QUICK READ 1-5: Group of Ukrainian civilians evacuated from ‘base’ Azovstal

Lila’s apartment in the Donetsk region was damaged after a Russian air strike – Photo: REUTERS

* Radio BFMTV Citing a statement from the commander of the Azov corps, 20 civilians, including women and children, were evacuated from the underground area of ​​the Azovstal steel factory complex in the city of Mariupol.

“We expect them to be taken to the city of Zaporijjia, which is controlled by Ukraine,” Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov corps, said in a video broadcast on Telegram.

Meanwhile, a few hours before this video, THEYRussia’s TASS news agency reported that 25 civilians, including 6 children, were evacuated from Azovstal. – where hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are living under the underground system.

The Ukrainian military said that Russian planes were still bombing the city of Mariupol, although it had announced it had “liberated” the city in southern Ukraine.

* Reuters news agency quoted a notice from the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 30, The army of this country killed more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed 23 armored vehicles. Russian forces said they launched missiles at 17 Ukrainian military facilities on April 30, destroying a command post and a warehouse used to store missiles and artillery.

In addition, Mr. Maxim Martchenko – governor of Odessa province – said that the Russian military launched missiles from Crimea to attack Odessa airport, destroying the runway.

* On April 30, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter that Ukraine has asked China acting as one of the security guarantors to end the conflict with Russia.

* Xinhua News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the lifting of sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks with Ukraine..

“The content of the negotiations included denuclearization, recognition of new geopolitical realities, lifting of sanctions, the situation of Russian language.”

However, Ukraine’s negotiator, Mykhailo Podolyak, rejected Lavrov’s comments. Specifically, Podolyak said that Lavrov had not attended a round of negotiations and that Ukraine did not need the lessons of “denuclearization” or to use the language of those who attacked and occupied towns and cities. of Ukraine.

Ukrainians in the city of Mariupol gather to receive humanitarian aid, April 29 – Photo: AFP

* According to AFP news agency, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners. According to information from the Ukrainian side, they received 14 Ukrainians, including 7 soldiers and 7 civilians. In recent years, Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners many times, but this time the Ukrainian side did not announce the number of Russian prisoners returned to Moscow as usual.

* According to figures from the United Nations, more than 5.4 million Ukrainians have left the country since February 24, and tens of thousands are still leaving every day.

In addition to refugees, 7.7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine. So Some 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes due to the conflict.

* According to AFP news agency, the village of Demydiv near Kiev, Ukraine, was flooded for weeks after a Russian missile hit a nearby dam. Dozens of houses in the village have been submerged in water since late February.