Evening update
Hello MEE readers. The small coastal town of Berdyansk in Ukraine's south fell to Russian forces, as the fourth day of Moscow's invasion came to an end.
It appeared to be the first populated area that has fallen under complete Russian control since the start of the crisis.
Still, Russian forces remained stunted in their advancements, as Kyiv continued to hold an unexpectedly strong opposition throughout the fourth day of Moscow's invasion.
Kyiv agreed to hold talks with Moscow at its border with Belarus, however, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed scepticism over Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions.
"I will say frankly, as always: I do not really believe in the result of this meeting, but let them try. So that no citizen of Ukraine would have any doubt that I, as president, did not try to stop the war when there was even a small chance," Zelensky said.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson echoed Zelensky's statements, saying he "doubts" Putin's "sincerity" in entering talks with Ukraine.
Ukraine's Ministry of Interior said that is has confirmed 352 civilian, including 14 children. Another 1,684 people, including 116 children, have been injured.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed for the first time that its armed forces suffered casualties after its invasion, but did not specify a number.
Turkey announced that it was set to implement the 1936 Montreux Convention that could ban both Ukrainian and Russian warships from passing through the straits connecting the Black Sea to the south after labelling Russia's invasion as "a war" for the first time.
International support for Ukraine has been growing, with several countries, including Israel and Turkey, offering to mediate in the crisis with Russia.
Belgium and Sweden both announced plans to supply weapons to Ukraine, following Germany's earlier pledge on Friday. The European Union also vowed to support the delivery of 450m euros' worth of weapons to Ukraine.
More EU nations vowed to close their airspace to Russian planes as a measure to isolate Russia, with Denmark calling for a cross-EU ban on Russian aircraft.
In the face of growing international opposition, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence chiefs to put the country's nuclear "deterrence forces" on high alert early on Sunday and accused the West of taking "unfriendly" steps against his country.
Some 368,000 Ukrainians have already fled abroad since the start of the conflict, seeking shelter in neighbouring countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Romania, to as far as Israel.