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It's 2 p.m. in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know
Smoke rises above Snake Island in the Black Sea, on May 8. (Planet Labs PBC/AP)
Sixty people are feared dead following an airstrike Saturday on a school in the Luhansk region where 90 people were sheltering, according to a local official. While rescuers are dismantling the debris "as quickly as possible," the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Serhiy Hayday, said the chances of finding anyone still alive -- beyond the 27 survivors already rescued -- are "very small."
Here are the latest developments: Luhansk school shelter bombing: The bodies of two people were found in the debris of a school building where 90 people were sheltering in Luhansk, Hayday said in a Telegram post Sunday. There are 27 survivors, according to Hayday, and "60 people most likely died." He added that heavy fighting overnight had disrupted the rescue operation. Azovstal rescue operation: All women, children and elderly people have now been evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant complex, the Ukrainian government has said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his government is now preparing for the second stage of the evacuation mission, focusing on "the wounded and medics." They are also working to evacuate Ukrainian military personnel from the plant, which has been blockaded by Russian forces. Zelensky said the government would try to establish humanitarian corridors for all residents of Mariupol and surrounding settlements on Sunday. G7 meeting with Zelensky: On Sunday, US President Joe Biden will meet virtually with the Ukrainian President and his G7 counterparts during a meeting of the G7 forum, deliberately scheduled ahead of Russia's "Victory Day." Sanctions will be on the agenda for the meeting. Kyiv warning: The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has urged citizens to "be aware" and stay inside Sunday into Monday, around Russia's symbolic annual Victory Day. Western officials have warned that Putin could formally declare war on May 9, allowing him to step up his campaign and mobilize reserves. Black Sea combat: Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries have claimed successes in what appears to be ongoing combat in the Black Sea, and especially over Russian-occupied Snake Island. Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Odesa region military administration, said Sunday that about 40 Russian soldiers had been killed. The Russian Ministry of Defense gave a very different version of events, claiming to have shot down several Ukrainian aircraft and drones. Pressure at Izium and Kharkiv: Russian forces have made minor advances on one front near the city of Izium, capturing the northern outskirts of the village of Shandryholove, according to the Ukrainian military. However, it added that they are also on the defensive near Kharkiv as a Ukrainian counter-attack continues. UK's $1.6 billion package: The UK will provide a further £1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine, according to the country's Treasury. The pledge marks "the highest rate of UK military spending on a conflict, since the height of the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan," the Treasury said in a statement. The new pledge almost doubles the UK’s previous spending commitments on the war in Ukraine. 
A school in Bilohorivka, Ukraine was bombed by Russia, on Saturday, May 7. (From Luhansk Regional Governor Serhiy Haidai)
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