Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk

LVIV Ukraine (Reuters). -Russian forces launched a rocket attack against a large Ukrainian military installation near the Polish frontier on Sunday. Officials claimed that it appeared to have been the most western attack in war. On Monday, air raid sirens woke up residents of Kyiv.

According to a statement by the Lviv regional military authority, “The occupiers carried out an aerial strike against the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security” (Yavoriv). They fired eight missiles, according to preliminary data.

According to Interfax Ukraine, initial reports stated that there were no deaths, however, information regarding the wounded and injured is still being clarified.” Anton Mironovich was the spokesperson for the Academy of Land Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

This facility covers 360 km (140 miles), and is located less than 25 kilometers (15 miles) away from the Polish border. It’s the biggest in Ukraine, as well as the one that is the most extensive in the west. The majority of Ukraine’s NATO-member drills take place there.

Ivano-Frankivsk was the mayor in another Ukrainian city. According to him, Russian troops continue to attack its airport. Initial reports have not reported any casualties.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president has warned Russian forces that they will face death if the try to take over Kyiv. Residents were woken by air raid sirens on Sunday morning.

“If they want to simply carpet bomb this area and wipe out the history of it… then they will invade Kyiv. Zelenskiy on Saturday stated that they would allow them to enter if this is their ultimate goal. However, they will need to live there themselves.

He has stated repeatedly on social media that some small cities were not affected by the Russianattacks, the most severe attack on any Europeancountry since World War Two.

Russian shelling has trapped thousands of people in besiegedcities and sent 2.5 million Ukrainians fleeing to neighbouringcountries.

On Saturday, Ukraine said that Russian forces had killed seven civilians in an attack targeting women and children who fled fighting for their lives near Kyiv. France claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had not shown any willingness to negotiate peace.

Ukrainian intelligence said that the children and seven others were murdered as they tried to flee Peremoha. “The occupiers made it impossible for the remaining columnists to return.”

Reuters could not immediately verify the report, and Russia did not respond.

Moscow claims it has not targeted civilians since its invasion of Ukraine onFeb. 24. It accuses Ukraine of failing to evacuate civilians from encircled towns, an accusation which Ukraine and its western allies strongly deny.

After 31 Russian battalion tactical units were taken out of action by Ukraine, Zelenskiy claimed that Moscow had sent in additional troops. This was he described as the largest military losses Russia has suffered in decades. Reuters was unable to verify the statements.

“We need to keep going. “We still have to fight,”Zelenskiy declared in late Saturday’s video address. This was his second of the day. He stated that about 1300 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and urged the West for more involvement in peace negotiations.

The United States announced that it would send up to $200million in additional small arms and anti-tank weapons toUkraine. Officials have repeatedly asked for greater military assistance.

According to the Kremlin, its actions are a “special operation” that aims to disarm Ukraine and remove leaders it considers neo Nazis. The West and Ukraine call it a “special operation” to disarm Ukraine. This has raised concern about wider conflicts in Europe.

Zelenskiy and OlafScholz discussed the war, as did Macron. Macron urged Putin to order an immediate ceasefire.

The ceasefire was not mentioned in a Kremlin statement made during their meeting of 75 minutes. French officials of the presidency stated that they did not detect a desire on Putin’s behalf to end the conflict.

Sergei Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, accused the United States of increasing tensions. He said that the situation was complicated by Western arm shipments to Ukrainethat Russian forces consider “legitimate targets”.

According to the Tass news agency Ryabkov did not make any specific threats. An attack on these convoys would increase the risk of war.

Dmitry Peskov of the Kremlin stated that crisis talks between Moscow and Kyiv are continuing viavideo link. According to Russia’s RIA news agency. Dmytrokuleba, UkrainianForeign minister, stated that Kyiv wouldn’t surrender to or accept ultimatums.

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InterfaxUkraine quotes its mayor saying that Russian rocket strikes destroyed the Ukrainian airbase in Kyiv, and also hit an ammunition depot close to Vasylkiv.

Chernihiv Governor, approximately 150km (100 miles) northeastern of Kyiv gave a video update before the ruin of Kyiv’s Ukraine Hotel.

Viacheslav Chaus cried, removing tears from his eyes. “But Ukraine still exists and will win,” Viacheslav Chaus said.

Britain’s defense ministry claimed that Russian ground troops were located approximately 25 km (15 mi) outside the center of Kyiv. However, Chernihiv on the one hand, Sumy, Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as the important Black Sea port at Mariupol, were still under heavy Russian bombardment.

General staff of Ukraine Armed Forces stated that Russia had stopped its offensive, and many areas its forces had been stopped. Details were not provided in the Facebook post by the military (NASDAQ:).

Ukrainian officials had planned to use humanitariancorridors from Mariupol in the south as well as towns andvillages in the regions of Kyiv, Sumy and some other areas onSaturday.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vershchuk, around 13,000 persons were evacuated from Ukrainian towns on Saturday.

According to the governor of Donetsk, constant shelling made it more difficult for Mariupol to receive aid. The city’s western area was ablaze and there were dozens of apartments that had been severely damaged. These images were taken by Maxar (a U.S. private satellite company).

According to the city council, at least 1,582 civilians were killed in Mariupol as a result of Russian bombardment and a 12-day blocking operation. Reuters couldn’t verify death tolls.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of HumanitarianAffairs, “There have been reports of looting as well as violent confrontations among civilians about what few essential supplies are left in thecity.”

A staff member of Medecins Sans Frontieres in Mariupol stated that people had been boiling groundwater for their drinking and using wood to cook food. Then, they buried them near where they were buried.