Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow's "military operations" in Ukraine were going "according to plan" and he praised his soldiers as heroes.

"I want to say that the special military operation is proceeding strictly in line with the timetable. According to plan. All the tasks that have been set are being successfully resolved," he said, a week after Russia sent tanks and troops into Ukraine from the north, east and south.

Putin's televised comments seemed designed to rebut statements by Western governments and intelligence agencies that Russia's campaign has stumbled in the face of logistical problems, tactical mistakes and fiercer-than-expected resistance from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine delegates agreed to the need for humanitarian corridors to help civilians escape Moscow's week-long invasion.

Thousands are thought to have died or been wounded as the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.

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