- Ukrainian forces destroy key Russian bridge near Mariupol (english.nv.ua)
- Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol, a City Razed by Russian Forces… (nytimes.com)… as more Russian stuff suddenly catches fire; plus car bomb may have killed head of Russian torture center (dailykos.com)
- Ukraine war: Mariupol steel plant evacuees near safer city (washingtonpost.com)Russia could sell more energy to Asia to get around Western sanctions but would most likely have to slash prices (nytimes.com)
- Russia-Ukraine war: Russian forces ‘frustrated’ in Dondas; Mariupol evacuation ‘fails’; missiles strike residential buildings in Odesa (theguardian.com)Ukraine alleges renewed attack on Mariupol plant; U.N. chief to meet Putin (washingtonpost.com)As Weapons From West Flow In, Zelensky Says Ukraine Better Able to Mount Defense (nytimes.com)Zelenskiy warns Ukraine invasion only the beginning as Russia signals southern push (theguardian.com)Rattled by Ukraine War, Moldova Strives to Dodge Russia’s Long Shadow (nytimes.com)Pro-war memes, Z symbols and blue and yellow flags: Russian social media influencers at war (theguardian.com)The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin’s Man in Germany (nytimes.com)
- Powerful explosions heard in Mariupol (pravda.com.ua)
- A Russia-backed official escapes a blast in Mariupol, as Moscow presses its offensive in the east (nytimes.com)
- Desperate Civilians Gather for Evacuation From Mariupol (nytimes.com)Mariupol evacuees face hard journey (washingtonpost.com)Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds (washingtonpost.com)EU split on ending energy supplies from Russia (bbc.com)Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift. (nytimes.com)Why the Debate Over Russian Uranium Worries U.S. Tribal Nations (nytimes.com)
- Ukrainian Hackers Identify War Criminal Bombers Of Mariupol Through Their Wives (crooksandliars.com)
- Ukraine announces largest prisoner exchange yet, including Mariupol fighters (nytimes.com)
- Russia-Ukraine war: UN ‘ready to fully mobilise’ in Mariupol as US calls for allies to move ‘heaven and earth’ (theguardian.com)Kyiv area morgues at breaking point (theguardian.com)US Presses Allies to Setp Up Military Aid to Ukraine (nytimes.com)‘Putin never imagined’ global rally of Ukraine support, defense secretary says (washingtonpost.com)Germany to send anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in policy shift (theguardian.com)Britain backs Ukraine carrying out strikes in Russia (theguardian.com)CNN’s Clarissa Ward Takes Cover With Ukrainian Paramedics During Russian Attack: ‘They’re Shelling the Sh** Out of Us’ (mediaite.com)