KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s president describes his one-hour weekend assembly with the speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. U. S. Secretary of State Nancy Pelosi in Kiev as a difficult sign at a difficult time.
In a televised address Sunday night, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his meeting with Pelosi included discussions on defense materials for Ukraine, money and sanctions against Russia.
Pelosi and a dozen U. S. lawmakers met with Zelenskyy and his more sensible aides for about three hours after Saturday to express U. S. solidarity with the besieged country and get a first-hand assessment as he works to lead a new program of aid to Ukraine through Congress.
Zelenskyy says Ukrainians “are grateful to all the partners who are sending such vital and hard signals to visit our capital at such a difficult time. “
In addition, Zelenskyy estimated that more than 350,000 people were evacuated from combat zones through pre-established humanitarian corridors with Moscow since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last February. Many civilians were evacuated sunday from a metal factory in the bombed city of Mariupol.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ongoing evacuations at a metallurgical plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Pelosi leads a delegation to Kiev and Poland; is to support the United States
– Death in Action Shines light on Americans Fighting in Ukraine
— Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania others
Germany pledges to halt Russian oil exports until the end of the summer.
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian army official says Russian forces resumed shelling of a metallurgical plant in the war-torn port city of Mariupol after the partial evacuation of civilians.
Ukrainian National Guard brigade commander Denys Shlega said in a television interview Sunday that the shelling began as soon as rescue groups stopped evacuating civilians from the Azovstal metallurgical plant.
Shlega says at least one evacuation circular is needed to evacuate civilians from the plant. He says dozens of young people remain in bunkers beneath the commercial premises.
The commander estimates that several hundred civilians remain trapped in the compound with about 500 wounded infantrymen and many dead bodies. The factory is the only part of the city that is not occupied by the Russians.
A video released last Sunday by the Russian Defense Ministry showed other people leaving the metal plant, adding a small organization of women accompanied by two puppies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday’s evacuations from Mariupol marked the start of a major humanitarian corridor.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is making progress in its withdrawal from Russian fossil fuels and hopes to be independent of Russia’s crude oil imports by the end of the summer.
Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday that Europe’s largest economy had reduced its share of Russian energy imports to 12 percent for oil, 8 percent for coal and 35 percent for natural gas.
Habeck says those measures mean higher prices for the economy and for consumers. But he says the adjustments are whether Germany no longer needs to be “sung through Russia. “
The announcement comes as the European Union contemplates an embargo on Russian oil. The bloc has already banned imports of Russian coal from August.
Weaning Germany from Russian herbal fuel is a much bigger challenge. Before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Germany received more than a portion of its herbal fuel imports from Russia.
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The city hall in the bombed town of Mariupol in southern Ukraine said Monday the expected date for the start of a broad U. N. -backed evacuation of its civilians except those sheltering in a metallurgical plant.
The city council also showed Sunday in a social media post on Telegram that some civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the metal plant in Azovstal, the last Ukrainian defense stronghold in Mariupol. the port city has been delayed due to security concerns.
Up to 100,000 more people are believed to remain in the Mariupol blockade, adding up to 1,000 civilians who have huddled with some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters under the Soviet-era metal factory. The factory is the only component of the city that is not occupied. through the Russians.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military says a Russian offensive in a large area of eastern Ukraine stalled amid loss of life and property inflicted by Kiev’s forces.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Facebook post on Sunday that Russian troops were going to advance in the Sloboda, Donetsk and Taurid regions, but that they were held by Ukrainian forces that continue to fight people by people.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence officials accused Russian forces of destroying medical infrastructure, seizing apparatus and denying medical care to citizens of several occupied villages.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said ventilators and other devices provided since 2014 through foreign donors and the Ukrainian government have been disposed of from a hospital in Starobilsk, in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.
The same publication alleges that TB patients were denied medical care in the Kharkiv region of Volchansk, while various services were used to treat wounded Russian soldiers.
The accuracy of the allegations may simply not be verified.
Ukrainian officials also said on Sunday that cellular communications had been cut off in a giant domain of the Russian-occupied Kherson region and part of the Zaporizhzhia region and blamed Russian forces. London-based monitor Netblocks said Kherson’s domain had lost 75% connectivity as of Saturday night.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shown that an evacuation of civilians is underway at a metallurgical plant in the bombed city of Mariupol.
Zelenskyy said on social media on Sunday that an organization of a hundred other people was heading from Azovstal’s metal generators into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
He said plans are underway for a meeting Monday with evacuees in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, which in the past was a stopover for those fleeing Mariupol. Zaporizhzhia is situated about 230 kilometres (140 mi) from Mariupol.
Up to 100,000 more people are believed to remain in the Blockade of Mariupol, adding up to 1,000 civilians who have barricaded themselves along with some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters under the Soviet-era metal factory, the only part of the city that was not occupied during the war. Russians.
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DUSSELDORF, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to continue supporting Ukraine with money, aid and also weapons, saying a pacifist in the war is “old-fashioned. “
Speaking at a May 1 rally in Düsseldorf, Scholz said: “I respect all pacifism, I respect all attitudes, but it will have to seem cynical to a Ukrainian citizen to be told to protect himself from Putin’s aggression without weapons. “
The German leader also warned that the war would have consequences on the food supply, which could lead to “a hunger crisis in the world. “
Rising food costs and disruption from Russia and Ukraine have threatened food shortages in countries in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia.
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations has shown an operation is underway to evacuate others from a bombed metal factory in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
UN humanitarian spokesman Saviano Abreu told The Associated Press on Sunday that efforts were underway to remove other people from the sprawling Azovstal metallurgical plant in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and in coordination with Ukrainian officials. and Russians.
He called the scenario “very complex” and gave additional details.
Up to 1,000 civilians are believed to be entrenched along with some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters under the sprawling Soviet-era metallurgical plant that is the only part of the city occupied by the Russians.
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BERLIN ( German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed complaints that his government is not doing enough to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion.
Although Germany reversed its policy of not sending weapons to countries at war, Scholz was accused at home and of being hesitant and slow to come to Ukraine’s aid. In an interview published Sunday by the daily Bild, the Social Democratic leader defended the Approach.
“I make my decisions temporarily, and in coordination with our partners,” Scholz said. “I am also suspicious of acting and that Germany will approve it alone. “
Germany broke with culture after the Russian invasion on February 24 of anti-tank weapons, surface-to-air missiles and other army apparatus to Ukraine. He has since agreed to obtain Gepard anti-aircraft weapons, but Scholz has faced increasing pressure to send other heavy weapons, adding tanks and other armored vehicles.
Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor defeated last year, said he was uneasy by opposition claims that he is too hesitant and timid.
“This is from a democracy that is vigorously challenged by the opposition,” he said.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has again called for the evacuation of Ukrainians trapped at the Mariupol metallurgical plant, saying he cries at the thought of their suffering and how his city has been “barbarically bombed and destroyed. “
Speaking on Sunday of his classic noon prayer, Francis suggested that all the faithful pray the Rosary each and every day of May for peace. He pointed out that On May 1 begins the month that Christians dedicate to Mary, the Mother of God and whose call is Marioupol.
He said: “Even now, even from here, I renew the call for humanitarian corridors to be established for other people trapped in metal generators in this city. I suffer and cry thinking of the suffering of other Ukrainians, especially the weakest, the elderly and children.
He pointed to the “terrible reports of young people expelled and deported” and the “terrible regression of humanity. “
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish military said Sunday it has begun army training involving thousands of NATO troops. These are normal trainings intended for the security of the alliance’s eastern flank, but they come this year with Russia’s war against Ukraine in the vicinity. .
Under those circumstances, the Polish military on Sunday called on citizens to publish data or images of columns of army cars expected to cross the country in the coming weeks.
He warned that “reckless activity” can harm the alliance’s security. “Let’s be aware of the dangers!” the saying.
The Polish military said in a statement that 18,000 soldiers from more than 20 countries were participating in the Defender Europe 2022 and Swift Response 2022 trainings taking up positions in Poland and 8 other countries.
They are scheduled to take office from 1 to 27 May.
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RZESZOW, Poland – The Speaker of the U. S. House of RepresentativesU. S. Secretary of State Nancy Pelosi praised the courage of the rest of Ukrainians and vowed that the United States will continue to help Ukraine defeat Russia after leading a congressional delegation in Kiev to assess Ukraine’s wishes for the next phase of the war.
Pelosi, a California Democrat who is close to the presidency after the vice president, is the highest-ranking U. S. lawmaker on a scale in Ukraine since the war in Russia began more than two months ago.
She and a dozen U. S. lawmakers met for 3 hours with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his more sensible advisers on Saturday. Speaking to reporters sunday in Poland, members of the delegation unanimously praised Ukraine’s defenses so far and provided continued long-term military support. Humanitarian and economicArray promising that the United States would ukraine until it defeated Russia.
“This is the time when democracy or autocracy rules,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N. Y.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, a veteran and member of the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committee, said he came to Ukraine with three areas of interest: “Guns, Guns and Guns. “
He said: “We want to make sure the Ukrainians have what they want to win. What we have noticed in recent months is their ferocity, their intense pride, their ability to fight and their ability to win if they have the courage to do so.
Pelosi said she was “dazzled” by Zelenskyy’s expertise in all the ongoing issues and described him in her assembly as “a remarkable master of elegance when it comes to leadership. “
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LONDON – Russia’s “cyber soldiers” have introduced a new offensive against foreign leaders, social media platforms with a large-scale disinformation crusade aimed at legitimizing the invasion of Ukraine, according to a UK-funded study.
Paid agents working at a St. Petersburg factory use the messaging app Telegram to recruit and coordinate followers who then flood social media accounts with Kremlin critics with comments supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, the British Foreign Office said sunday.
The so-called troll factory has developed new techniques to avoid detection through social media platforms, posting comments and amplifying pro-Kremlin content created through valid users rather than creating its own content, the Foreign Ministry said. Traces of his activity were discovered on 8 social media platforms, adding Telegram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
The operation focused on politicians and a wider number of countries, including the United Kingdom, South Africa and India, the Foreign Ministry said. He is believed to have ties to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who has been sanctioned by the US. The U. S. and Britain for investing in the Kremlin. online influence operations.
“We allow the Kremlin and its shady troll farms to invade our online spaces with their lies about Putin’s illegal war,” Foreign Minister Liz Truss said in the statement. allies and media platforms to undermine Russian data operations. “
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LVIV, Ukraine – Satellite images analyzed through the screen of The Associated Press damaged oil deposits across the border from Ukraine in Russia after alleged Ukrainian attacks.
Saturday’s images damaged two sites in Bryansk. The explosions damaged several reservoirs, leaving the surrounding land charred.
The explosions occurred on Monday. One of them hit an oil depot owned by Transneft-Druzhba, a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled Transneft, which operates the westbound Druzhba (Amistad) pipeline that transports crude oil to Europe.
The facility is within walking distance of the other.
Bryansk is about a hundred kilometers (60 miles) north of the border with Ukraine.
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KYIV, Ukraine – U. S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with the President of Ukraine.
Images released early Sunday through President Volodymyr Zelensky Pelosi’s demonstrations in Kiev with a congressional delegation. Those with Pelosi included Reps. Jason Crow, Jim McGovern and Adam Schiff.
Zelenskyy the delegation, “Everyone is welcome.
Pelosi later said, “We think we visited you to thank you for your fight for freedom. We are on the frontier of freedom and their fight is a fight for all. Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is over. “
He had not been announced before.
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Women and youth have been evacuated from a metal factory that is the last defensive stronghold in the bombed ruins of the port city of Mariupol, a Ukrainian official and Russian state news agencies said.
But many other people are thought to remain trapped with little food, water or medicine.
The United Nations is running to negotiate an evacuation of the roughly 1,000 civilians living under the expanding Soviet-era Azovstal factory after many previous attempts failed.
Ukraine specified how many fighters were also in the factory, the only component of Mariupol occupied by Russian forces, but Russia estimated the number at about 2,000. About 100,000 civilians remain in the city.
U. N. humanitarian spokesman Saviano Abreu said the global framework is negotiating with the government in Moscow and Kiev, but may not provide the main points of the ongoing evacuation effort “due to the complexity and fluidity of the operation. “
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LVIV, Ukraine – U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U. S. diplomats said U. S. diplomats have said they are not in LVIV, Ukraine. The U. S. plans to return to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Blinken made the comment during an assembly with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. A statement issued late Sunday said Blinken had told Kuleba that the United States “plans to return to Kiev as soon as possible. “
Diplomats had made “first visits” to Lviv to prepare.
The United States evacuated its embassy in Kiev in February, just before Russia began its war against the country. The United States had brought diplomats across the Polish border every day to visit Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, before preventing the practice. .
Lviv has largely been spared the conflict, a missile attack a few days ago targeted a railway facility near the city.
The United States is one of Ukraine’s top donors to the war and offers billions in weapons.
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LVIV, Ukraine — The British military says the Russian ruble will be used as currency in a Ukrainian city moscow seized earlier in the war.
The British military has written that the city of Kherson will begin a four-month transition from Ukrainian hryvnia to ruble from Sunday. The British Ministry of Defence said the move “indicates Russia’s goal of exerting strong political and economic influence on Kherson in the long term. “term. “
He added: “Sustained control of Kherson and its maritime links will develop Russia’s ability to maintain its northward and westward advance and the security of Russia’s control over Crimea. “
Kherson is located about 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Russia seized the city on the other side of the Crimean peninsula in early March.
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KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched to Russian in his late-night video speech to urge Russian infantrymen to fight in Ukraine, saying even his generals expected thousands of them to die.
He said Russia is recruiting new troops “with little motivation and little fighting experience” for the outfits that were emptied in the first weeks of the war so those outfits can be sent back into the fight.
He said Russian commanders understood that thousands of them would die and thousands more would be wounded in the coming weeks.
“Russian commanders lie to their infantrymen when they tell them they can expect to be found guilty of refusing to fight and they also don’t tell them, for example, that the Russian military is preparing more refrigerated trucks to buy the bodies. They don’t inform them about the new losses that the generals expect,” Zelenskyy said Saturday night.
“Every Russian soldier can still save his own life. It is better to be in Russia than to perish in our land,” he said.
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden says a Russian army violated Swedish airspace.
The incident occurred Friday night in the Baltic Sea near the island of Bornholm.
On Saturday, the Swedish Armed Forces said a Russian AN-30 propeller plane flew into Swedish airspace and entered briefly before leaving the area.
The Swedish Air Force sent fighter jets that photographed the Russian plane.
Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist told Swedish public radio that the rape is “unacceptable” and “unprofessional. “
In an incident in early March, 4 Russian fighter jets violated Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea.
Sweden and neighboring Finland will join NATO after russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow warned that such a move would have consequences, without elaborating.
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the progress of UN efforts to evacuate citizens from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol and “offered continued economic and humanitarian aid from the UK” at an assembly on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky.
“The prime minister reiterated that he is more determined than ever to ukraine and make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin fail, pointing out how much Ukrainians are fighting for their freedom,” Johnson’s Downing Street office said.
“It showed that the UK would continue to provide more military aid to give the Ukrainians the apparatus they needed to protect themselves,” he said.
The United Nations has tried to negotiate an evacuation in the port city where some 100,000 civilians are located. According to Ukrainian officials, up to 1,000 civilians under a Soviet-era metallurgical plant in Mariupol.
Ukraine specified how many fighters are also in the factory, but the Russians estimate their number at about 2,000.
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A Russian rocket attack destroyed an airstrip in Odessa, Ukraine’s third-largest city and a key Black Sea port, the Ukrainian military said Saturday.
In a Telegram article, Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command said there is no way the Odessa airstrip can be used after the rocket attack.
The local government suggested domain citizens take refuge at the site, while Ukraine’s UNIAN news agency, citing army sources, reported that “several” explosions were heard in Odessa.
Odessa Regional Governor Maksym Marchenko said the rocket was fired from Russian-occupied Crimea. He said no injuries had been reported.
Russian forces have embarked on a primary military operation on significant portions of southern and eastern Ukraine, the commercial heart of the country, and capture the Black Sea and the shores of the Sea of Azov.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s national grid operator says it has restored a “reliable” source of strength in the Chernobyl exclusion zone around the 1986 nuclear reactor disaster.
“In the afternoon, the last mandatory 330 kV force transmission line was launched,” the state-owned company Ukrenergo wrote in a Telegram article on Saturday.
According to the same article, Ukrenergo also restored another 330 kV line in the northern region of Kiev, helping to stabilize the capital’s power supply. He said the reconstruction of new transmission lines in and around Kiev is still ongoing.