Local commander says attack supported with armored vehicles and tanks, with additional forces landing by sea; UN, Red Cross evacuate 101 civilians from stronghold

Official says 'sham referenda' likely to take place in mid-May; Odessa shelling kills teen as evacuation from Mariupol steel plant hampered by shelling

As many as 100,000 people may still be in the city, including an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters beneath Soviet-era plant

'We hope that they will be evacuated to Zaporizhzhia, on territory controlled by Ukraine,' says deputy commander of Azov Regiment; adds those at Azovstal were bombarded 'all night'

1998 video of Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova, who died sheltering from Russian shelling in Mariupol weeks ago, was destroyed in family's home, but rediscovered and posted online

Following meeting with Zelensky, Austin and top diplomat Blinken announce $700 million in additional military aid; at least five killed in Russian rocket strike in Vinnytsia

US Secretary of State Blinken and US Defense Secretary Austin travel to Ukraine in first visit by top American officials since Russia launched its brutal invasion two months ago

Ukrainian president responds to reporter's question as to whether his people must live in a state of high alert, similar to Israelis

Kyiv says 18 people wounded in missile attack on Black Sea port, which hit military facility and two residential buildings; Moscow continues assault on last Mariupol stronghold

Officials estimate 2,000 troops defending 1,000 civilians sheltering at facility's underground tunnels; Putin had ordered military to only blockade the area