Ukraine dismisses Russian promises to let civilians flee its forces' assault on major cities after Moscow offered humanitarian corridors that led to Russia or Belarus.
Evacuating civilians wereRussia and Ukraine are set to sit down for a third round of talks on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a new wave of Russian attacks Sunday and criticizedHe has called for a no-fly zone to be established, a move that has been rejected by Kyiv's western allies over fears that it could send the conflict — already one of Europe's most intense since World War II — spiraling into a broader war between Moscow and NATO.
Rejecting the offer to have civilians escape straight into the territory of countries behind the assault on their cities and towns, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that her country had sent a counter-proposal that would allow residents from Kyiv and Kharkiv to flee to western Ukraine.
The bodies of civilians killed by Russian shelling lie covered in the street in the town of Irpin, Ukraine on Sunday.Cities that have come under Russian assault, including Mariupol, have sounded the alarm about an impending humanitarian catastrophe after Russian shelling destroyed critical infrastructure and left residents without water, heat or electricity, and with dwindling food supplies.
In one particularly deadly incident on Sunday, two children and two adults were killed by a Russian strike as they were seeking to flee Irpin, just outside Kyiv, according to the city's mayor.
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