- Russian military forces have captured Mariupol, apart from the Azovstal plant where about 2,000 Ukrainian fighters remain, Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday urged the world to send more heavy weapons to his country as he addressed the Portuguese parliament in virtual format.

- Russia on Thursday announced more entry bans on U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists.

- Ukraine needs $7 billion a month to keep its economy afloat amid the "economic losses" inflicted by Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday during his meeting with leaders of the World Bank and IMF via video link.

- The number of people returning from Poland to Ukraine surpassed the number crossing into Poland for five consecutive days, according to the data from Polish border checkpoints.