Think tank: Russia makes progress in Mariupol

Russia makes progress in Mariupol

The Institute for the Study of War says Russian forces have made steady progress in the beseigned southern city of Mariupol, entering the city's central area on 24 March.

Qazet.az reports that the port city, seen as crucial to Russia's campaign, has been encircled by Russian troops since the start of March.

As the situation deteriorates in Mariupol, local Ukrainian authorities have left the city to better coordinate regional operations, says the ISW, which is an independent US-based think tank.

It said Russian forces have also continued shelling Kharkiv and struck a humanitarian aid delivery point, killing six and wounding 15, and secured several minor advances in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.