The dramatic situation in Mariupol marks the anniversary of the end of World War II

Following the recent evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in the town of Mariupol, which was surrounded by Russian troops, Ukrainian fighters trapped there have sent an emergency call for help. A post on social media says that they can be saved only if a miracle happens, writes the commander of the 36th Navy Brigade, Serhiy Wolynskyj on Facebook. “They hope the great powers will find a solution to save us!”

Mariupol is almost in complete Russian control. The other Ukrainian troops are about 100 kilometers away and are unable to help the remaining soldiers in the devastated city. According to ongoing information from Kiev and Moscow, the last women and children, as well as elderly civilians were safely evacuated from the factory premises on Saturday. During the evacuation, three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and six wounded, Volynsky wrote. Observers assume that Russian troops now want to take Azovstal as soon as possible in order to be able to declare full occupation of Mariupol.

Speaker of the Bundestag in Kiev

Bundestag Speaker Bärbel Bas has arrived in Kiev for a visit. The road passed “without incidents or delays,” said a spokeswoman. Bass will meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Schmyhal.

Later, at the invitation of the Speaker of the Parliament of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, she attends a World War II commemoration ceremony for the victims of National Socialism. A meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky is also planned.

The dead in school

Ukraine – Russian Angriff at a school in Dorf Belogorowka
Following an airstrike on a school in Bilogorivka, two bodies have been found so far, the governor of the region, Serhiy Hajday, told his Telegram channel. “Maybe the 60 people who are still under the rubble of the building are dead,” he added.

According to him, the airstrike took place on Saturday afternoon. 90 people had sought protection from Russian attacks on the school building. The bombing caused a fire in the school and the building collapsed. Emergency services were able to rescue 30 people – 7 of them injured, according to the governor.

More than one million sent to Russia

According to the Russian military, 1.16 million people have been brought to Russia, from disputed areas of Ukraine since the end of February. Among them are 205,000 children, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced. As of Friday alone, 18,580 people, including 1,840 children, had fled Ukraine for Russia, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

Russia sees this as rescuing civilians threatened by fighting in Ukraine and the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. While the Ukrainian government accuses Moscow of kidnapping people against their will and sending them to Russia.

The Chancellor delivers a speech on TV

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will give a televised speech on Sunday evening, where he will talk about the end of the Second World War in Europe, 77 years ago, but also about the current war in Ukraine and its consequences. The Federal Government announced that this is a special commemoration of May 8 due to the ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine this year. Germany has strongly condemned this brutal aggression and the crimes being committed in Ukraine by Russian forces.

Fear of hunger and protests

Bundestagswahl 2021 | Spitzenkididaten bei a TV Debatte am Wahlabend
Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) has warned of the biggest famine crisis since 1945. “The situation is very dramatic. “Because of Corona, the extreme drought and now the war, food prices around the world have risen by a third and are now at record levels,” she told Bild am Sonntag. “the largest since World War II with millions dead.”

On the occasion of the anniversary of the end of World War II, demonstrations are held today in many German countries, as well as protests by opponents of the war in Ukraine, as well as Putin supporters in Germany. Police are preparing to avoid possible conflicts in Berlin, Cologne and other cities.

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