Sky's Mark Stone is on the frontline in Pisky near Donetsk and gives an insight into the situation as the 'battle for Donbas' begins. Latest:
Updates from Sky News correspondents Deborah Haynes in Kyiv, Mark Stone in Dnipro and Jason Farrell in Odesa. Live reporting by Faith RidlerFurther images have emerged from the besieged city of Mariupol tonight, following weeks of devastating bombardment.
The images below capture the scale of the destruction, in a city where upwards of 20,000 people are now feared dead.US President Joe Biden has admitted he does not know whether he will visit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.Earlier in April, Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to the city, having travelled by train to reach the capital in the midst of the war with Russia.
He added it is"difficult to say" when face-to-face talks, which last took place in late March, will be possible.More news is emerging from the US this evening, this time from the Pentagon. Russian troops will observe a ceasefire in Azovstal while the proposal is in effect from 2pm Moscow time on 20 April, the ministry said. The area has become a key battleground in southern Ukraine, and it is understood the remainder of the city's defence forces are holding out in underground bunkers there.
It added:"The leaders affirmed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned the humanitarian suffering caused by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion.
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