ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens more civilians were rescued Friday from tunnels under the beleaguered steelworks where Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s full takeover of the strategically important port city . Russian and Ukrainian officials said 50 people had been evacuated from the Azovstal plant and handed over to … Read more
‘Women, children and the elderly’ evacuated from Azovstal factory as Russia claims to have violated a ceasefire. Fifty other civilians, including 11 children, were rescued from tunnels under a besieged steelworks in Mariupol where Ukrainian fighters made their last stand against Russian forces in the port city. The Russian Interministerial Humanitarian Response Center, a Russian … Read more
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (AP) — Offering good cheer — and gallons of ketchup — Jill Biden on Friday thanked U.S. troops deployed in Romania for serving as a check against Russian aggression as she opened a European trip to two countries to learn about the refugee crisis caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. … Read more