Ukraine holds line as Russian gains come slow and small

Ukrainian troops are trying to hold off Russian attacks in much of Ukraine's east. The Kremlin wants to capture the whole of the industrial Donbas region, but gains are smaller, and coming slower, than expected. Further south on the sea of Azov, a handful of civilians has been allowed to leave a steelworks in the besieged city of Mariupol. Families of those still trapped in the port town gathered in the capital Kyiv, so they would not be forgotten.
Russia's intensifying offensive in Ukraine's east and south has left the country in need of weapons - and fighters. Across the country, ordinary citizens have joined Territorial Defense Units - a volunteer force. DW correspondent Jan-Philipp Scholz met a mother and daughter who have taken up arms together.