Mariupol Mayor: Fierce Fighting Breaks Out at Azovstal Steel Plant, 30 Children Waiting to be Evacuated – TribunNews.com
TRIBUNNEWS.COM – The mayor of Mariupol said the battle was fierce is underway at the Azovstal steel plant.
The battle is underway with Ukrainian troops have launched the final attack on the Russian siege of the port city southeast, as reported by Al Jazeera .
Vadym Boichenko said on national television that contacts had been disconnected.
Meanwhile the Ukrainian fighters are still at the Soviet-era factory.
More than 30 children were among the dozens of civilians who waiting for evacuation from the site.
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Pope Francis wants to meet Putin
Pope Francis says he wants to travel to Moscow to met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to stop the war in Ukraine.
However, Pope Francis wish has not received a response from Putin.
Francis submits a request for a meeting through the secretary Vatican state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 20 days after Putin ordered troops to enter Ukraine on February 24.
Pope Francis said this in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in an interview published on Tuesday (3/5/2022).
