Ukraine MP says Russian troops are ‘already on the territory of Azovstal’; Russia announces daytime ceasefires on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Moscow rehearses 9 May parade
- Fierce fighting under way in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant
- Russian airstrikes target western arms arriving in Ukraine
- EU says Putin must pay ‘high price’ as it proposes oil ban
- Russian mercenaries linked to civilian massacres in Mali
Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments until my colleague Martin Belam in London takes the reins a little later.
