Civilians have fled Russian shelling after a horrific image of a dead family sparked Ukraine's President to vow revenge.
President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to 'find every b***ard' who attacks Ukrainians after Russian shelling killed the family.
The image was taken in Irpin, 16 miles north-west of Kyiv, as civilians desperately fled the area on Sunday.
Despite Russia attacks across the country, Ukrainians are continuing to resist and troops even recaptured the city of Chuhuiv on Monday.
Vladimir Putin's bombing of populated areas is an effort to break morale, according to the UK government.
Ukraine's defence ministry said: "The eleventh day of the heroic confrontation of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion began.
"Armed Forces and units of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine are fighting fierce battles to maintain certain borders.
"The opponent, suffering losses, is making constant attempts to avoid direct fire contact with our troops."
Ukraine said Russia is losing 1,000 troops a day in its invasion.
In its latest update on the Russian invasion, Ukraine said:
- Russian forces are attempting to encircle Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mariupol, and Mykolayiv
- Kremlin forces are focusing most of its efforts on surrounding Kyiv and is also preparing to attack Vyshhorod and Sumy.
- Multiple attempts have been made to break through Ukrainian defences in Staromlynivka and Zachativka, however Russian forces were pushed back with 'significant losses'
- Russian troops are also regrouping for an attack on the city of Zaporizhya
- Although the Kremlin has numerical superiority, its forces are said to have low morale
The Ukraine conflict could last “months if not years” and Vladimir Putin could resort to even “more brutal” attacks, Dominic Raab previously warned.
The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister appeared to suggest “anyone” taking the Russian President’s illegal orders should be tried for war crimes, not just the leader himself.
Ukrainians trying to flee their city during a ceasefire had to seek shelter after Russian forces continued shelling.
The sound of explosions surrounded people fleeing the city of Mariupol during a five hour ceasefire on Friday.
In the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine enemy troops failed to take control of several key sites, but took its first city amid severe shelling leaving dozens dead and more injured.
Russian forces also seized Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest power station, on Friday in heavy fighting as fierce battles continue to be raged for control of several key cities around Ukraine.
Capital Kyiv, one of tyrant Vladimir Putin ’s major targets, has been under constant bombardment with explosions heard in the city centre, which is now practically deserted as people flee advancing forces.
The 20,000 person town of Trostyanets in the north of the country fell on Friday evening, the governor of Sumy Oblast said.
A massive convoy of vehicles stretching for around 40 miles continues to be stalled on the road leading to the city, amid concerns it is regrouping for a major attack.
Experts say around 15,000 troops are part of the armoured group which are believed to be waiting for supplies before launching an offensive on Kyiv.
Control for some areas have already been wrested out of Ukraine’s hands.
Kherson, seen as a key city because of its port, became the first to fall into Russian control with its mayor, Igor Kolykhaev, saying enemy troops forced their way into the council building.
Residents still in the area now live under a strict curfew, but hit the streets in furious protests on Saturday morning.
Several others have come under intense shelling since Putin ordered the invasion of their peaceful neighbour last week.
- Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, has suffered intense attacks for several days with several dead but continues to hold out, despite rumours of Russian paratroopers landing nearby.
- Chernihiv has come under heavy fire with at least 47 people killed in intense shelling by Russia, with aerial attacks hitting apartment buildings and a hospital
- Sumy, in the east of the country, is surrounded by Russians but is yet to fall.
- Mariupol, another port city, has also come under sustained attack. Its mayor warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” before efforts to evacuate on Saturday morning fell apart
- Mykolayiv, in the south, continues to be under Ukrainian control, despite enemy troops entering the city.
- Lviv, close to the Police border in the west, has not yet come under shelling from the Russians.
- Dnipro has experienced heavy shelling as it is seen as a key link to the east and west of Ukraine
- Russian forces have been seen massing off the coast of port city Odesa in the south
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he believes Russia is using cluster bombs in Ukraine, in violation of international law.
Despite that NATO allies have rejected Ukraine's demand for no-fly zones, saying such a direct intervention would lead to an even more brutal war.
The capture of Europe's biggest nuclear power on Friday amid heavy fighting in south-eastern Ukraine, triggered a global alarm, as a huge fire threatened to get out of control.
The blaze was eventually extinguished but the plant, which gives power to around a quarter of Ukraine, is now in the hands of Russian invaders.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Raphael Grossi described the situation as "normal operations, but in fact there is nothing normal about this".
He paid homage to the plant's Ukrainian staff "to their bravery, to their courage, to their resilience because they are doing this in very difficult circumstances".
Grossi said the plant was undamaged from what he believed was a Russian projectile. Only one reactor was working, at around 60 per cent of capacity.
The Kremlin has claimed the attack was made by Ukrainian rebels and that it fell into Russian hands in the first days of the war.
The attack came after Russian forces took Chernobyl on February 24.
Thousands of people are believed to have been killed or wounded and more than 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Feb. 24, when Putin ordered the biggest attack on a European state since the Second World War.
In Russia itself, where Putin's main opponents have largely been jailed or driven into exile, the war has led to a further crackdown on dissent. Authorities have banned reports that refer
to the "special military operation" as a "war" or "invasion".
Anti-war demonstrations have been squelched with thousands of arrests.
On Friday, Russia shut down foreign broadcasters including the BBC, Voice of America and Deutsche Welle.
The most prominent independent Russian broadcasters, TV Dozhd (Rain) and Ekho Moskvy radio, were shuttered on Thursday.
