Moscow intensified its air strikes on Sunday night - Monday on the city of Kharkayev, northeast.
The Russian army also continues its siege of Mariolol's strategic port on the Azov Sea in the southeast of the country, where dozens of attempts have failed to carry out humanitarian evacuations..
While a UN official saw that the refugee crisis who leaves Ukraine is the fastest growing in Europe since World War II.
"Via more than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries in 10 days ".
It is expected that a third round of talks today between Ukraine and Russia is expected, but the hopes of its success remain minimal, as Russian President Vladimir Putin set a pre -condition before any dialogue that Kyiv accepts all Moscow conditions between disarming Ukraine and its survival as a neutral country, according to Agence France -Presse..
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian army will announce the ceasefire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities today, Monday, after the fighting stopped the evacuation efforts last time, and the losses of civilians escalated as a result of the Russian military move in Ukraine.
The ministry said that the corridors will open at 10 am Moscow time (0700 GMT) from the capital, Kyiv, as well as the cities of Kharkayev, Mariolol and Sumi and will be created at a personal request from French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to the maps published by the Russian Information Agency, the corridor from Kyiv will lead to Belarus, and civilians from Kharkiev will only have a corridor that leads to Russia.The corridors from Mariopol and Sumi will lead to other Ukrainian cities and to Russia.
The ministry said that those who want to leave Kyiv will also be able to transport them to Russia, adding that it will use drones to control the evacuation..
The ministry said that "the Ukrainian side's attempts to deceive Russia and the entire civilized world are useless this time.".
The Russian military move was condemned all over the world, and more than 1 was paid.5 million Ukrainians to flee abroad, and led to comprehensive sanctions led by the West aimed at paralyzing the Russian economy.
Russia described the campaign it launched on February 24 as a "special military operation".She has repeatedly denied attacking civilian areas and says that she does not plan to occupy Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side says the opposite.
Oil prices jumped to their highest levels since 2008 in Asian trade after the Biden administration said it was exploring the ban on Russian oil imports.Russia provides 7 % of global supply.
Japanese Kyodo News Agency said on Monday that Japan, which is Russia, is the fifth largest supplier of crude oil, also discusses with the United States and European countries on the possibility of prohibiting Russian oil imports.
A source familiar with the discussions told Reuters that Europe depends on Russia in crude oil and natural gas, but it has become more open to the idea of banning Russian products.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the Russian forces "began preparing to storm the city of Kyiv", which has a population of 3 million, after days of slow progress in its main progress in the south of Belarus.
The United Nations said on Sunday that the number of civilian deaths in hostilities across Ukraine since Russia has started its military movement reached 364, including more than 20 children, adding that hundreds were injured.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkkin said that the United States had seen reliable reports of deliberate attacks on civilians and that it documents it to support a possible investigation into war crimes..
Ukrainian President Foludmir Zellinski warned the Russians who committed atrocities against civilians that they would face punishment..
With the outbreak of anti -war protests around the world, Ukraine renewed its appeal to the West to tighten sanctions and also requested more weapons, including Russian -made aircraft.
New Zealand has become the latest country announced today, Monday, that it will impose sanctions on Russia, including a plan to prevent yachts, ships and giant aircraft from entering its waters or its air field..
South Korea has tightened its financial penalties against Russia by prohibiting dealings with the Russian Central Bank.
For her part, German Foreign Minister, according to AFP, expressed their refusal to impose a ban on gas, oil and coal imports from Russia as part of new sanctions related to Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
"We must be able to continue to impose sanctions over time," said German Foreign Minister Analina Perbuk..She added that the imposition of sanctions will be "unjust if we discover within 3 weeks that we have only a few days of electricity feeding in Germany and that we will have to refrain from these sanctions.".
Later, Analina Perbuk told ZDF channel: "We are ready to pay a very expensive economic price." But: "If the lights go out tomorrow in Germany or in Europe, then this will not stop the tanks.".
The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, urged China to act according to its advertisements for the promotion of world peace and join the efforts made to stop the Russian "invasion" of Ukraine.
"No country will have a greater impact on ending this horrific war in Ukraine more than China," Morrison said in response to a question after a speech at the Lowy Institute for Research..
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