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The fighting has forced more than ten million Ukrainians to flee their homes, with thousands of people killed or wounded and widespread damage in the wake of shelling and aerial bombardments.
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Ukraine war live updates: Moscow issues Mariupol surrender ultimatum, Kyiv refuses
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Ukrainian servicemen carry containers backdropped by a blaze at a warehouse after a bombing on the outskirts of Kyiv, 17 March 2022 – Copyright AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
Monday marks the 25th day of war in Ukraine after the invasion was launched by Moscow on 24 February.
The fighting has forced more than ten million Ukrainians to flee their homes, with thousands of people killed or wounded and widespread damage in the wake of shelling and aerial bombardments.
Follow our live updates below.
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Monday’s key points:
- Ukrainian deputy prime minister and defence minister both refused Moscow’s ultimatum for the surrender of the southern port city of Mariupol, asking for the humanitarian corridor to be established as soon as possible — an option the Kremlin refuses.
- Earlier on Sunday President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing war crimes in Mariupol, saying in a video address that the siege of the city will go down in history for “terror that will be remembered for centuries to come”.
- Only four out of seven agreed humanitarian corridors were functioning on Sunday, with some 7,000 civilians evacuated, Ukrainian authorities said.
- Air raids continued across the country, with a number of explosions recorded overnight in the capital Kyiv. Several buildings and a large shopping mall were reported damaged, with no information available on possible casualties.
- The UN said on Sunday that 10 million people in Ukraine have now fled their homes since the Russian invasion.
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