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Ukraine Russia Conflict: Russia resumed shelling of the Azovstal steel works after evacuation

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 2, 2022 14:33 IST

Russia resumed shelling the Azovstal steelworks in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as soon as the civilians evacuated from ...

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Russia resumed shelling the Azovstal steelworks in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as soon as the civilians evacuated from the plant. Earlier, around 100 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Sunday. Evacuee Natalia Usmanova said, “I can’t believe it." "Two months of darkness. When we were on the evacuation bus I told my husband, ‘Vasya, we won’t have to go to the toilet with a flashlight?’ he added.

Meanwhile, Russia on 24th February launched the war on Ukraine. And, according to the latest updates, Two explosions took place in the early hours of Monday in Belgorod, the southern Russian region bordering Ukraine, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region’s governor said. Russia’s top uniformed officer, General Valery Gerasimov, visited dangerous frontline positions in eastern Ukraine last week in a bid to reinvigorate the Russian offensive there, the New York Times has reported citing Ukrainian and US officials. However, German chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged to continue supporting Ukraine with money, aid, and weapons, saying a pacifist approach to the war is “outdated.” Also, South Korea has become the latest country to reopen its embassy in Kyiv, the Foreign Ministry in Seoul has said. Ambassador Kim Hyung-tae is set to resume working from Kyiv on Monday.

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