Live: New UN convoy expected to evacuate civilians from Azovstal

Published on: 06/05/2022 – 07:21 After several unsuccessful attempts, a new operation to evacuate the last civilians trapped in the Mariupol metallurgical plant is to take place on Friday. 4:07 a.m .: New UN convoy expected to evacuate civilians from Azovstal A new UN convoy is expected to evacuate the last civilians entrenched in the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in this strategic port of Donbass, without however assurance of a truce in the fighting. become one of the symbols of the Russian invasion that began on February 24. 2:34 a.m.: Russia has destroyed hundreds of hospitals, claims Volodymyr Zelensky Hundreds of institutions and hospitals have been destroyed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, leaving doctors without medicine for treatment illnesses like cancers, or unable to perform surgery, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. , where the fighting is taking place, lacked antibiotics in particular.” If we only take into account the medical infrastructures, the Russian troops have, to date, destroyed or damaged nearly 400 of them: hospitals, maternities, outpatient treatment centers,” he explained. 12:33 a.m.: Pentagon denies helping Ukraine target Russian generals New York Times. It is correct that the United States is passing intelligence to kyiv “in order to help the Ukrainians defend their country,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. he added, “we do not provide information on the whereabouts of senior military commanders on the battlefield, nor do we participate in targeting decisions made by the Ukrainian military.” 11:57 p.m .: Several countries call for an end to the Russian war in Ukraine The UN and several countries called on Thursday for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of a relaunch of their peace talks “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the United Nations Charter,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told a meeting of the Security Council organized by Washington. “This must stop for the good of the people of Ukraine, Russia and the whole world,” he added. The UN chief recently visited Moscow and Kyiv to push for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol , several hundred of whom have been able to leave the city since this weekend.