At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on Sunday, 20 March, the United Nations has said, Reuters reported.
This came as Russian forces continued to advance deeper into Ukraine's Mariupol on Saturday, leading to thousands of people fleeing the port city.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Russia did not take steps in the direction of peace, his country would require generations to recover from losses incurred during the war.
According to the Parliament of Ukraine, around 115 children have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Russian invasion and 140 more have been injured.
Meanwhile, Ukraine, on Saturday, asked China to join the West in condemning "Russian barbarism."
Nine people were killed and 17 wounded after Russian shelling targeted the suburbs of the city of Zaporizhzhia
At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on Sunday, according to UN
During the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tokyo would continue to support Ukraine
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)
At Least 902 Civilians Killed, 1,459 Injured in Ukraine
The UN human rights office has indicated that at least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on Sunday, Reuters reported.
As per the report, most of the deaths have resulted from explosive weapons such as shelling from heavy artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems and missile and air strikes amidst the Russian assault on Ukrainian territory.
'If Negotiations With Putin Fail, It Would Mean 3rd World War': Zelenskyy
Ukraine president Volodymr Zelenskyy spoke to CNN, warning that only direct negotiations with Russia would end the war in his country, and if not, it would mean a third world war.
“I’m ready for negotiations. I was ready for the last two years. And without negotiations we cannot end this war,” he stated, adding that "we have to use any format, any chance, in order to have the possibility of negotiating the possibility of talking to Putin. But if these attempts fail, that would mean that this is a third world war."
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria had asked Zelenskyy if he was ready to negotiate with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
10 Million People Have Fled Homes in Ukraine: UNHCR
Ten million people have fled their homes in Ukraine amidst the Russian onslaught, the United Nations' refugee angency said on Sunday, 20 March, AFP reported.
The UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi stated, "The war in Ukraine is so devastating that 10 million have fled either displaced inside the country, or as refugees abroad."
Troops, Patriot Air Defence Systems Move into Slovakia
Slovakia's Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad on Sunday said that the first multinational NATO units with the Patriot air defense systems have been moving to the country, in a bid to protect Slovak territory amidst the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The troops are from the 2,100 soldiers belonging to NATO nations, who will form a battlegroup on Slovak territory as the alliance heightens its defences, AP reported.
Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to send their troops armed with the Patriots to Slovakia.