What's the latest ? May 5, 12AM

The latest updates from Ukraine

If you're just joining us, or want a re-cap, here's a roundup of today's latest developments.

• In Mariupol, Russian forces are likely operating within the Azovstal steelworks with "difficult bloody battles" being fought.
• Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking control of the steelworks with the use of aircraft.
• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to the UN for assistance in rescuing wounded Ukrainians still trapped in the plant
• More than 300 civilians were evacuated from Mariupol and other parts of southern Ukraine on Wednesday, the UN says
• Russian forces are continuing their offensive in the east in order to establish "full control" over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but have been unsuccessful in trying to break through the frontline areas of Lyman, Severdonetsk and Popasnyansk, it adds
• In the Kramatorsk area in Donetsk, at least 25 people were wounded during Russian shelling overnight, according to the head of Donetsk's regional military administration writing on Telegram
• Ukrainian troops say they have retaken control of a number of settlements on the border of the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.