Kyiv:
Ukraine has begun evacuating civilians from Sumy as Russia opened humanitarian corridors. Officials from Ukraine and Russia today agreed to establish corridors in capital Kyiv and 4 other cities to move out civilians.
Here are the 10 latest developments on the Ukraine-Russia war
- Ukraine has accepted Russia's proposal of setting up evacuation corridors. Ukraine has begun evacuating civilians from Sumy and Irpin.
- The next round of talks to end hostilities are expected to be held in Turkey on Thursday.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hampering the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors by using tanks, rocket launchers and mines.
- Russia warned that oil prices could surge to $300 a barrel and it might close the main gas pipeline to Germany if the West halts oil imports over the invasion of Ukraine.
- The United States and its allies at a UN meeting urged Russia to allow safe passage for civilians stuck in areas of active hostility.
- China on Monday promised humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but said that its friendship with Russia was 'rock solid'.
- Russian forces have not made any "noteworthy progress" in the last few days, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
- As many as 5 million Ukrainians could flee the country if Russia's invasion continues, European Union's top diplomat said. The United Nations refugee arm said that over 1.7 million have left Ukraine so far.
- Tens of thousands are still trapped without water or power in the southern port of Mariupol after two failed evacuation attempts.
- Ukrainian servicemen and fleeing residents describe ferocious fighting on Kyiv's northwestern edge, including street battles and hand-to-hand combat, that could soon spread to the besieged capital.
