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A lost shoe on the road to Donetsk’s Kievsky district. Donbass has literally been cut in two by the war. Once one of the most densely populated regions of Ukraine, many of its cities and towns have found themselves on opposite sides of the contact line since the spring of 2014. For example, the village of Zaitsevo is divided by streets. On Marshal Rybalko Street (which runs about 12 km), residential buildings 1-230 were under the control of the DPR, while houses 230-400 were controlled by Kiev. - Sputnik International

LIVE UPDATES: Ukrainian Troops Fired Six Projectiles at Kievsky District of Donetsk, DPR Says

04:39 GMT 03.05.2022 (Updated: 00:33 GMT 04.05.2022)

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February in response to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's republics for protection against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops.

Russian armed forces and Donbass militia continue their advance amid the special operation in Ukraine, pressing against the Ukrainian military.

On 16 April, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Mariupol was under Russian control and the remaining Ukrainian nationalists, including members of the infamous neo-Nazi Azov battalion, were completely surrounded in the Azovstal steel plant. Consequently, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the cessation of any attempts by the Russian military to capture the plant so as to avoid potential losses.

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02:57 GMT 04.05.2022

Australia Puts 75 Russian State Duma Lawmakers, DPR, LPR Ministers on Sanctions List -DFAT

Australia has put 75 Russian State Duma lawmakers, as well as a number of key ministers of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), on the sanctions list, according to data on the website of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

According to the document, the list includes more than 20 DPR ministers and 15 LPR ministers.

02:47 GMT 04.05.2022

West, Turning Blind Eye to Kiev's Crimes, Becomes Terrorists' Accomplice - Russian Ministry

The West, turning a blind eye to the numerous war crimes of the Kiev regime, is thus becoming an accomplice of terrorists, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

“It is completely incomprehensible that Western countries do not pay any attention to the numerous war crimes of the Kiev regime against both residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Ukrainian citizens on territories controlled by Kiev,” Col. Gen. Mizintsev said at a briefing.

According to him, the "civilized West", applying the policy of double standards, is not at all interested in conducting an impartial investigation and finding the perpetrators, and often simply turns a blind eye to the numerous violations of international conventions by the Ukrainian side , or groundlessly shifts the blame onto Russia.

"All this equates the authorities of the 'civilized countries' with accomplices of terrorists, and also gives confidence to the Kiev regime in impunity for any, even the most cynical crimes committed by them against their own citizens, and justifies the cruelty of Ukrainian nationalists towards civilians who do not support their Nazi ideology," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said.

02:01 GMT 04.05.2022

Ukrainian Territorial Defense, SBU Repress Pro-Russian Residents - Russian Defense Ministry

Militants of Ukrainian territorial defense units and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) are carrying out raids and arrests of pro-Russian residents of Kharkov and a number of other Ukrainian cities, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

"In Kharkov, militants of the territorial defense battalions, jointly with SBU officers, are conducting raids to identify local residents who express pro-Russian views or condemn the current Ukrainian government. Citizens whose phones contain correspondence of this kind, as well as calls to numbers of Russian subscribers, are delayed and taken away to an unknown direction. Dozens of detainees have not returned home so far," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said.

He said it was reliably established that such large-scale raids had previously been taken place in Nikolayev, Sumy, Chernigov and several other settlements. According to him, these and other cynical actions of Ukrainian neo-Nazis directly prove the inhuman cruelty towards civilians.

00:36 GMT 04.05.2022

Ukrainian Nationalists Shelling Humanitarian Corridors - Russian Defense Ministry

The Russian Defense Ministry has recorded numerous cases of shelling by Ukrainian nationalists of humanitarian corridors opened by Russia, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

Col. Gen. Mizintsev said that from March 4, in strict observance of international law, daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. without restrictions, Russia has been opening a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol for evacuation of civilians in any direction they choose - to Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, or to areas controlled by the Kiev authorities.

"On all routes, Russian military personnel, together with the units of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, strictly observe the 'silence regime.' But the Kiev authorities do not adhere to these humane principles. Objective control means recorded numerous cases of shelling of open humanitarian corridors by militants of nationalistic battalions from small arms and mortars," he said.

00:11 GMT 04.05.2022

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3 May 2022, 23:49 GMT

23:04 GMT 03.05.2022

Ukrainian Troops Fired Six Projectiles at Kievsky District of Donetsk, DPR Says

Ukrainian troops have fired six 122-millimeter projectiles at the Kievsky District of the city of Donetsk, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said in a statement.

"Shelling by Ukraine's armed units was registered in the direction: 00:30 - the locality of Opytnoye - the city of Donetsk (Kievsky District): six 122-mm projectiles were fired," the office said on Telegram.

It said that later Ukrainian troops also shelled Donetsk's Kirovsky District, firing three projectiles.

21:58 GMT 03.05.2022

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3 May 2022, 21:56 GMT

20:09 GMT 03.05.2022

Biden Urges Congress to Pass Funding to Aid Ukraine, Replenish Allied Weapons Stocks

18:54 GMT 03.05.2022

Less Than Half in Germany Approve of Heavy Weapons Supply to Ukraine, Poll Shows

Public support of Germany's heavy weapons deliveries to Ukraine has shrunk to 46% from 55% two weeks ago and 60% in early April, with the number of critics doubling, a poll out Tuesday showed.

An April 29-May 2 Forsa survey commissioned for RTL and n-tv news channels found that 44% of Germans disproved of the government's decision to send tanks and other military hardware to conflict-torn Ukraine, up from 22% in mid-April.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said last week he had received a very strong mandate from parliament to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine after his critics at home and abroad pushed Germany to do more to counter the Russian military operation.

Seventy percent of those surveyed said they did not think that the conflict in Ukraine could be won militarily. Only 24% opted for a military solution over diplomacy and negotiations.

The Forsa poll also found that financial costs of the conflict were the main concern for 74% of those sampled, followed by a potential world war (65%) and disruption in energy supplies (54%). More than half of respondents said Germany could not ban Russian gas imports yet.

18:06 GMT 03.05.2022

UN Humanitarian Coordinator: No Indications of Forced Evacuation From Mariupol to Russia

United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lurani said on Tuesday that she has seen no indications of forced evacuation of people from Mariupol to Russia.

“I do not sense there was any attempt to try to get them to go to Russia. It did not come up,” Lubrani told reports in a press briefing.

UN humanitarian staff are accompanying people at all times until they leave Ukraine, she added.

Lubrani also confirmed that her colleagues were in contact with those who chose not to leave the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. “They definitely did that on their own will, she said.

On Monday, the Donetsk People's Republic's territorial defense staff reported that 101 people were evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol to Bezymennoye.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that thanks to the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, 80 civilians who were held by Ukrainian extremists were rescued from the territory of Azovstal. Russia has consistently tried to open humanitarian corridors throughout the territories in Ukraine affected by its special operation.

17:25 GMT 03.05.2022

Mariupol Resident Says Azov Fighters Looted Shops and Hid Everything at Azovstal Plant - Video

16:48 GMT 03.05.2022

Austria Bars Russian Diplomats From V-E Day Celebrations, Russian Ambassador Says

The Austrian Foreign Ministry has told the Russian embassy that Russian diplomats will not be welcome at this Sunday’s Victory in Europe Day celebrations, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Lyubinsky said.

"We received an official note from the Austrian Foreign Ministry informing us that Russia’s official representative was not expected to attend events organized by the federal chancellery in memory of Austria’s liberation from National Socialism and the end of World War 2 in Europe," he said in a statement.

Lyubinsky cited the Austrian ministry as saying that celebrations would pay the tribute to thousands of Soviet soldiers who fell in the war. He said that the Russian mission would go ahead with its own program to mark the end of the war in Europe.

16:44 GMT 03.05.2022

UN Security Council to Hold Meeting on Ukraine on 5 May

The UN Security Council will convene on Thursday to discuss Ukraine, according to a provisional program of work of the body in May.

The meeting comes after Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Moscow and Kiev last week to continue efforts on humanitarian issues.

16:41 GMT 03.05.2022

Resident of Donetsk Shows Her House Partly Destroyed by Ukrainian Forces' Shelling - Video

15:45 GMT 03.05.2022

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3 May 2022, 15:44 GMT

15:33 GMT 03.05.2022

Mariupol Resident Recalls Terrible Experience of Losing Her Daughter in Shelling - Video

15:29 GMT 03.05.2022

Greece Poised to Replace Russian Gas in 20 Months, PM Says

Greece will be able to completely replace Russian gas once its floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Alexandroupoli is finished in 20 months, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.

The Alexandroupoli terminal is scheduled for launch in late 2022-early 2023. Its main suppliers are expected to be companies from the United States, Qatar, and other countries.

"In the next 20 months, Greece will be able to receive significant, very large amounts of LNG. The regasification capabilities will be 5.5 billion cubic meters of gas a year. In other words, this Greek LNG station is capable of fully replacing Russian natural gas not only at the national market but also replacing a significant part of Russian gas supplies in the Balkans," Mitsotakis said during the start of construction ceremony, broadcast live on Greek television.

Foreign leaders invited to attend the ceremony included President of the European Council Charles Michel, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski.

Mitsotakis said that there are plans to speed up the construction of interconnector pipelines from Bulgaria to Greece and Serbia, as well as the Greece-North Macedonia pipeline.

15:25 GMT 03.05.2022

Scholz: Germany Standing Ready to Back Sweden, Finland in Joining NATO

Finland and Sweden can count on Germany's support if they decide to join NATO, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

The German cabinet began a two-day meeting in the Schloss Meseberg mansion outside Berlin on Tuesday, which the Finnish and Swedish prime ministers were invited to attend for security-related talks.

"We are closely following the debates in both countries on their possible accession to our defensive alliance NATO. These decisions and discussions must be held there, on the ground, in Finland and Sweden. But it is clear to us that if these two nations decide that they want to join NATO, they can count on our support," Scholz told journalists.

The Ukrainian crisis has spurred an extensive debate in both Finland and Sweden on abandoning decades of neutrality and joining NATO amid a shifting security situation in Europe. In the past two months, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finland's Sanna Marin initiated high-level discussions, both at home and abroad, about terms and consequences of applying for NATO membership. Their formal decision is expected by the alliance's June summit in Madrid.

In March, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance will fast-track the membership applications of Finland and Sweden if they decide to join. Last week, Stoltenberg said that NATO is also ready to make arrangements to ensure security of Finland and Sweden during the interim period until they become full members.

14:39 GMT 03.05.2022

'NATO Barking at Russia's Door': Pope Francis Reflects on Roots of Ukraine Conflict in Interview With Corriere Della Sera

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Pope Francis said that while he might not go as far as saying that NATO’s presence close to Russian borders “provoked” Moscow's special operation in Ukraine, it “perhaps facilitated” it.

14:23 GMT 03.05.2022

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3 May 2022, 14:20 GMT