Ukraine photos: Russian advances in the south, elsewhere stall

LVIV, Ukraine  — The humanitarian disaster in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and meals, water, warmth and medication grew more and more scarce, in what the nation condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission.

A 3rd spherical of talks between the 2 sides ended with a high Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress towards establishing protected corridors that will enable civilians to flee the preventing. Russia’s chief negotiator mentioned he expects these corridors to begin working Tuesday.

However that remained to be seen, given the failure of earlier makes an attempt to steer civilians to security amid the largest floor warfare in Europe since World Warfare II.

Nicely into the second week of the invasion, with Russian troops making important advances in southern Ukraine however stalled in another areas, a high U.S. official mentioned a number of international locations have been discussing whether or not to supply the warplanes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading for.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces continued to pummel cities with rockets, and fierce preventing raged in locations.

At The Hague, Netherlands, Ukraine pleaded with the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice to order a halt to Russia’s invasion, saying Moscow is committing widespread warfare crimes.

Russia “is resorting to techniques paying homage to medieval siege warfare, encircling cities, chopping off escape routes and pounding the civilian inhabitants with heavy ordnance,” mentioned Jonathan Gimblett, a member of Ukraine’s authorized staff.

Russia snubbed the courtroom proceedings, leaving its seats within the Nice Corridor of Justice empty.

Reporting by the Related Press.

 

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A resident appears out of the destroyed entrance of a room in a multi-story constructing that was badly broken because of Russian missile explosion after it was shot down over the town by Ukrainian air protection on March 6, in Kramatorsk on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Protection Forces inspects a broken navy automobile within the outskirts Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Andrew Marienko). 

Residents fill baggage with sand for frontlines, alongside the seashore fronting the Black Sea metropolis of Odessa, within the southern Ukraine on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Bulent Kilic/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

A girl from Odessa talks to her son as they fill baggage with sand for frontlines, alongside the seashore of the Black Sea metropolis of Odessa, within the southern Ukraine on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Bulent Kilic/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Protection Forces, the navy reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, verify the paperwork of a passer-by subsequent to anti-tank obstacles within the middle of Kyiv on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Sergei Supinsky/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Protection Forces, the navy reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, make a selfie image subsequent to Kyiv Founder’s monument on the Independance sq. in Kyiv on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Sergei Supinsky/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

A Ukrainian soldier stands guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Folks holding their youngsters battle to get on a prepare to Lviv on the Kyiv station, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Paramedics administer first assist to an aged man who fainted after crossing the Irpin river to flee the city of Irpin, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Efrem Lukatsky) 

The physique of a civilian, whose reason for demise was not confirmed, is seen on a destroyed bridge used to evacuate residents from Irpin after Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

A resident shelters by candle mild within the basement of a constructing in Irpin as Russian forces moved via the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

Residents shelter by candle mild within the basement of a constructing in Irpin as Russian forces moved via the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

A Ukrainian police officer helps folks because the artillery echoes close by, whereas fleeing Irpin within the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Residents of Irpin flee heavy preventing by way of a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

A Ukrainian serviceman helps evacuees gathered below a destroyed bridge, as they flee the town of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

Residents of Irpin flee heavy preventing by way of a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

Residents of Irpin flee heavy preventing by way of a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

A resident holds a white flag as he flees heavy preventing by way of a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

Residents of Irpin flee heavy preventing by way of a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the town on March 07, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. (Picture by Chris McGrath/Getty Pictures) 

Folks flee Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022, because the artillery echoes close by. Russia introduced yet one more cease-fire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to permit civilians to flee Ukraine. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Ukrainian troopers and militiamen carry a lady in a wheelchair because the artillery echoes close by, whereas folks flee Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Ukrainian cops assist a lady fleeing because the artillery echoes close by in Irpin, within the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Ukrainian ladies sit inside a van as artillery echoes close by, as folks flee Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti) 

Ukrainian civilians obtain weapons coaching, within the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Bernat Armangue) 

Ukrainian civilians obtain weapons coaching, within the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Bernat Armangue) 

A refugee wrapped in a blanket fleeing the warfare from neighboring Ukraine arrive on the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Sergei Grits) 

Refugees wait in a crowd for transportation after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving on the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Markus Schreiber) 

A girl wraps herself in a blanket to maintain heat as she waits in a crowd of refugees after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving on the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Markus Schreiber) 

Refugess relaxation within the prepare station in Przemysl, Poland, on March 7, 2022, from the place Ukrainian refugees are relocated by prepare throughout Poland. (Picture by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

Kids, who fled with others from Ukraine, play in a tent as they wait to be transferred in Budomierz, Poland, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Markus Schreiber) 

Refugees fleeing Ukraine board a prepare to Budapest at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

Refugees fleeing Ukraine arrive at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

A Hungarian policeman carries a refugee youngster fleeing Ukraine as households arrive at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

Folks, who've fled from Ukraine, wait to board a prepare touring to Budapest on the prepare station in Zahony, Hungary, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Picture/Darko Vojinovic) 

Refugees fleeing Ukraine board a prepare to Budapest at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

Refugees fleeing Ukraine arrive at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

A Hungarian policeman assists two senior residents fleeing Ukraine as they arrive at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

A refugee fleeing Ukraine eats sizzling meals in a area kitchen arrange by volunteers at Zahony prepare station on March 07, 2022 in Zahony, Hungary. (Picture by Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures) 

Greek authorities put together a camp with a capability to accommodate some 720 refugees from the Ukraine who need to spend the night time, 5 kilometers away from Promachonas, near the Greece-Bulgarian border on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Sakis Mitroldis/AFP by way of Getty Pictures) 

Greek authorities put together a camp with a capability to accommodate some 720 refugees from the Ukraine who need to spend the night time, 5 kilometers away from Promachonas, near the Greece-Bulgarian border on March 7, 2022. (Picture by Sakis Mitroldis/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)