Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War -- May 2, 2022

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 02 May 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/ZuMXTmNRyd

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/S7E6h4WTgM

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 2, 2022

- Ukraine says it has uncovered a Russian spy ring within its military
- Germany could quit Russian oil use by end of summer
- German opposition leader Friedrich Merz reportedly bound for Ukraine

The latest on Ukraine:https://t.co/tVGypw3SjQ

— DW News (@dwnews) May 2, 2022

Ukraine round-up: Mariupol evacuation and pilot legend https://t.co/qdXDcAqkUF

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 1, 2022

Ukrainian forces launched an attack on one position visited by General Gerasimov in the Russian-controlled city of Izium on Saturday evening, after he had already departed for Russia w/@mschwirtz https://t.co/C24KayTg0P

— Eric Schmitt (@EricSchmittNYT) May 2, 2022

Roughly 100 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

The port city has endured a Russian blockade since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24https://t.co/knYiwh6LJc pic.twitter.com/TVLA30hcek

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 2, 2022

An operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol is finally under way.

Sviatoslav Palamar, the deputy commander of the Azov Regiment, said "a ceasefire has finally happened".

Latest: https://t.co/jK6KA1ECWa pic.twitter.com/0wG5Dybqt4

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 2, 2022

Video of evacuation of civilians from Mariupol's Azovstal. pic.twitter.com/S5W8KKDlTS

— ТРУХА⚡️English (@TpyxaNews) May 1, 2022

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges Ukraine not to back down from "bullies" like Russia.

Visiting Kyiv, Pelosi told President Volodymyr Zelensky: "We are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom... Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done" pic.twitter.com/ClX4LjxEPz

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 2, 2022