Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “very complex negotiations” with Russia are under way to get fighters out of the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol. 

Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the US Senate, makes a surprise visit to Kyiv, assures Ukraine of sustained support.  A convoy of hundreds of cars that left Mariupol reaches safety in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia. 

Meanwhile,  Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision with the folk hip hop song, “Stefania”.