Just like on Wednesday, the promised ceasefire does not seem to have been respected when it was bombed again in Mariupol already at lunchtime, according to the city council.

Among other things, residential buildings must have been hit.

A humanitarian convoy trying to reach the southeastern part of the city had to return due to the fighting, according to a post on social media from Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister, Reuters reported.

Civilians in Mariupol buried in mass grave

More than 70 people have been buried in a 25-meter-long mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, reports the news agency AP, whose reporter is said to have visited the site.

According to the reporter, many of the dead have fallen victim to the intense shelling of the city.

However, some must have died of natural causes.

The mass grave is said to have started being dug on Tuesday.

Denies hospital bombing

Russia denies an attack on a children's hospital on Wednesday, killing three people including a child, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Previous information reports that 17 people were injured.

But Russia calls reporting on the incident "fake news", reports Reuters.

According to Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's envoy to the UN, the hospital had been transformed into a military base of "radicals".

According to the World Health Organization, WHO, at least 18 attacks on medical facilities have taken place in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.

Russia jumps out of Council of Europe work

Russia's Ministry of Defense states that Russia will no longer participate in the Council's European work, as it is believed that NATO and EU countries are undermining the Council.

It reports the Russian state news agency Tass.

All European countries except Belarus are members of the Council.

It is an organization that works with human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

Andersson: "More young people need to prepare for military service"

In Sweden, the government today presented its proposal on how the Armed Forces should be strengthened due to the deteriorating security situation.

The appropriation for the defense will be increased to two percent of GDP as soon as possible, says Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

This year, this had corresponded to an increase of SEK 42 billion.

- Sweden's defense capability must be greatly strengthened, says Magdalena Andersson (S) at a press conference.

According to the Prime Minister, the government now wants to build a strong, popularly based defense.

- Here I want to speak plainly.

More young people need to prepare in the long run to do military service and contribute to the military defense, she says.

What's happening in Chernobyl?

The Russian Ministry of Energy announced today that Belarusian specialists have restored the power supply to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to Reuters.

However, according to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), there is still no confirmation that the power has been restored.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense allowed a group of Ukrainian technicians to access the damaged power lines around Chernobyl.

It reports Reuters, quoting the Russian news agency Interfax.

Chernobyl was captured by Russian forces in early March, and it was on March 9 that the power supply was damaged.