UN seeks to broker civilian evacuation from ruins of Mariupol, while Russia continues offensive in Kharkiv

Though artillery hearth, sirens and explosions were heard Friday in some metropolitan areas, the United Nations sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the ruins of Mariupol, the place the mayor stated the scenario inside the steel plant that has turn out to be the southern port city’s very last stronghold is dire. And Ukrainian forces fought to keep off Russian tries to progress in the south and east, as Russian fighters keep on to shell Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine. Catch up with the most up-to-date developments on FRANCE 24’s liveblog. All instances are in Paris time [GMT+2].