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DIRECT. War in Ukraine: kyiv asks Doctors Without Borders to intervene in Azovstal

2022-05-08T04:13:11.243Z


On the 74th day of conflict, Moscow flexes its muscles ahead of VE Day and continues to prepare for a sustained offensive in the Donbass


The essential

  • Health facilities in Ukraine have suffered more than 200 attacks since the start of the war, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. 

  • Women, children and the elderly were evacuated from the Azovstal factory, the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol.

    Men and armed forces are still on site. 

  • While the EU plans to decree an embargo on Russian oil, Hungary still poses its veto. 

  • After the Moskva flagship, the Ukrainian army claims to have destroyed another Russian ship, the Serna. 

  • There is no "concrete evidence" that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, according to the CIA.

06:02

kyiv asks MSF to intervene in Azovstal

Ukraine asked Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Saturday to organize a mission to evacuate and treat the soldiers entrenched in the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, in a press release released a few hours after the announcement of the evacuation of civilians.

The defenders of the huge industrial site "have been for 72 days in a row, under the incessant bombardments and attacks of the Russian army" and by "lack of medicine, water and food, the wounded soldiers are dying of gangrene and sepsis," the ministry said.

05:50

The city of Tsyrkuny taken over by Ukraine

Ukraine has regained control of the town of Tsyrkuny, about 20 km northeast of Kharkiv, a military spokesman said on Saturday, in a video posted on YouTube.

“As a result of the offensive by units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, [the] Russian enemy lost control of the settlement of Tsyrkuny,” he said. 

05:40

Two children found dead in Pryvillya

Two boys, aged 11 and 14, were found dead in a yard after Russian forces shelled a residential area in Pryvillya, the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Serhiy Haidai, said on Telegram on Saturday.

A woman and two girls were seriously injured after shrapnel flew into houses, he said, warning there could be more casualties.

05:30

What happened yesterday ? 

Saturday was mainly marked by the successful evacuation of women, children and the elderly from the steel plant in Azovstal, near Mariupol.

However, the operation is not over, since many men and soldiers are still on site.

At the same time, Moscow continues to focus its offensive on the Donbass.

According to the Ukrainians, Russian forces are currently favoring bombardments and aerial reconnaissance flights to concentrate their forces before a more sustained offensive in the region.

More information in our dedicated article. 

05:29

This is the start of this live! 

Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the 74th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Source: leparis

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