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Civilians arrive by bus in the town of Zaporizhzhia after being evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol, after a ceasefire allowed them to escape to Ukraine-controlled territory. IMAGES
Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
UN is "doing everything" it can to save civilians from Mariupol, says Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres during a press conference in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
Three school buses carrying evacuees from the besieged city of Mariupol arrive in Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine. Strategic port Mariupol has been a key target for Russia in its attack on Ukraine and devastating bombardments have left swathes of the city in ruins. Ukrainian forces are holed up along with civilians in a final stronghold in the vast Azovstal iron and steel works. IMAGES
Three school buses carrying evacuees from the besieged city of Mariupol arrive in Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine. Strategic port Mariupol has been a key target for Russia in its attack on Ukraine and devastating bombardments have left swathes of the city in ruins. Ukrainian forces are holed up along with civilians in a final stronghold in the vast Azovstal iron and steel works. IMAGES
A column of buses carrying escaped residents of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol has arrived in Zaporizhzhia to the northwest. Mariupol has been under Russian siege for nearly a month, with residents trapped without food, water and heat, and enduring heavy bombardment. IMAGES