it s the latest village to come back under ukrainian control. meanwhile, ukraine says russian forces have made few advances in luhansk and the donetsk region. russians have attempting to surround ukrainian forces and in the luhansk region, new drone footage shows stunning devastation of a town. the drone appears to have been used by the russian military as they track ukrainian troops amid intense street fighting. all right, for more on the situation in ukraine, let s bring in isa soares in lviv. isa? a very good morning to you, kim. and we re keeping a close eye on mariupol at this morning. russia claims it will open humanitarian corridors beginning in the next hour to allow civilians to evacuation the azovstal steel plant in mariupol. moscow says it will pause fighting there for ten hours. it s not been confirmed from the ukrainian side, though.
thank you, daniel. thank you. well, the european union is proposing a ban on russian oil imports. we broke that story yesterday, but may find it tricky, in fact, to implement it. it s part of the six package of sanctions on moscow for its war on ukraine. the czech republic and bulgaria are seeking xem moneys from the ban while slovakia and hungary say they need a three-year transition period. here s more from hungary s foreign minister. translator: it is not a matter of lack of political will or a question about intention or time. this is simply a physical, geographical, and in infrastructural reality. while the european commission president says the ban on russian oil is the next step to make vladimir putin, quote, pay a high price for his brutal aggression on ukraine. and i ll have much more from lviv next hour. in the meantime, back to kim in atlanta.
of course shouldn t be confused with the country moldova. it s the latest village to come back under ukrainian control. meanwhile, ukraine says russian forces have made few advances in luhansk and the donetsk region. despite heavy bombardments on a number of fronts. russian forces have been trying to move south from the kharkiv region in an attempt to surround ukrainian forces defending d donetsk. and new drone footage shows stunning devastation. the drone appears to have been used by the russian military as they track ukrainian troops amid intense street fighting. for more on the situation in ukraine, let s bring in isa soares in lviv. isa? very good morning to you, kim. we are keeping a very close eye this morning on the besieged city of mariupol. it s just after 8:00 a.m. here and humanitarian corridors announced by russia are now supposed to be open to allow
absolutely, it is worth pointing out that while the russians say they are their intention was to stop weapons coming in, a consequence is going to make it harderfor people trying to leave the country. with pointing out that 13 million people are internally displaced, half of them have left the country, a lot of people finding refuge in places like lviv, a lot of people traumatised by the war elsewhere who will be staying here. whatever the russians say the intention was, the consequences of this attack will be far ranging and affect ordinary people here. far ranging and affect ordinary people here- the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, has outlined the latest round of sanctions against moscow, including a ban on russian oil imports by the end of this year. she said the aim was to put the maximum pressure on russia, while minimising the disruption to the eu and global energy markets.
champions league final it s the club s third champions league final in five years. good morning. parts of the ukrainian city of lviv, close to the polish border, are without power and water after the first russian missile strikes in the west of the country in more than a week. moscow s missiles struck three power stations, causing blackouts and leaving many without power or water. elsewhere, in the south eastern city of mariupol, the steelworks is facing intense shelling, where 200 people remain in hiding underneath the plant. the donetsk region is also being bombarded. officials say 21 people were killed