LIVENearly 1,000 fighters have left Mariupol steelworks - Russia
Russia's defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian fighters from the Mariupol steelworks have been taken to Russian-controlled territory since Monday
Ukraine is calling for a prisoner swap for the evacuated defenders, but their fate is currently uncertain. Ukraine has not said how many people it believes have left the complex
Russia says the fighters will be treated according to international norms, but a senior Russian politician said "Nazi criminals" should not be exchanged
After a devastating siege that lasted nearly three months the battle for mariupol appears to be over
The fall of the port city would give Russia a land bridge to Crimea and control of the Sea of Azov, cutting off Ukraine's maritime trade
Ukraine's first war crimes trial of a Russian soldier resumes later in Kyiv. Vadim Shishimarin is accused of killing an unarmed civilian