Ukraine’s soldiers remain in the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk despite Russia’s ultimatum they lay down arms on Wednesday.
* The head of the UN refugee agency says the food crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to drive record displacement to more “staggering” levels.
* US President Joe Biden says Washington will provide an additional $1bn in security assistance to Ukraine.
* The Russian military claims it destroyed a depot in the western Lviv region where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was stored.
* German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi are expected to visit Kyiv Thursday.
* Ukrainian fighters inside the Severodonetsk Azot chemical plant have ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender.
* Russia’s defence ministry has accused Ukrainian forces of disrupting efforts to allow civilians to escape the chemical plant on Wednesday. Source: dawn.com
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
