At least 351 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, a UN monitoring mission said on Saturday as Russia continued its bombing campaign.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said most of the casualties had occurred due to shelling from rocket launchers and heavy artillery.

The UN agency said the "real figures are considerably higher" as several reports are still to be corroborated including in Volnovakha where Russia declared it had opened an evacuation corridor.

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Although Russia said it had stopped firing near two Ukrainian cities on Saturday however Ukraine's deputy PM Iryna Vereshchunk said Putin's forces ahd started shelling &nbsp;Volnovakha in the morning with heavy artillery.

"Russia violated the agreement in which the Red Cross was an intermediary," Vereshchunk said.

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Reports had claimed earlier that at least 47 people were killed after Russian airstrikes in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. There have been reports of residential areas being hit as capital Kyiv has come under intense bombing in the past few days.

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Amid the fighting, The United Nations' World Food Programme warned that Ukraine may witness a food crisis due to disruption in production and exports as reports said at least 1.3 million people had fled to neighbouring states.

(With inputs from Agencies)

At least 351 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, a UN monitoring mission said on Saturday as Russia continued its bombing campaign. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said most of the casualties had occurred due to shelling from rocket launchers and heavy artillery.

At least 351 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, a UN monitoring mission said on Saturday as Russia continued its bombing campaign. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said most of the casualties had occurred due to shelling from rocket launchers and heavy artillery. The UN agency said the "real figures are considerably higher" as several reports are still to be corroborated including in Volnovakha where Russia declared it had opened an evacuation corridor. Also Read in Pics: Russia's Kalibr cruise missiles against Ukraine Although Russia said it had stopped firing near two Ukrainian cities on Saturday however Ukraine's deputy PM Iryna Vereshchunk said Putin's forces ahd started shelling Volnovakha in the morning with heavy artillery. "Russia violated the agreement in which the Red Cross was an intermediary," Vereshchunk said. Watch: Gravitas Plus | Ukraine War: Are we heading towards World War III Reports had claimed earlier that at least 47 people were killed after Russian airstrikes in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. There have been reports of residential areas being hit as capital Kyiv has come under intense bombing in the past few days. Also Read: What are Czech hedgehogs?: Homemade obstacles that can destroy Russian tanks Amid the fighting, The United Nations' World Food Programme warned that Ukraine may witness a food crisis due to disruption in production and exports as reports said at least 1.3 million people had fled to neighbouring states. (With inputs from Agencies)

At least 351 civilians killed in Ukraine, real figures considerably higher: UN agency

As the war in Ukraine entered its tenth day on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin said he has no plans to declare martial law in Russia.&nbsp;

Putin warned that any country which imposes a no-fly zone in Ukraine would become considered a party to the conflict. NATO had said on Friday that it won't be sending its troops and fighter planes&nbsp;to Ukraine even as President Zelensky has repeatedly requested the European military alliance to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine.

"Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that country," the Russian president declared.

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"Martial law should only be introduced in cases where there is external aggression, we are not experiencing that at the moment and I hope we won't," Putin said as Russian forces continued their bombing campaign against Ukraine.

Watch: WION reports from the frontlines in Ukraine&nbsp;

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Meanwhile, the Kremlin hit out against sanctions imposed by Western nations as spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The world is too big for Europe and America to isolate a country, and even more so a country as big as Russia. There are many more countries in the world."

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EU and the US announced a wave of sanctions against Russia amid Ukraine's invasion as Peskov asserted that "Russia has an interest in being attractive for investment," while adding, "now is hardly a time when we can talk about being attractive for investment, but times change quickly."&nbsp;

Intense fighting is underway in Kharkiv including in Sumy in northeast Ukraine even as bombing campaign continues in Kyiv.

Reports say Chernihiv city has been heavily bombed with heavy civilian casualties reported. International agencies say&nbsp;at least 1.37 million refugees have fled the country into neighbouring European states.

(With inputs from Agencies)

As the war in Ukraine entered its tenth day on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin said he has no plans to declare martial law in Russia. Putin warned that any country which imposes a no-fly zone in Ukraine would become considered a party to the conflict.

As the war in Ukraine entered its tenth day on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin said he has no plans to declare martial law in Russia. Putin warned that any country which imposes a no-fly zone in Ukraine would become considered a party to the conflict. NATO had said on Friday that it won't be sending its troops and fighter planes to Ukraine even as President Zelensky has repeatedly requested the European military alliance to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine. "Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that country," the Russian president declared. Also Read in Pics: What are Czech hedgehogs?: Homemade obstacles that can destroy Russian tanks "Martial law should only be introduced in cases where there is external aggression, we are not experiencing that at the moment and I hope we won't," Putin said as Russian forces continued their bombing campaign against Ukraine. Watch: WION reports from the frontlines in Ukraine Meanwhile, the Kremlin hit out against sanctions imposed by Western nations as spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The world is too big for Europe and America to isolate a country, and even more so a country as big as Russia. There are many more countries in the world." Also Read in Pics: Russia attacks Ukraine: Kalibr cruise missiles 'tested' in Syrian battlefield EU and the US announced a wave of sanctions against Russia amid Ukraine's invasion as Peskov asserted that "Russia has an interest in being attractive for investment," while adding, "now is hardly a time when we can talk about being attractive for investment, but times change quickly." Intense fighting is underway in Kharkiv including in Sumy in northeast Ukraine even as bombing campaign continues in Kyiv. Reports say Chernihiv city has been heavily bombed with heavy civilian casualties reported. International agencies say at least 1.37 million refugees have fled the country into neighbouring European states. (With inputs from Agencies)

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At least 351 civilians killed in Ukraine, real figures considerably higher: UN agency

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