Mariupolsky Uyezd

The Russian Defence Ministry said it took control of the Ilyich Steel Company in Mariupol

The trade port of Mariupol is completely under the control of Russian forces, and all "hostages" from the ships there have been released, according to Moscow.

Defense and security analyst Professor Michael Clark gave the analysis to Sky News.
As he stated, that is "completely credible" and that it is "almost certainly" true.
He believes that Mariupol will probably fall "in a few hours, not days" and that a dramatic development could happen overnight.

Russia's Defense Ministry said today that more than 1,000 Ukrainian servicemen had surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port in eastern Ukraine that has been under siege by Russian forces for a month, AFP reported.

"In Mariupol, 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen from the 36th Naval Brigade voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered," the ministry said.

The ministry said that the soldiers surrendered near the “Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Illich”, a large steel factory

1.026 Ukrainian soldiers of the 36th Marine Brigade surrendered in Mariupol, confirmed the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Britain is trying to verify reports that Russia used chemical weapons in an attack on the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Foreign Minister Liz Truss said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia could use chemical weapons against his country, but did not specify whether this has happened so far.

Decisive battle for Mariupol, EU disputes over energy embargo on Russia, thousands of victims in Mariupol. Here is a summary of the most important highlights of the past day:

"Decisive battle" for Mariupol

Great Britain is trying to verify information on whether Russian forces used chemical weapons in Mariupol, a city under siege for more than a month, British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night.

Russian troops were aiming to take control of the city of Mariupol on April 12, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces tried desperately to hold them back.