right to abortion. president biden says a woman s right to choose is fundamental. and the over the top outfits are back celebrities return to the red carpet of new york city s met gala. hello, and a very good evening. around 100 civilians evacuated from a besieged steelworks in the southern ukrainian city of mariupol have finally reached safety. they had spent more than 60 days in underground bunkers in desperate conditions, sheltering from the russian bombardment. the lucky evacuees, including women, children and several elderly people, let s head to kyiv and my colleague ben brown. yes, hello from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the latest from the city of mariupol is that a convoy carrying about 100 civilians who were evacuated from the steel works in the city of mariupol have now reached safety. they ve now reached the ukrainian city of zacharyjeff. finally, it took them a couple days to get there on buses. they spent more than 60 days underground in the steelworks being b
good morning and welcome to bbc news. humanitarian workers in ukraine are preparing to welcome around 100 people who were allowed to leave a steelworks plant in the eastern besieged city of mariupol. they re expected to arrive in the nearby city of zaporizhzhia today, and there are hopes that more will be freed later. the un refugee agency has confirmed that more than 5.5 million people have now fled ukraine. tim muffett has the latest developments. daylight at last. after weeks in a maze of underground tunnels. it s thought around 1,000 civilians have been hiding beneath the azovstal steel plant in mariupol, sheltering from russian bombardment. supplies had been cut off. conditions were desperate. yesterday, around 100 were evacuated. this child is six months old. he s spent nearly half of his life underground. translation: i can t believe it. two months of darkness. when we were in the bus, i told my husband, we won t have to go to the toilet with a torch and use a bag as a
The Ukrainian troops holding various defensive positions in Severodonetsk have been forced to retreat, marking the end of the Battle for Severodonetsk and the Russian advance into the city.
The Russian forces issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian forces in the Azot Chemical Plant and Severodonetsk to surrender. To the surprise of no one, Ukraine refused this ultimatum and kept fighting.