The head of the Russian-controlled region of Kherson in southern Ukraine said that pro-Kremlin officials were evacuating from the region's main city but vowed Moscow's forces would keep fighting.
The giant policeman in military fatigues and combat helmet was losing patience with the tiny woman staring at his chest and flatly refusing to evacuate from the Ukrainian front.
Ukraine claims Russia holds 11 lakh Ukrainians hostage including 2 lakh children - 100 civilians evacuated from Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have reached nearby city of Zaporizhzhia. Zelenskyy has thanked UNSG Antonio Guterres.
Timeline of Russia-Ukraine war as it enters third month, 20 key moments - More than five million people have fled the country since Russian troops invaded on February 24, the UN refugee agency reported on April 22.