Russian armed forces continue to pummel Ukrainian cities, with multiple rocket launchers hitting residential buildings. This despite having announced a ceasefire starting Monday morning and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas.
Some civilian corridors lead to Belarus and Russia, a proposal rejected by Ukraine as 'unacceptable'People trying to leave Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from what Ukrainian officials said was Russian shelling of cities in Ukraine's centre, north and south.
Shelling also continued in the suburbs of Kyiv, including Irpin, which has been cut off from electricity, water and heating for three days."Russia continues to carry out rocket, bomb and artillery strikes on the cities and settlements of Ukraine," the General Staff said. "The invaders continue to use the airfield network of Belarus to carry out air strikes on Ukraine."
At a briefing Monday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk called the proposed evacuation routes to Russia and Belarus "unacceptable." Local residents run for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin on Sunday after heavy shelling on the only escape route used by locals. Putin said Moscow's attacks could be halted "only if Kyiv ceases hostilities." As he has often done, Putin blamed Ukraine for the war, telling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday that Kyiv needed to stop all hostilities and fulfil "the well-known demands of Russia.
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