Day 57 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Mariupol barely Holding on, Moscow tests Ballistic Missile, 80% of Luhansk under Russian Control

Mariupol is barely holding on, Russia is testing a ballistic missile, Wimbledon has divided the world. Here are the highlights of events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Mariupol may fall in "hours"

The commander of the forces defending Mariupol from the steel plant in the besieged port city made a desperate plea for help, saying his Marines "may be facing their last days, if not hours".

"Our enemy has an advantage of 10 to one," said Sergei Volina of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade.

The evacuation attempt failed

Efforts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol have failed again due to Russian shelling, officials in Kyiv say. "Unfortunately, today the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol did not work as planned," said Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk.

UN wants meetings between Russia and Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in their respective capitals, a UN spokesman said. As the organization has largely been removed from the conflict so far, Guterres made the request in letters sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky.

Aircraft parts only

The US Department of Defense has withdrawn its claim that Ukraine has been supplied with more aircraft, saying only parts have been delivered.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that although fixed-wing aircraft were proposed by an unidentified party to strengthen Kyiv's defenses, "they have not received entire aircraft from another nation."

US leads G20 boycott of Russia

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