As 3 million Ukrainians flee war and death toll mounts, Zelenskyy hints at compromise | Top points
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As the Russia-Ukraine conflict raged on for the twentieth day straight, President Zelenskyy hinted at a compromise that could soon bring about an end to hostilities.
Explosions and flames dotted Kyiv on Tuesday as Russian forces continued their relentless onslaught and drew ever closer to the heart of the Ukrainian capital. As the Russia-Ukraine conflict raged on for the twentieth day straight, President Zelenskyy hinted at a compromise that could soon bring about a cessation of hostilities.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met virtually for a second day of talks, with ceasefire and evacuation efforts on the top of the agenda. Meanwhile, the leaders of three European Union countries planned a bold visit to besieged Kyiv despite security risks.
Russia stepped up its bombardment of Kyiv on Tuesday, smashing apartments and a subway station that "killed dozens of people", according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Artillery strikes hit the Svyatoshynskyi district of western Kyiv, adjacent to the suburb of Irpin. The shelling ignited a huge fire in a 15-storey apartment building and killed one person. Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a 35-hour curfew extending through Thursday morning.
Elsewhere, Ukraine reported more air strikes on an airport in the west, heavy shelling on Chernihiv northeast of Kyiv and attacks on the southern town of Mykolayiv.
In the country's east, Russian forces launched more than 60 strikes overnight on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv.
