What's the latest? May 4, 09:45 AM

Latest developments

If you're just joining us, here's what happened through the night, Qazet.az reports:

• Fighting continues to be heaviest in the east where Russian forces are pounding targets
• On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to unveil plans for new oil sanctions against Russia.
• Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
• At least 156 evacuees finally managed to flee a steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol to relative safety in Zaporizhzhia.
• Humanitarian rescue groups have celebrated the effort but say many more people are still left in "hell" in Mariupol
• Russia also launched fresh attacks on Ukraine's west on Tuesday, striking power stations in the city of Lviv which is seen as relatively safe. Six railway stations were also struck