More than 170 people have been evacuated from there Ukrainian city of Mariupoli After weeks of shelling and fighting, Russia was trying to capture the port city.
Leaders of the Group of Seven Developed Democracies pledged to phase out or restrict Russian oil imports on Sunday as they met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing their support and demonstrating unity among Western allies on Victory in Europe Day. To interact online. , which marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945.
More than 60 people are feared dead after one on Sunday Russian bomb destroyed a school is being used as a shelter, Ukrainian officials said, while Moscow’s forces launched their attack on defenders inside Mariupol’s steel plant in an apparent race to capture the city ahead of Russia’s Victory Day holiday .
The conflict began to intensify on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized separatist territory Deployed troops to eastern Ukraine and in a peacekeeping role.
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Ukraine
Ukraine warns of Russian missile strikes
Ukraine’s military is warning there is a “high probability of missile strikes” amid Russia’s war on the country.
The warning came on Monday, just ahead of Russia’s planned Victory Day parade in Moscow.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army also said that in the Russian-controlled areas of Zaporizhia, Russian troops had begun “seizures personal documents from the local population without good reason”. Ukraine said Russian troops confiscated documents to force locals to participate in Victory Day celebrations there.
The Ukrainian military also warned that Russia has located some 19 Battalion tactical groups across the border in Russia’s Belgorod region.
Those groups are likely to comprise about 15,200 soldiers, along with tanks, missile batteries and other weapons. AP
Russia
Russia has enough missiles and war material, Interfax told Deputy PM. referred to
The Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov as saying on Monday that Russia has enough high-precision missiles and ammunition to carry out all tasks assigned to the country’s armed forces.
A senior Pentagon official said in March that Russia, which sent thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24 in what it calls a special military operation, was running out of precision-guided weapons. Reuters
Japan
Japan joins G-7 effort to drop Russian oil
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will gradually phase out Russian oil imports as part of a Group of Seven effort against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The leaders of the G-7 countries met online on Sunday and announced their commitment to ban or phase out Russian oil imports in their latest attempt to pressure Moscow to end its aggression on Ukraine.
“This is a very difficult decision for a country that depends on energy imports, including oil,” Kishida told reporters on Monday. “But the unity of the G-7 is of paramount importance right now.”
Kishida said it will be a gradual and slow process of phasing out Russian oil imports and the details and timeline will be decided at a later stage as the process requires securing alternative energy sources.
About 4% of Japanese oil imports come from Russia. Japan has also announced a phasing out of Russian coal imports.
Japan will not ban imports from its own stakes in oil and natural gas projects in Russia, including in Sakhalin, Kishida said. AP
Canada
Canada to help Ukraine find options to export grain to ease supply concerns – Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late Sunday that Canada would help Ukraine work out options to export stored grain to maintain global food security, which has been shaken by Russia’s aggression.
A UN food agency official said last week that some 25 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country due to infrastructure challenges and blockades of Black Sea ports, including Mariupol. Mariupol has endured the most devastating battle of the 10 Weeks War.
Food prices hit a record high in March in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s No. 4 exporter of maize and No. 6 wheat exporter in the 2020/21 season. There was a slight drop in prices in April.- Reuters
Ukraine
Last Citizens Leave Ukraine Steel Mill
The last civilians who took shelter in bunkers under a huge steel mill in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhya, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontline, late on Sunday.
Survivors spoke of continued shelling, dwindling food, the ubiquitous mold – and using hand sanitizer for cooking fuel.
Ten buses slowly drove through the deserted streets of Zaporizhzhya in the dark, evacuating 174 people from the Mariupol region. They included more than 30 of the 51 civilians evicted last day from the Azovstal steel mill, where an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are making what appears to be their last stand. Both Ukrainian and Russian officials have said that these civilians are the last non-combatants from the industrial complex.
“It was terrible in the bunkers,” said 69-year-old Lyubov Andropova, who had been in Azovstal since March 10. “The water would run down the roof. There was mold everywhere. We were worried for the kids, for their lungs.”
The shelling was incessant, and there were fears that “our bunker would collapse,” he said. “Everything shook, we didn’t go out.” , AP
United Nations
UN chief ‘shocked’ by news of school attack
The UN chief says he is “shocked” by news of an attack on a school in the Ukrainian city of Bilohorivka, where many were seeking asylum to escape fighting.
A UN spokesman said on Sunday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated that citizens and civilian infrastructure should be spared under international law.
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric says: “This war must end, and peace must be established in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The United Nations and its humanitarian allies in Ukraine will continue to support those whose lives have been destroyed by war.” It is done. “- AP
G7
G7 agrees to increase economic pressure on Putin, says UK PM
G7 leaders agreed that the world should intensify economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin by any means necessary, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said on Sunday after addressing the group.
“The world must move more quickly to support Ukraine,” Johnson said after calls from his office, which also included Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Johnson, according to his office, “needed Ukraine to obtain military equipment that would allow them not only to occupy land in Ukraine, but to recapture it.” Reuters
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Mine Sniffing Dog Patron awarded medal by Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a medal to Ukraine’s famous miner sniffing dog patron and his owner on Sunday in recognition of their dedicated service since the Russian invasion.
The pint-sized Jack Russell Terrier, who has quickly become a canine symbol of Ukrainian patriotism, has been credited with detecting more than 200 explosives and stopping their detonation since the start of the war on February 24.
Mr. Zelensky presented the award with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a news conference in Kyiv. The patron barked and waved his tail, prompting laughter from the audience. Trudeau patted his pockets as if looking for a dog treat.- Reuters
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky prize service dog “patron” during a news conference, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, May 8, 2022. Photo: Handout via Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / REUTERS
United Kingdom
UK to raise tariffs on Russian platinum, palladium in new sanctions
Britain announced on Sunday it would raise tariffs on platinum and palladium imports from Russia and Belarus in a new package of sanctions targeting 1.7 billion pounds ($2.10 billion) of trade, aimed at destroying Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine. and weaken.
Import duties on a range of products will be increased by 35 percentage points, Britain said, while it will also ban exports of goods such as chemicals, plastics, rubber and machinery to Russia, totaling 250 million pounds ($310 million). ) is.
The UK government will legislate for the new restrictions at an appropriate time, it said.
Britain, along with its Western allies, is trying to cripple the Russian economy as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and has already sanctioned more than 1,000 individuals and businesses.- Reuters
Ukraine
Russia ‘forgot’ all that mattered to World War II victors: Zelensky
Russia has forgotten everything that mattered to the victors of World War II, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, a day before celebrating the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow.
Condemning Russia’s heavy shelling in the country’s east, which he said killed 60 people in an attack on a school, he said: “Russia has forgotten everything that was important to the victors of World War II. “
While ordinary people celebrated the anniversary in peace and “never again!” Russia was continuing its attack, Mr. Zelensky said in his nightly address. AFP
Ukraine
Bono sings ‘Stand by Me’ at the Kyiv Bomb Shelter
U2 frontman Bono demonstrated on Sunday at a Kyiv metro station that served as a bomb shelter for Ukrainians trying to stop a Russian offensive.
The Irish singer tweeted that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “invited us to perform in Kyiv to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people and that’s what we’ve come to do”.
The European Union
EU disputes details of Russia’s oil embargo
European diplomats were locked in difficult negotiations on the terms of the EU’s sixth round of sanctions against Russia on Sunday, with many members seeking guarantees of their oil supplies.
A package suggested last week by the European Commission would see most EU members halt oil imports from Russia until the end of the year to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
Ukraine
Jill Biden meets First Lady on surprise visit to Ukraine
America’s First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with the country’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, as Russia presses its punitive war in the eastern regions.
Biden traveled under cover of secrecy, becoming the latest high-profile American to enter Ukraine during its 10-week-old conflict with Russia.
Ukraine
60 feared dead in Russian bombing in Ukrainian hideout
At least 60 people are feared dead in a Russian bombing at a village school in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, the regional governor said on Sunday.
Governor Serhi Gaidai said Russian forces dropped a bomb on Saturday afternoon on the school in Bilohoryevka, where about 90 people were sheltering, setting the building on fire.