It is not clear whether the renewed shelling will jeopardize the next phase of the evacuation scheduled for Monday. attempted withdrawal being coordinated by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Pelosi to meet Polish President US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday. Pelosi met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday, later said during a congressional delegation trip to poland That visit “sent an unmistakable message to the world: that the US stands firmly with our NATO allies in support of Ukraine.”
Russian shells Kharkiv: Three people died and eight were injured in this Russian shelling In the Kharkiv region on Sunday, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov. Russian forces are trying to push south and west from the Izium region, most of which they captured a month ago.
Massive fire in Belgorod: Columns of fire and black smoke rising from one another are seen in social media videos Site near Belgorod Near the Ukrainian border in Russia. Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram that a fire had broken out at a defense ministry facility.
“Disastrous Impact” on Global Food Prices: Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, spoke on Sunday about the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine. contain the global food shortage and rising prices. “Our job is to see this on a global scale,” he said when asked whether the worldwide results were reflective of an ongoing world war.
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