Ukrainian officials said fires broke out Monday at oil depots in Zhytomyr and Chernyakhiv as the result of Russian strikes.
's government sat down for a third round of negotiations on Monday with a Russian delegation, and an adviser to Ukraine's president said"small positive shifts" had been made on efforts to set up safe passage for civilians to flee cities. But later in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian forces of continued hostility aimed at agreed upon safe corridors, claiming roads designated for the delivery of aid were mined, The Associated Press reported.
On Day 12 of the invasion, Russia's ground forces were seemingly stalled north of the capital city of Kyiv and making limited progress around other major cities. That slow advance has left Moscow to rely on a barrage of artillery in a bid to pummel Ukrainians into submission. The United Nations says Russia's invasion has killed hundreds of civilians and driven more than 1.7 millionNew UpdatesRussian aircraft bombed cities in eastern and central Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. Shelling pounded suburbs of the capital, Kyiv.