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Ukraine, Russia In 'Very Difficult' Talks To Evacuate Wounded Azovstal Fighters From Mariupol.
The sprawling Azovstal facility is the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol after more than two months of Russian encirclement and heavy fighting that has leveled large parts of the city.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says authorities are negotiating with the Russian side on a possible evacuation of dozens of seriously wounded Ukrainian fighters trapped inside the Azovstal metals plant in the devastated southern city of Mariupol.
She cited a potential swap for captured Russian troops but said the talks are "very difficult."
"Currently, we are negotiating only about 38 seriously wounded [Ukrainian] fighters," Vereshchuk said via Telegram. "There are currently no talks on the exchange of 500 or 600 people, as reported by some media." She discouraged public comments on any specifics of the talks or "interfering" to avoid misinforming or threatening progress. The intense seven-week siege by Russian forces surrounding Azovstal has become a powerful symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Many of the civilians trapped inside Azovstal -- women, children, and elderly -- have been evacuated, although the government in Kyiv has suggested that 100 or so noncombatants may still be hiding in the warren-like tunnels and infrastructure of the nearly 90-year-old steel plant. Vereshchuk said on May 10 that more than 1,000 Ukrainian fighters remained in the sprawling facility , the last pocket of resistance after more than two months of Russian encirclement and heavy fighting that has leveled large parts of the city.
She added in comments to the AFP news agency that "hundreds...with serious injuries who require urgent evacuation" are inside, with the situation "deteriorating every day." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week acknowledged his forces couldn't unblock Mariupol militarily and said preparations were under way for a second stage of evacuation to get the wounded and medics out.
Memorial Concert For Navalny Scheduled To Take Place June 4 In Berlin.
Associates of Aleksei Navalny, who died in February in a Russian penal colony, say a concert has been scheduled in his memory in Berlin on June 4, which would have been the opposition politician’s 48th birthday.
Orban Challenger Leads Protest Calling For Reforms Of Child Protections In Hungary.
Peter Magyar, an aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, renewed his calls for change on April 26 as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orban's g...
Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network.
A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus’s main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.
Aliyev Rejects Criticism Over Arrest Of Journalists In Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 26 rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the Internet meant press freedom was assured.
Briton Charged Over Alleged Russian-Linked Arson Attack.
A British man has been charged over alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia, including by allegedly recruiting others for an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in London.
Arizona state House votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban.
After three attempts, Arizona state House lawmakers voted to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state’s Supreme Court. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collectio...
Man accused of punching women in NYC arrested
A man accused of #punching seven #women in #NewYorkCity has been arrested on suspicion of hate-motivated assaults. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse an...
China building huge new space army to blast targets from thousands of miles away.
CHINA is building a huge Star Wars army in space — tripling the number of its spy satellites in six years. Experts warn the Communist superpower could use them to support an invasion of Taiwan, with submarines firing missiles at targets that have ...
What to expect from Supreme Court's presidential immunity arguments.
NBC News Legal Analyst Joyce Vance joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss what to expect as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claims. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a col...
'The Five': Could Trump be the first president in history to go to jail?.
'The Five' co-hosts react to the prosecution in NY v. Trump claiming the former president violated trial restrictions in a gag order showdown. #foxnews #thefive Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX New...
Meet the Press NOW — April 24
Pro-Palestinian protests continue to take place across universities nationwide. Arizona Statehouse lawmakers pass a bill that would repeal the near total ban on abortion upheld by the state’s Supreme Court. President Biden signs a 95 billion dolla...