Here are the latest developments on day 26 of the invasion:
- Ukraine has rejected a Russian demand to surrender the city of Mariupol
- Heavy fighting is taking place in the city centre as shelling continues
- Russian troops are trying to bring artillery to within range of central Kyiv
- Ukrainian forces holding on to Kharkiv and repel an advance to the south of the city
- Russian naval forces remain off the coast of Odesa in the Black Sea
Source: BBC BY THE STAR
