Mariupol
In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol
Mariupol’s capture at this point is of mostly symbolic importance, since the city was already effectively under Moscow’s control
Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill
Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday
Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the successful operation and said more evacuations were expected Monday
Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol
In Kyiv, Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit
Russia strikes Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs more heavy weapons from the West immediately to have any chance of saving Mariupol
Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city
Mariupol has been the site of some of the heaviest attacks and civilian suffering in the 6-week-old war
Russian strikes turning Mariupol into 'ashes' as West plans more sanctions
Russian forces and Russian-backed separatist units had taken about half of the port city, normally home to around 400,000 people
Civilians fleeing Mariupol describe street-to-street battles
Russian forces are increasingly concentrating their air power and artillery on Ukraine’s cities and the civilians, killing uncounted numbers
Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol
Earlier attempts to evacuate civilian residents from Mariupol and other Ukrainian cities have failed or only partly succeeded
Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help
The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war's worst suffering, would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians