Ukraine accused Russia of continuing to attack despite Moscow’s promise of a ceasefire and safe passages for civilians to leave.

The UK Ministry of Defence says Russia made “minimal ground advances” over the weekend.

Russian air strikes have continued, with at least 13 killed in strike on a bread factory in the Kyiv region and heavy shelling in the city of Myklaiv.

Ukraine continues to launch counter-attacks, including one from the Odessa region which it claims hit a Russian ship.

This map shows the current situation in Ukraine.

Humanitarian routes

Russia announced a ceasefire from 10am local time and the opening of six humanitarian corridors to transport civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy.

Two of the routes were designed to move civilians to other parts of the Ukraine. The other four would funnel civilians into Russia or Belarus, its pro-Kremlin neighbour. None would take civilians to countries allied to Ukraine.

Ukraine called the routes “completely immoral”.

Its foreign ministry accused Russia of continuing to fire missiles after the ceasefire began, including in Kyiv and Mariupol.

In turn, the Russian military says Ukrainian nationalists are preventing civilians and foreign citizens from leaving “under the threat of physical violence”.

Defence and security analyst Michael Clarke told Sky News that he corridors, if successful, could be used by Russia to claim anyone left behind in the evacuated cities is a combatant, not a civilian.

More than 1.7 million Ukrainians have left the country.

The battle of Kyiv

Shelling has continued in the suburbs of the capital city Kyiv, including Irpin, which has not had water, electricity or heating for three days.

Sky News’ special correspondent Alex Crawford is in the city and said: “[Irpin] hasn’t fallen yet but that is on the outskirts of Kyiv. They really are just a hop skip and a jump away from the capital there.”

The Kyiv mayor and former boxer Vitali Klitschko said “fierce battles” continued in the region, including in areas away from humanitarian corridors in Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel and Vorzel.

In the town of Makariv in Kyiv, at least 13 people have been killed in an air strike on a bread factory.

The miles-long Russian armoured column outside Kyiv has been still for six days and does not appear to have moved today.

However, if we look at the latest map of Russian control and where Russia is making advances, it looks like its forces are branching out of the areas it has control over to make inroads towards Kyiv.

That looks positive for Russia in isolation, but if we consider where they were four days ago, it starts to tell a slightly different story.

The green areas on the map show where Russian troops are believed, by the Institute for the Study of War, to be operating but not in control.

As we can see, they are advancing slightly closer to Kyiv from the east, compared to four days ago.

But it’s slow progress, and the area they actually control has reduced.

It’s a similar story to the immediate west of Kyiv. If we compare the block of red there from the previous days with the latest update from late on 6 March, it’s smaller.

Russian troops are still operating in that area on the outskirts of the city but they are no longer deemed to be in control.

The south

Russia is continuing its attempt to claim the southern coast of Ukraine, which would cut the country off from the sea.

The city of Myklaiv has been under heavy shelling since 5am, according to its mayor.

Oleksandr Senkevych said Russian bombs were falling on “civilian buildings” including houses and a zoo.

In Kherson, the one main city under Russian control, Mr Clarke has told Sky News the Russian presence is limited to within the barracks.

The UK Ministry of Defence say Russia is now advancing troops from Kherson towards Mykolayiv, where Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry says a port was hit by Russian forces.

Local officials have reported Russian tanks have been firing at Mykolayiv’s regional airport.

Sky News has also verified and confirmed the location shown in a video of an attack taking place in a residential area on the outskirts of Mykolaiv, 10 miles from the city centre.

A military expert has told Sky News it shows artillery shelling.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s navy said its forces hit a Russian ship in the Black Sea near Odessa.

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The east

Overnight shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed at least eight people.

A number of residential buildings, as well as medical, administrative and educational facilities were hit, according to the city’s officials.

Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to launch counter-attacks.

Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych says Ukraine has retaken control of Chuhuiv, a town an hour drive east of Kharkiv.

Fighting in this region has been heavy since Russia launched its invasion 12 days ago.

What’s happened so far?
– Day 1: Russia launches full-scale invasion
– Day 2: Russian forces reach Kyiv
– Day 3: Ukraine fights back in Kyiv, Russia gain in the south
– Day 4: Kyiv holds strong, heavy fighting in Kharkiv
– Day 5: Convoy grows around Kyiv as refugees flee
– Day 6: Cluster bombs hit Kharkiv
– Day 7: Civilian casualties mount
– Day 8: Mariupol is isolated as Russian forces create land bridge
– Day 9: Russian forces target Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
– Day 10: Ceasefire violated in Mariupol as bombing continues
– Day 11: Russia prepares Kyiv for advance and how energy could be a key battle

Sky News is using daily assessments published by the Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats Project to indicate which parts of Ukraine are under control by Russian troops.

From 2 March these daily assessments distinguished between areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and areas of assessed Russian advances (where Russian troops are believed to be operating but not in control).

Other sources for Russian advances include the UK Ministry of Defence.

Sky News is verifying all social media videos and stills before use.

The War in Ukraine is a rapidly developing story. While we endeavour to keep all our data and maps up to date, there might be times when the latest changes have not yet been reflected in the maps.

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