If you're just joining us, here's a recap of what's happened today:

• The UN said it would aim to evacuate more civilians from Mariupol after 500 people were safely moved from the city on Thursday
• UN chief António Guterres said it was imperative to get people out of "these hellscapes"
• Ukraine said Russia was continuing to shell the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol where at least 200 civilians were sheltered with the last of the city's defenders. The Ukraine military said Russian troops were attacking the plant to try and take control of it
• The efforts in Azovstal have come at personnel, equipment and munitions cost to Russia, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Friday. As Ukrainian resistance continues at the plant, Russian losses will continue to build and frustrate their operational plans in Donbas, it said
• The Pentagon said it gave Ukraine intelligence but did not participate in the military's decision-making process after multiple news reports said the US had helped the Ukrainian military target and kill several Russian generals
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops had destroyed or damaged nearly 400 healthcare institutions in the country. Areas under Russian occupation also faced a “catastrophic” lack of access to medical services and medicine, he said

This is Vikas Pandey and Meryl Sebastian in Delhi handing over to our colleagues Chris Giles and Jack Burgess in London who will bring you the latest updates as they come in.

Russia is continuing its attempts to completely capture Ukraine's besieged south-eastern city of Mariupol, the UK Ministry of Defence says in its daily intelligence update.

The efforts come ahead of Russia's Victory Day on 9 May - an annual public holiday in Russia that celebrates the Soviet Union's victory in the Second World War.

Here's what the UK MoD's daily intelligence update says:

• Russian forces in Mariupol have continued their ground assault on the Azovstal steel plant for a second day, despite Russian statements claiming they would only try to seal it off.
• The renewed effort by Russia to secure Azovstal and complete the capture of Mariupol is likely linked to the upcoming 9 May Victory Day commemorations and Putin's desire to have a symbolic success in Ukraine.
• This effort has come at personnel, equipment and munitions cost to Russia. Whilst Ukrainian resistance continues in Azovstal, Russian losses will continue to build and frustrate their operational plans in southern Donbas.

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The US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Moskva, Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, several US media reported.

Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of Odesa.

The US said it was the Moskva and helped confirm its location. Ukraine then struck it with two missiles.

A Pentagon spokesman said the US gave intelligence to help Ukraine defend itself.

Spokesman John Kirby denied earlier media reports that the US was providing information about the locations of senior Russian generals on the battlefield, so that Ukrainian forces could kill them.

"We do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military," he said.

Mr Kirby said Ukraine combined information that the US and others provided with their own battlefield intelligence.

"Then they make their own decisions, and they take their own actions," he said.

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Ukraine has repulsed 11 Russian attacks in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its daily update on Friday.

The update also said:

• In Mariupol, Russian troops were continuing to blockade Ukraine's units in the Azovstal area. In some areas, it had resumed attacks to take control of the plant.
• Russian troops remained on the offensive in the east as they tried to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain the land corridor between these territories and Crimea.
• Russia was building up its air defence system and carrying out regrouping and restoration of its combat capability of units.
• Ukraine claimed it had information that 300 wounded Russians were housed in a hospital established by Russian troops.
• Ukrainian troops had faced shelling on their positions in Lyman city of Donetsk.

The BBC could not independently verify this information.

The UN is organising another evacuation from Mariupol on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.

"We must continue to do all we can to get people out of these hellscapes," he said.

The UN said it was providing support, including by providing psychological support, to the survivors who were being evacuated from the southern city.

In his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, Mr Guterres said he had stressed the need for enabling humanitarian access and evacuations from besieged areas, "including first and foremost, Mariupol".

On Thursday, Putin said Russian forces were ready to offer safe passage to civilians who remain trapped in the plant. He also said Ukraine should order its fighters to put down their weapons and surrender, according to Moscow officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his nightly address, said Russian forces had not stopped shelling the Azovstal steel plant.

Operations to evacuate civilians from Mariupol will continue but Russian forces have "not stopped" shelling the Azovstal steel plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Thursday.

"Women, many children remain there," he said.

The UN said it hoped to evacuate more civilians from the Azovstal plant where hundreds are believed to be hiding in bunkers.

The steelworks plant in Mariupol is the final part of the southern city that is still in the hands of Ukrainian troops.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said everything should be done to "get people out of these hellscapes".

On Thursday, two convoys had evacuated nearly 500 people from the Azovstal plant, Mariupol and its surrounding areas, he said.

In his address, Zelensky also said there was a “catastrophic” lack of access to medical services and medicine in the areas of the country under Russian occupation.

Russian troops had destroyed or damaged nearly 400 healthcare institutions in Ukraine, he said.

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Welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine, It's just gone past 7.30 am in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know.

• Two convoys have successfully evacuated nearly 500 people from the besieged city of Mariupol and its surrounding areas, the UN said. A third evacuation is expected within hours. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said they were aiming to evacuate more civilians from the city and the sprawling Azovstal steel plant where hundreds are still stuck.
• Multiple US media outlets report that the US helped Ukrainian military target and kill several Russian generals. Reports also said US intelligence had helped Ukraine sink the Russian warship Moskva.
• The Pentagon has denied providing intelligence. The agency also said it did not participate in the decision making process of the Ukrainian military.
• Meanwhile, authorities in Fiji seized a $300 million yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov on the request of the US Department of Justice.
• In other news, a senior adviser of Ukraine's president has said the country was unlikely to launch a counter-offensive against Russia before mid-June because of a shortage of weapons.
• Donors pledged $6.5bn in aid for Ukraine at a conference held in Warsaw. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the country would support Ukraine with a further $130 million in humanitarian aid.

This is Vikas Pandey and Meryl Sebastian in Delhi - stay with us as we bring you the latest developments.