Updates on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Local residents escape from the town of Irpin, after heavy shelling landed on the only escape route used by locals, as Russian troops advance towards the capital of Kyiv, in Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 6 2022.Russia says it is in constant contact with U.S., ready for arms control talks - RIA
Ukraine has accused Russia of refusing to allow people out of Mariupol, where a blockade has left hundreds of thousands trapped. Ukraine expects a new wave of attacks on the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donbass regions after a slowdown in Russia's offensive, Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, said on Saturday.
Russian forces"continue the offensive in Ukraine on a broad front", Konashenkov said.Reuters was not immediately able to verify his statement.Ukraine humanitarian corridors, including from Mariupol, could open on Saturday -Ukraine official 'We just want to get home': Family that fled Ukraine with 3 children in limbo waiting for papers to return to SA