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Mariupol residents evacuated from Azovstal arrive in Zaporizhia, 156 people saved – city council.
Evacuated people from Azovstal plant in Mariupol (Donetsk region) have already arrived in Zaporizhia, where they are receiving the necessary assistance, Mariupol City Council has said.
"We are grateful to all the participants in the evacuation mission, representatives of the UN, the International Red Cross and Minister Iryna Vereschuk. Thanks to the combined efforts, we managed to save Mariupol residents from this hell," Mayor Vadym Boichenko said, according to the city council's Telegram channel.
Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Vereschuk said that a total of 156 people were evacuated. She also said that several hundred more people remain on the territory of the plant.
The city council also said the UN humanitarian coordinator announced her readiness to repeat the operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal.
Stefanchuk: Ukraine expects due to mandate of Council of Europe Commissioner, rights of Ukrainians affected by Russian aggression to be protected.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk held a meeting with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty, during which he paid special attention to the issue of the return of illegally deported children to Ukraine.
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Ukraine needs more shells, air defense – Umerov speaking with Pentagon chief.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, during a phone conversation with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, noted the need to strengthen air defense and provide Ukraine with shells.
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China can really help restore just peace for Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said China can assist in restoring a just peace for Ukraine against the backdrop of Russian aggression, as well as bring stability to international relations.
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Ukraine to request convening of Ukraine-NATO Council meeting on defense of skies, arms supplies – Zelenskyy.
Ukraine will make a request to convene a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council on the defense of the sky, the supply of air defense and missiles in order to achieve true equality in protection from terrorism by partners, Ukrainian President Volodymy...
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Deposit Guarantee Fund accuses ex-shareholder of Megabank Subotin of refusing to repay UAH 2.
The majority shareholder of Megabank (Kharkiv), Viktor Subotin, is not fulfilling his obligations to the bank regarding loans issued to his group of companies before its withdrawal from the market. The outstanding debt now exceeds UAH 2.3 billion,...
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Private California school sponsoring students from Ukraine, Afghanistan.
A private high school in California has provided scholarships to three refugee students — one from Ukraine and two from Afghanistan. VOA’s Genia Dulot has the story of an American educator who has even opened her home to the two Afghans teens as t...
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U.S. ambassador 'condemns' Iran's attack on Israel during U.N. Security Council meeting
U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood urged the Security Council to hold Iran accountable and to pursue additional measures that would hold the country responsible. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news br...
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President Biden urges restraint after Iran’s attack on Israel.
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that U.S. support for Israel is “ironclad,” but the U.S. would not participate in any retaliatory counteroffensive against Iran. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports on the concern among ...
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UN Security Council holds emergency session after Iran's attacks against Israel - DW News.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a plea for "maximum restraint following" Iran's attacks against Israel. "The Middle East is on the brink. The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict. Now i...
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Escalating concerns about wider war in the Middle East.
Israel said it destroyed 99 percent of incoming Iranian fire, and only a handful of ballistic missiles made it through Israel’s robust air defense system. Prime Minister Netanyahu convened his war cabinet, but an Israeli response is still unclear....
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'INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP': Rand Paul slams Speaker Johnson for 'siding with Democrats'.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., weighs in on Iran's unprecedented attacks on Israel, expectations that the House will soon take up a bill to back the Middle East ally and Speaker Mike Johnson's record as leader of the House GOP. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox N...
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