What's the latest? May

News 12:41 02 May, 2022

The latest updates from Ukraine

What's the latest? May

If you're just joining us, here are the latest developments from Ukraine, Qazet.az reports:

  • Around 100 civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks complex in the southern city of Mariupol
  • Russia said dozens have arrived in a village it controls
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said a large group is on its way to Ukraine-controlled Zaporizhzhia
  • Evacuees from the steel plant have described what they faced under siege - one woman said she has not seen sunlight for two months
  • A Ukrainian Guard official said that despite evacuation efforts, hundreds still remain in bunkers in the steel plant.
  • Meanwhile, two strong explosions took place in the early hours of Monday in Belgorod city.
  • Meanwhile, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.