12:51
At least nine civilians killed by shelling - governor
At least nine civilians have been killed in Russian shelling in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine this morning, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
At least three civilians had been killed during an aerial bombardment of the town of Avdiivka, Kyrylenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Three more were killed while drinking water in the city of Vuhledar and three were killed in shelling of the town of Lyman, he added.
Other areas of Donetsk were under constant fire and regional authorities were trying to evacuate civilians from frontline areas, the Ukrainian president's office said earlier.
The BBC has not been able to independently verify these claims.
13:05
UK donates fleet of armoured vehicles to Ukraine
The UK is sending a fleet of 13 protective armoured vehicles to Ukraine to evacuate civilians from besieged areas in the east of the country, the government says.
The steel-plated vehicles will also transport key workers to rebuild vital infrastructure that has been damaged or destroyed in the war, and take officials from Ukrainian ministries to temporary command posts set up for government work.
The fleet, worth £660,000, is being sent after it was requested by Ukraine's government.
It is made up of 4x4s that have been upgraded with armour to resist high-velocity bullets, anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices – all tactics used by Russian forces.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the donation will "help protect innocent Ukrainians attempting to flee Russian shelling and support Ukrainian officials carrying out vital work".
13:14
PM announces £300m package for Ukraine
Ukraine's President Zelensky and British PM Johnson address a session of parliament, in Kyiv
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The Prime Minister says the UK will send more arms to Ukraine in the coming weeks as part of a £300m support package.
Boris Johnson tells Ukrainian MPs the UK will send Brimstone anti-ship missiles and Stormer anti-aircraft systems, along with armoured vehicles, to evacuate civilians from areas under attack and protect officials.
The support package will include radars to pinpoint the artillery bombarding Ukrainian cities, heavy lift drones to supply Ukrainian forces and thousands of night vision devices, Johnson adds.
He says this will aid the UK's long-term goal to "fortify Ukraine so that no-one will ever dare to attack you again".
13:56
Russia attacking Azovstal in retaliation, ministry says
We've been reporting that Russia has resumed its attack on the Azovstal industrial complex following a ceasefire which allowed hundreds of civilians to be removed.
According to the RIA news agency, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Russian troops started shelling the steel plant in Mariupol after Ukrainian soldiers moved into firing positions.
As the ceasefire was declared, "Azov and Ukrainian servicemen, who are stationed on the plant, took advantage of it. They came out of the basement, they took up firing positions on the territory and in the factory buildings".
"Now units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People's Republic, using artillery and aviation, are beginning to destroy these firing positions," the ministry told the RIA news agency.
14:24
India's PM calls for ceasefire and peace talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks next to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking for a ceasefire in Ukraine and is urging Kyiv and Moscow to engage in peace talks.
Modi, currently on a visit to Copenhagen to meet his Danish counterpart, says India wants "an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and for the adoption of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the problem".
India has been criticised for its neutral stance on the conflict.
14:40
UN confirms evacuations of 100 people from steel plant
About 101 people have been successfully evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, a UN humanitarian official has confirmed.
They said most of the evacuees were in Zaporizhzhia, where they are receiving humanitarian assistance.
"Thanks to the operation, 101 women, men, children, andolder persons could finally leave the bunkers below the Azovstalsteelworks and see the daylight after two months," OsnatLubrani, UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, also involved in the safe passage operation, also confirmed people from the Mariupol plant area had reached Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday.
Among them were some wounded, it said in a statement.
14:53
Buses bring evacuees from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia
People crowd around the entrance to a bus with a red cross stuck onto its front
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And now, our correspondent in Zaporizhzhia, Laura Bicker, says some 156 evacuees from Mariupol have arrived.
About 100 of them - many of them women and children - have escaped from the Azovstal steelworks.
15:03
Relief as rescued civilians arrive in Zaporizhzhia
Refugee is helped into a wheelchair in Zaporizhzhia
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Footage is emerging of the first evacuees from the Azovstal steelworks arriving in Zaporizhzhia after spending more than 60 days underneath the besieged Mariupol plant.
A convoy of white buses has arrived carrying civilians, including families, elderly people and children, who disembarked with the help of Ukrainian police.
Some of the refugees could be seen weeping as they arrived, and an elderly man was helped from one bus into a wheelchair by Red Cross workers who, along with UN humanitarian aid workers, are assisting civilians.
15:19
Hundreds trapped under rubble - Ukraine deputy PM
Laura Bicker
Reporting from Zaporizhzhia
Journalists with microphones surround Ukraine's deputy PM
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Moments ago, we reported that evacuees from the Azovstal steelworks have now arrived in Zaporizhzhia after being rescued on Sunday.
But speaking before they arrived, Ukraine‘s deputy prime minister said hundreds of civilians, including more than a dozen children, remain trapped under the rubble of the steel plant in Mariupol.
Iryna Vereshchuk told reporters in Zaporizhzhia that aid workers had asked for more time to get people out from tunnels in the basement of the site where they sought refuge from Russian bombs, but the request was denied.
She said the deal to rescue civilians had been brokered by the United Nations and the Red Cross last week, and she wanted to bow down to those who had helped free these people.
The deputy prime minister said that from tomorrow they will renew their calls to keep this humanitarian corridor open.
She said Ukraine will not leave anyone behind, including wounded servicemen.
15:44
'Powerful assault' under way at Azovstal - Ukrainian commander
Back at the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol, a Ukrainian military commander says Russian forces have launched another offensive.
"A powerful assault on the territory of the Azovstal plant is under way with support from armoured vehicles and tanks," Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of Ukraine's Azov military unit said in a statement on social media.
He says Russian forces are attempting "to land a large number of infantry by boat".
The plant is the last hold-out of the Ukrainian defenders in the port city.
15:59
How many have been evacuated from Azovstal?
We're starting to get a clearer idea of the number of people who have been evacuated from Mariupol and its steelworks in today's operation.
The BBC understands that a total of 127 people have arrived in Zaporizhzhia today, in an area which is under Ukrainian control.
Sixty-nine of them are civilians who were evacuated from the Azovstal plant and another 58 further evacuees from the Mariupol area joined the bus convoy to travel to Ukrainian-held territory.
The United Nations says that 101 people were evacuated from the Azovstal plant - including 17 children, one of them aged just six months. Thirty-two stayed behind in Mariupol.
16:11
Hospitals ready for 'burns, fractures and wounds'
Evacuees from Mariupol travel in a convoy to Zaporizhzhia
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Hospitals have been stocked up and supported by volunteers in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the Azovstal steel plant, Dr Dorit Nizan, World Health Organization incident manager for Ukraine, says.
"We are ready for burns, fractures and wounds, as well as diarrhoea, respiratory infections," Reuters reported Nizan as saying.
"We are also ready to see if there are pregnant women, children with malnutrition - we are all here and the health system is well prepared," she says.
Some people had already arrived in Zaporizhzhia after making their own way from villages near Mariupol and had minor injuries. She says mental health is the "big issue".
"Many cried when they arrived when they were met by family members. It was very moving," she says.
16:37
Putin and Macron speak on phone
A little earlier we brought you news that the presidents of France and Russia were taking part in a phone call - their first since 29 March.
The Kremlin has issued some comments which are being reported by Russian state media.
Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart that the West is "ignoring Ukrainian war crimes", the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin also said that the West must stop supplying arms to Ukraine and that Kyiv is not taking talks to end the conflict seriously, in remarks reported by AFP.
Putin has previously made unfounded claims that Ukraine is committing war crimes after Russia's invasion.
Russian forces have been accused of carrying out atrocities, including at Bucha.
17:10
We hoped that more could join the convoy - Red Cross
Speaking about the operation to evacuate civilians from the Mariupol steel works, the head of the Ukraine delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says he's pleased it's a success, but it's frustrating not being able to help more people.
Pascal Hundt says the evacuees left a place that was "hell".
"You can imagine the situation they endured for many weeks, and as they told us, it was just terrible.
"The testimonies we have recieved are just heart-breaking. Nonetheless, we managed to help and facilitate the safe passage of a few."
Russia must end devastating aggression - Macron
Back to that telephone call between Presidents Macron of France and Putin of Russia, which took place earlier today.
Emmanuel Macron's office has just released a statement, saying that in the call the French leader underlined once again "the extreme gravity of the consequences of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine" and renewed his demand for a ceasefire.
Macron also expressed his concern about the situation in Donbas and Mariupol and called on Russia to allow evacuations from the Azovstal plant to continue, the French president's office said.
He called on Russia "to live up to its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Security Council by putting an end to this devastating aggression" the statement said.
Macron has faced some criticism for his efforts to keep dialogue open with the Kremlin, engaging in many hours of telephone calls with Vladimir Putin since the invasion began.
The French president had spoken to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky at the weekend.
At least nine civilians killed by shelling - governor
At least nine civilians have been killed in Russian shelling in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine this morning, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
At least three civilians had been killed during an aerial bombardment of the town of Avdiivka, Kyrylenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Three more were killed while drinking water in the city of Vuhledar and three were killed in shelling of the town of Lyman, he added.
Other areas of Donetsk were under constant fire and regional authorities were trying to evacuate civilians from frontline areas, the Ukrainian president's office said earlier.
The BBC has not been able to independently verify these claims.
13:05
UK donates fleet of armoured vehicles to Ukraine
The UK is sending a fleet of 13 protective armoured vehicles to Ukraine to evacuate civilians from besieged areas in the east of the country, the government says.
The steel-plated vehicles will also transport key workers to rebuild vital infrastructure that has been damaged or destroyed in the war, and take officials from Ukrainian ministries to temporary command posts set up for government work.
The fleet, worth £660,000, is being sent after it was requested by Ukraine's government.
It is made up of 4x4s that have been upgraded with armour to resist high-velocity bullets, anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices – all tactics used by Russian forces.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the donation will "help protect innocent Ukrainians attempting to flee Russian shelling and support Ukrainian officials carrying out vital work".
13:14
PM announces £300m package for Ukraine
Ukraine's President Zelensky and British PM Johnson address a session of parliament, in Kyiv
Copyright: Reuters
The Prime Minister says the UK will send more arms to Ukraine in the coming weeks as part of a £300m support package.
Boris Johnson tells Ukrainian MPs the UK will send Brimstone anti-ship missiles and Stormer anti-aircraft systems, along with armoured vehicles, to evacuate civilians from areas under attack and protect officials.
The support package will include radars to pinpoint the artillery bombarding Ukrainian cities, heavy lift drones to supply Ukrainian forces and thousands of night vision devices, Johnson adds.
He says this will aid the UK's long-term goal to "fortify Ukraine so that no-one will ever dare to attack you again".
13:56
Russia attacking Azovstal in retaliation, ministry says
We've been reporting that Russia has resumed its attack on the Azovstal industrial complex following a ceasefire which allowed hundreds of civilians to be removed.
According to the RIA news agency, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Russian troops started shelling the steel plant in Mariupol after Ukrainian soldiers moved into firing positions.
As the ceasefire was declared, "Azov and Ukrainian servicemen, who are stationed on the plant, took advantage of it. They came out of the basement, they took up firing positions on the territory and in the factory buildings".
"Now units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People's Republic, using artillery and aviation, are beginning to destroy these firing positions," the ministry told the RIA news agency.
14:24
India's PM calls for ceasefire and peace talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks next to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen
Copyright: Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asking for a ceasefire in Ukraine and is urging Kyiv and Moscow to engage in peace talks.
Modi, currently on a visit to Copenhagen to meet his Danish counterpart, says India wants "an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and for the adoption of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the problem".
India has been criticised for its neutral stance on the conflict.
14:40
UN confirms evacuations of 100 people from steel plant
About 101 people have been successfully evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant, a UN humanitarian official has confirmed.
They said most of the evacuees were in Zaporizhzhia, where they are receiving humanitarian assistance.
"Thanks to the operation, 101 women, men, children, andolder persons could finally leave the bunkers below the Azovstalsteelworks and see the daylight after two months," OsnatLubrani, UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, also involved in the safe passage operation, also confirmed people from the Mariupol plant area had reached Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday.
Among them were some wounded, it said in a statement.
14:53
Buses bring evacuees from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia
People crowd around the entrance to a bus with a red cross stuck onto its front
Copyright: Reuters
And now, our correspondent in Zaporizhzhia, Laura Bicker, says some 156 evacuees from Mariupol have arrived.
About 100 of them - many of them women and children - have escaped from the Azovstal steelworks.
15:03
Relief as rescued civilians arrive in Zaporizhzhia
Refugee is helped into a wheelchair in Zaporizhzhia
Copyright: Reuters
Footage is emerging of the first evacuees from the Azovstal steelworks arriving in Zaporizhzhia after spending more than 60 days underneath the besieged Mariupol plant.
A convoy of white buses has arrived carrying civilians, including families, elderly people and children, who disembarked with the help of Ukrainian police.
Some of the refugees could be seen weeping as they arrived, and an elderly man was helped from one bus into a wheelchair by Red Cross workers who, along with UN humanitarian aid workers, are assisting civilians.
15:19
Hundreds trapped under rubble - Ukraine deputy PM
Laura Bicker
Reporting from Zaporizhzhia
Journalists with microphones surround Ukraine's deputy PM
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Moments ago, we reported that evacuees from the Azovstal steelworks have now arrived in Zaporizhzhia after being rescued on Sunday.
But speaking before they arrived, Ukraine‘s deputy prime minister said hundreds of civilians, including more than a dozen children, remain trapped under the rubble of the steel plant in Mariupol.
Iryna Vereshchuk told reporters in Zaporizhzhia that aid workers had asked for more time to get people out from tunnels in the basement of the site where they sought refuge from Russian bombs, but the request was denied.
She said the deal to rescue civilians had been brokered by the United Nations and the Red Cross last week, and she wanted to bow down to those who had helped free these people.
The deputy prime minister said that from tomorrow they will renew their calls to keep this humanitarian corridor open.
She said Ukraine will not leave anyone behind, including wounded servicemen.
15:44
'Powerful assault' under way at Azovstal - Ukrainian commander
Back at the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol, a Ukrainian military commander says Russian forces have launched another offensive.
"A powerful assault on the territory of the Azovstal plant is under way with support from armoured vehicles and tanks," Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of Ukraine's Azov military unit said in a statement on social media.
He says Russian forces are attempting "to land a large number of infantry by boat".
The plant is the last hold-out of the Ukrainian defenders in the port city.
15:59
How many have been evacuated from Azovstal?
We're starting to get a clearer idea of the number of people who have been evacuated from Mariupol and its steelworks in today's operation.
The BBC understands that a total of 127 people have arrived in Zaporizhzhia today, in an area which is under Ukrainian control.
Sixty-nine of them are civilians who were evacuated from the Azovstal plant and another 58 further evacuees from the Mariupol area joined the bus convoy to travel to Ukrainian-held territory.
The United Nations says that 101 people were evacuated from the Azovstal plant - including 17 children, one of them aged just six months. Thirty-two stayed behind in Mariupol.
16:11
Hospitals ready for 'burns, fractures and wounds'
Evacuees from Mariupol travel in a convoy to Zaporizhzhia
Copyright: Reuters
Hospitals have been stocked up and supported by volunteers in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the Azovstal steel plant, Dr Dorit Nizan, World Health Organization incident manager for Ukraine, says.
"We are ready for burns, fractures and wounds, as well as diarrhoea, respiratory infections," Reuters reported Nizan as saying.
"We are also ready to see if there are pregnant women, children with malnutrition - we are all here and the health system is well prepared," she says.
Some people had already arrived in Zaporizhzhia after making their own way from villages near Mariupol and had minor injuries. She says mental health is the "big issue".
"Many cried when they arrived when they were met by family members. It was very moving," she says.
16:37
Putin and Macron speak on phone
A little earlier we brought you news that the presidents of France and Russia were taking part in a phone call - their first since 29 March.
The Kremlin has issued some comments which are being reported by Russian state media.
Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart that the West is "ignoring Ukrainian war crimes", the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin also said that the West must stop supplying arms to Ukraine and that Kyiv is not taking talks to end the conflict seriously, in remarks reported by AFP.
Putin has previously made unfounded claims that Ukraine is committing war crimes after Russia's invasion.
Russian forces have been accused of carrying out atrocities, including at Bucha.
17:10
We hoped that more could join the convoy - Red Cross
Speaking about the operation to evacuate civilians from the Mariupol steel works, the head of the Ukraine delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says he's pleased it's a success, but it's frustrating not being able to help more people.
Pascal Hundt says the evacuees left a place that was "hell".
"You can imagine the situation they endured for many weeks, and as they told us, it was just terrible.
"The testimonies we have recieved are just heart-breaking. Nonetheless, we managed to help and facilitate the safe passage of a few."
17:19But, we would have hoped that [many] more people would have been able to join the convoy to get out of hell.
Russia must end devastating aggression - Macron
Back to that telephone call between Presidents Macron of France and Putin of Russia, which took place earlier today.
Emmanuel Macron's office has just released a statement, saying that in the call the French leader underlined once again "the extreme gravity of the consequences of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine" and renewed his demand for a ceasefire.
Macron also expressed his concern about the situation in Donbas and Mariupol and called on Russia to allow evacuations from the Azovstal plant to continue, the French president's office said.
He called on Russia "to live up to its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Security Council by putting an end to this devastating aggression" the statement said.
Macron has faced some criticism for his efforts to keep dialogue open with the Kremlin, engaging in many hours of telephone calls with Vladimir Putin since the invasion began.
The French president had spoken to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky at the weekend.
