04.10: Ukraine says at least 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in an attack by Russian forces in the eastern region.
This is the highest number of deaths recorded daily in the last one month. At least 10 people have been killed and at least 15 wounded in a bomb blast near the Vavuniya Coke plant, officials say.
03.20: The UN hopes that Russia and Ukraine will allow further coordination and humanitarian avenues for evacuated people from war-torn areas. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
About 100 Ukrainian citizens from the Azovstal steel plant
He noted that the leaders of the two countries could arrange for more humanitarian avenues to be set up, as allowed.
02.30: Prosecutor General Irina Venedikova has accused Russian forces of using the rape of Ukrainian women as a tactic.
He traveled to the city of Irfin, which was devastated by an attack by Russian troops near Kiev, and said that Russian forces were using force to intimidate the Ukrainian people and force them to surrender.
He noted that some of the victims were staying in Ukraine and were afraid to speak out for fear that Russian forces might return.
Irina Venedikova also said she was gathering evidence of rape, torture and other suspected war crimes by Russian soldiers.
12.50: Pascal Hunt, president of the Red Cross in Ukraine, said more than 100 civilians had been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, but more civilians were trapped in the area.
He said they were also investigating the evacuation but were concerned about signs of renewed fighting in those areas.
03.05.2022
21.00: The Prime Ministers of India and Denmark held a joint press conference. Was the Ukraine issue discussed then? As questioned by reporters.
In response to that question, Prime Minister Modi said, “We also talked about the Ukraine issue. He called for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine and for a negotiated and diplomatic settlement.
17.45: Pope Francis has repeatedly condemned what is taking place in Ukraine as a brutal and senseless war. Pope Francis has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Moscow over the Ukraine war.
I have not been to Kiev yet. Kiev is not the place I should go. I have to go to Moscow first. Said to meet the mint.
13.30: Russia’s official news agency Task Force says it has detained more than 10 million people, including 2 million children, in the war against Ukraine.