[LIVE] War in Ukraine: towards a truce at the Azovstal factory in Mariupol
The Azovstal plant in Mariupol, where Ukrainian civilians and soldiers are entrenched, on May 4, 2022. AP - Alexei Alexandrov
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On the 71st day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine this Thursday, May 5, Russia announces a ceasefire around the Azovstal factory in Mariupol, besieged by Russian forces.
Humanitarian corridors will be opened today, Friday and Saturday to allow the evacuation of civilians, according to the Russian authorities.
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The main points:
► The Russian army announces
a ceasefire
around the Azovstal factory in Mariupol.
From Thursday to Saturday, humanitarian corridors will be open to allow the departure of civilians.
► Member countries of the European Union
refusing to put in place an embargo on Russian oil will be "
accomplices
" in war crimes,
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba warned on Wednesday.
► According to an Associated Press investigation, the March 16 airstrike that destroyed
the Mariupol theater
killed nearly
600 civilians
who had taken refuge there.
The investigation by the American press agency also shows that there were no Ukrainian soldiers in the theater, a pretext used by Russia to justify its air strike.
► According to a latest UNHCR count, more than 3,000 civilians have been killed in fighting and shelling since the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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2:00 a.m.: US intelligence helps Ukraine take down Russian generals, claims
New York Times
Washington provided details regarding Russia's planned troop movements in kyiv, as well as the location and other details of Russia's mobile military headquarters.
Ukraine, having cross-checked this information with its own intelligence, carried out strikes and other attacks in which Russian officers were killed, the newspaper said.
Washington's intelligence efforts to assist Ukraine up close in the fighting have included
'
focussed on determining the location and other details of Russian military mobile headquarters, which move regularly
writes
the American daily.
01:36: Russia announces ceasefire in Mariupol, while bombarding from east to west
Russia has announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire from today at the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol to evacuate civilians, while stepping up shelling from the east to the regions close to Poland and Hungary.
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The Russian armed forces will open a humanitarian corridor from 08:00 to 18:00 Moscow time (05:00 to 15:00 GMT) on May 5, 6 and 7 from the site of the Azovstal metallurgical plant to evacuate civilians ,
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it said yesterday. evening the Ministry of Defense in a press release.
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During this period, the Russian armed forces and the units of the People's Republic of Donetsk (unilaterally proclaimed by the pro-Russian separatists, editor's note) will cease fire and hostilities unilaterally
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, he continued, assuring that the civilians having found refuge in the factory would be allowed to go to Russia or the territories controlled by Kiev.
1:12 am: Emmanuel Macron and Narendra Modi call for an "
immediate cessation of hostilities
" in Ukraine
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France and India have expressed their deep concern about the humanitarian crisis and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
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, underlined the two leaders in a joint statement after a meeting and a working dinner. at the Elysee.
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Both countries unequivocally condemned the killing of civilians in Ukraine, and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities so that the parties come together to promote dialogue and diplomacy and to immediately end the suffering of the population.
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, they added.
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