Smoke rising in the sky is pictured from Paraskoviivka, eastern Ukraine, on May 7, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
KYIV鈥擧ere are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Last civilians rescued from Azovstal
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says 鈥渁ll women, children and the elderly鈥� have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the destroyed port city of Mariupol.
Kyiv urges aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to evacuate its soldiers from the steel plant, adding those wounded are 鈥渄ying because of gangrene and sepsis鈥� without medicine.
Victory Day rehearsal
Russia holds its final rehearsal for an annual parade marking the Soviet victory in World War II, where its military might will be showcased amid Moscow鈥檚 ongoing campaign in Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin is expected to deliver a speech during the parade, which some Western officials believe could be a declaration of all-out war on Ukraine, speculation the Kremlin has dismissed as 鈥渘onsense鈥�.
Ukraine says sinks Russian landing craft
Ukraine鈥檚 defence ministry says it has destroyed a Russian landing craft near the Black Sea鈥檚 Snake Island, posting overhead footage on social media of what appears to be an explosion over a light craft. Russia has not yet confirmed the strike.
Snake Island became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after its soldiers colourfully rebuffed a demand by the Russian warship Moskva to surrender.
鈥楽taggering鈥� Russian violations
The Council of Europe鈥檚 human rights commissioner, Dunja Mijatovic, calls Russian violations of human rights in Ukraine 鈥渟taggering鈥� after a four-day visit to the country.
The visit to areas outside Kyiv illustrated 鈥渕ounting evidence of widespread arbitrary killings, torture, and enforced disappearances,鈥� the council says in a statement.
Italy impounds Putin-linked yacht
Italy has impounded a $700 million, 140-meter mega yacht as speculation swirls it could belong to Putin.
An Italian investigation has helped establish 鈥渟ignificant economic and business links鈥� between the official owner of 鈥淪cheherazade鈥�, and 鈥渆minent people in the Russian government鈥�, as well as Russians on the West鈥檚 sanctions list, the economy ministry says.
Eastern city surrounded
Russian forces have almost encircled Severodonetsk, the easternmost city still held by Ukraine where about 15,000 people remain, a local official says.
Jill Biden visits refugees
US First Lady Jill Biden visits refugees from Ukraine in Romania, where women and children tell her their stories.
鈥淲e stand with you, I hope you know that,鈥� she tells them during a visit to a school in Bucharest, where she is accompanied by her Romanian counterpart Carmen Iohannis.
New US weapons
US President Joe Biden announces a new $150 million weapons package to Ukraine, including artillery munitions and radar, while urging Congress to pass a $33 billion aid package including $20 billion in military aid.
The new batch brings the total value of US weaponry sent by the Biden administration to Ukraine to $3.8 billion since Russia invaded on February 24, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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