What's the latest ? April 21, 11:30AM

The latest from Ukraine

If you're just joining us, here's a quick recap of the situation in Ukraine, Qazet.az represents:

• Russian troops are continuing their assault by air and on the ground in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
• An intelligence update by a top US defence think tank said Russia secured marginal gains on Wednesday from continued assaults on the southern city
• Efforts to evacuate 6,000 civilians from the city have continued to be largely frustrated
• This was because an exit corridor did not work as planned because Russia had a "lack of control" over its troops, said Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereschuk
• A top Russian foreign ministry official told Russian media that Moscow will end its military operation when Nato stops using Ukraine to threaten it
• The US called the test "routine" and said it had been notified in advance
• The number of Ukrainians who've fled their country since the invasion has now exceeded five million, according to the UN
• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed European Council President Charles Michel to Kyiv, saying that joining the EU was Ukraine's "priority"
• Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from the Wimbledon championships in London