A trickle of civilians from the brutalized Ukrainian city of Mariupol is heading to safety, but Russian forces continue to attack the Donbas region.
As a trickle of civilians from the brutalized city of Mariupol headed to safety Tuesday, Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, striking at targets across a region that U.S. officials warn is under threat of annexation by Moscow.
Under the auspices of the United Nations and the International Red Cross, the escapees set out in buses and ambulances for Zaporizhzhia, about 140 miles northwest, where aid workers await. Zelensky said evacuation attempts would continue Tuesday in Mariupol, as well as in Berdyansk, Tokmak and Vasylivka, three towns between Mariupol and Zaporizhzhia.
People walk past a destroyed apartment building in Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that has all but fallen to invading Russian forces.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Some evacuated from Mariupol as Russia continues attacks; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits KyivSome are evacuating Mariupol as Russia continues its attacks and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Kyiv.
Read more »
Some evacuated from Mariupol as Russia continues attacks; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits KyivSome are evacuating Mariupol as Russia continues its attacks and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Kyiv.
Read more »
Russia likens Zelensky to Hitler as Mariupol says Russia worse than Nazis'The fact that Zelensky is Jewish does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine,' the Russian foreign minister said.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Pelosi meets Polish president Duda; Mariupol evacuees expected in safer areaAfter weeks of failed efforts, a convoy of about 100 evacuees from the Azovstal steel plant is expected to arrive in Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning local time. Follow our live updates.
Read more »
World food grain shortage looms as Russia blocks a top Ukrainian exportNearly four and half million tons of grain are blocked in Ukraine's ports, a U.N. World Food Program representative said.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 'Powerful explosions' heard in Russian city of BelgorodDozens of civilians trapped for weeks inside a steel plant in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol are expected to reach Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy.
Read more »