People escape Russian shelling as they cross a checkpoint controlled by Ukrainian forces, west of the capital Kyiv near the city of Irpin. Russia announced humanitarian corridors would open in several Ukrainian cities on Monday, after terrified civilians came under fire in two previous attempts and with Moscow's forces pummelling cities across the country.

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