35 killed as Russia rains fire on Ukraine military base, hint of resolution in the air | Top points
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The body count in Ukraine continued to mount on Sunday as invading Russian forces further intensified their offensive. However, there was an indication of breakthrough in diplomatic talks.
The body count in Ukraine continued to mount on Sunday as invading Russian forces further intensified their offensive. While a deadly airstrike on a military base in the war-torn country's west claimed as many as 35 lives, bombings in a southern city killed nine civilians.
Despite the establishment of humanitarian corridors to facilitate evacuations from cities under attack, civilians remain in the line of fire, particularly in the besieged port of Mariupol, where a relentless onslaught by Russian troops is making it next to impossible for residents to flee, receive aid, and even to bury their dead.
However, there was an indication of breakthrough in diplomatic talks, as Russian and Ukrainian officials said "substantial progress" had been made in negotiations.
At least 35 people were killed and 134 wounded after Russia fired over 30 cruise missiles at the Yavoriv military base in the country’s Lviv region. The 360-square km (140-square mile) facility is one of Ukraine's biggest and is the largest in the western part of the country and is located only 25 km away from the Polish border.
The attack marked an escalation of the ongoing conflict, as it hit uncomfortably close to a member nation of the Nato. US President Joe Biden has said Nato would defend every inch of its territory if Russia's invasion spills over into member states of the Western defence alliance.
Despite stiff resistance from defence forces and citizen volunteers alike, Russian troops are making deeper inroads into Ukraine after launching a multi-front offensive.
Mykolaiv, a strategic city close to the southern port of Odesa, has been under intense fire by Russian forces, with nine people killed in airstrikes on Sunday.
