Latest on Ukraine: Xi Jinping visits Moscow to meet Putin (March 20)
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin makes a surprise visit to Mariupol and tours an occupied city destroyed by war
The trip was Putin's first-ever visit to the Donbas region, which Russia illegally annexed last year. It followed the International Criminal Court's decision to issue a warrant for him on war crimes.
Russia's war in Ukraine pushes Ukrainian steel production to the brink
The Russian invasion has taken a toll on Ukrainian metalworks — the country's second-largest industry — and there's still no deal to ship iron and steel products to customers.
A Mariupol theater troupe is back on stage with a homegrown Ukrainian play
Displaced when Russia bombed their historic building, a Mariupol theater troupe has reconstituted what's left of the group and is putting on a play by a famous Ukrainian playwright.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 30)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says
Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.
Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern
With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia aims to capitalize on controlling the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
More than a thousand soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, and Russia is consolidating control of Mariupol. It is making plans to annex the southwestern parts of the country.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 16)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.