More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the head of the region wrote on Telegram.

Below are the major developments:

A huge convoy of Russian armour, about 40 miles long, is advancing on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, satellite images show.

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor says he wants to investigate Russia for possible war crimes.

Air raid sirens are once again heard in Kyiv with reports of a Russian strike on the outskirts of the city.

Local journalists in Kherson say the regional centre is almost completely surrounded by Russian troops.

Dozens of civilians were killed earlier on Monday in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, the interior ministry says.

Negotiators for Kyiv and Moscow have held talks in Belarus in a bid to end the conflict.

Russia says both sides have agreed to continue talking and will meet again "in the next few days".

Before the meeting, Ukraine's President Zelensky urged Russian troops to lay down their weapons and called for immediate EU membership

Source: BBC

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