Summary
- President Volodymyr Zelenksy will address US Congress shortly as Washington prepares another package of military aid for Ukraine
- US President Biden is expected to announce $800 million of military aid after Zelensky’s speech by videolink
- Kyiv officials say Russian forces shelled an apartment block on Wednesday morning, as the city imposes a curfew during “a dangerous moment”. Russian troops are holding 400 people, including doctors and patients, “like hostages” inside a hospital in Mariupol, the deputy mayor says
- About 20,000 people were able to leave the city on Tuesday, according to a senior Ukrainian official
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says peace talks with Russia are beginning to “sound more realistic”
- Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak says there are “fundamental contradictions” during the talks but “certainly room for compromise
