Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team.
Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team. As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes Ukraine’s reporters gather information and provide updates on the situation. Saturday, May 7. Day 73. By Daryna Antoniuk Mariupol. All women, children, and elderly people have been evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, according to Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Ukrainian troops, including wounded soldiers, are still trapped inside the plant. Russians are using artillery and tank fire to attack Azovstal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he’s working to save the military forces that remain in the Azovstal plant. Odesa. Six Russian missiles hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa. No casualties have been reported so far. Four missiles hit a private furniture company and damaged a high-rise building nearby. Two more missiles struck the previously damaged runway and the flight control system of Odesa airport. Mykolaiv. Russian troops launched several missile strikes on the city of Mykolaiv on Saturday.
