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More than a hundred civilians evacuated earlier from the territory of Azovstal arrived in Zaporozhye
Moscow accused Tel Aviv of “supporting” neo-Nazis in Kyiv, evacuation of 101 civilians from the territory of Azovstal was successful, UN said, Russian troops resumed the assault on the Azovstal plant, Boris Johnson promised to provide Ukraine with 300 million pounds of military assistance .
The main events of the 6 9th day of the war in Ukraine in our review.
Israeli authorities called the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood” and that “the most ardent anti-Semites, as a rule, Jews” are unforgivable and absurd. In response, on May 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement accusing the Israeli government of supporting the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev.
“History, unfortunately, knows tragic examples of cooperation between Jews and the Nazis,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left) and Prime Minister Naftali Bennet reacted harshly to the words of Sergei Lavrov
Earlier, in response to Lavrov’s words, the Israeli Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador for an “explanatory conversation.” Its head, Yair Lapid, said that “accusing Jews of anti-Semitism is a blatant level of racism against Jews.”
“The Jews did not destroy themselves during the Holocaust,” he stressed.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Lavrov’s words “are untrue and unacceptable in essence”: “The purpose of such a lie is to try to direct accusations against the Jews of committing the most terrible crimes against the Jews themselves and to free the persecutors of our people from responsibility.”
UN: evacuation of 101 civilians from the territory of Azovstal was successful
The UN reported that the evacuation of civilians who were on the territory of Azovstal in Mariupol was successful.
“I confirm that 101 civilians have been successfully evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and other areas as part of a safe passage operation coordinated by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross,” Osnat Lubrani, UN coordinator in Ukraine, said in a statement. organization website.
According to her, 101 people, including women, men, children and the elderly, “were able to leave the tunnels under the Azovstal plant and see daylight two months later.”
Another 58 people joined the column in Mangush, a village on the outskirts of Mariupol. On Tuesday, 127 people successfully reached Zaporozhye, where they receive medical and psychological assistance.
“Some evacuees decided not to go with the convoy towards Zaporozhye,” she specified.
The Russian military resumed the assault on the Azovstal plant
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The UN reported that the evacuation of civilians who were on the territory of Azovstal in Mariupol was successful.
The fighting began the day before, and on Tuesday the Russian military stormed Azovstal in several places, Mikhail Vershinin, head of the Mariupol patrol police department, said.
“There was artillery and aviation preparation for almost a day. When the buses left, they gave a pause. They started to beat both at night and during the day, now they stormed the plant in several places.
The information about the assault was confirmed to the Ukrayinska Pravda publication by Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov regiment. “The whole night we were bombed with air bombs, two civilian women were killed, and now Azovstal is being stormed,” he said.
“In 2014, there were little things, and now half the city has been destroyed.” Mariupol after two months of shelling
The UN reported that the evacuation of civilians who were on the territory of Azovstal in Mariupol was successful.
“I confirm that 101 civilians have been successfully evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and other areas as part of a safe passage operation coordinated by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross,” Osnat Lubrani, UN coordinator in Ukraine, said in a statement.
According to her, the evacuees, including women, men, children and the elderly, “were able to leave the tunnels under the Azovstal plant and see daylight two months later.”
“Ukraine will win!” – Boris Johnson addressed the Verkhovna Rada
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become the first world leader to address the Verkhovna Rada via video link since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Johnson said that in its fight against Russian troops, Ukraine “dispelled the myth of Putin’s invincibility.”
“I have one message for you today: Ukraine will win, Ukraine will be free,” Johnson said. The Ukrainian Parliament met the words of the British Prime Minister with a standing ovation.
Boris Johnson has announced that Britain will provide Ukraine with an additional £300m (about $375m) in military aid.
The British prime minister also added that Ukraine, in the fight against Russian troops invading it, “dispelled the myth of Putin’s invincibility.”
At a meeting of the Rada on Tuesday, for the first time since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke. When he entered the meeting room, the deputies greeted him with applause.
