Ukraine war: No humanitarian corridors on Sunday due to lack of agreement with Russia, says Kyiv

Russian forces are expected to begin a new big offensive in the east of the country after their retreat from the Kyiv region and other parts of the country.

Despite Moscow's blanket denials, horrific discoveries of civilian murders, torture and other barbaric acts by Russian troops continue coming to light.

Ukraine has continued to call for tighter Western nations against Moscow and for more weapons to repel Putin's forces.

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Russia's defence ministry announced on Sunday that it had bombed a military factory on the outskirts of Kyiv, as Moscow intensifies its attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

"Overnight, high-precision missiles launched by aircraft destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary in the Kyiv region," the ministry said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

Brovary Mayor Igor Sapojko said "some infrastructure was hit" in the early hours of Sunday.

An AFP journalist on the spot did not observe any destruction, smoke or fire.

Over the past three days, Russian forces have carried out several strikes on military factories in Kyiv and its region. 

At the end of March, Russia announced that it was withdrawing its troops from northern Ukraine, including the capital region, to concentrate its forces in the Donbas region in the east of the country.

(AFP)

Mariupol, the last stronghold of Ukrainian troops in the south-east of the country, is very close to falling.

Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in the area, a chilling ultimatum to "surrender or die".

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Ukrainian authorities announced on Sunday the suspension of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from eastern Ukraine, over the