Issued on: 19/05/2022 – 05:50
G7 partners meet Thursday hoping to find a solution for Kyiv’s budget troubles as the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to roil the global economy. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
07:24am: Mariupol deserted after weeks of Russian attacks
Ukrainian fighters are reportedly receiving medical care after leaving Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant. In recent days, nearly 1,000 soldiers who spent weeks holed up in the steel plant have surrendered to Russian forces, with some taken into territories controlled by Russian backed separatists.
Mariupol was home to around 500,000 inhabitants at the start of the war, but weeks of Russian attacks have left the city deserted and largely destroyed.
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