The Ukrainians are preparing to wage a "great battle" for control of the Donbass region, now a priority target for Moscow, while international pressure continues against the Kremlin.
The Twenty-Seven of the European Union are preparing to discuss new sanctions, while the Austrian Chancellor is to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Update on the latest events of the day.
The bombings continue
While more than 1,200 bodies have been discovered in the Kyiv region, shelling continues across the country.
On Sunday, strikes killed at least two people in Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, and its suburbs, regional governor Oleg Sinegoubov announced.
“The Russian army continues to wage war on civilians, for lack of victories on the front,” he accused.
In Dnipro, a large industrial city of one million inhabitants, a rain of missiles destroyed the local airport, already hit on March 15, local authorities announced.
The number of victims is still unknown.
Dnipro airport to the east was "completely destroyed" by Russian strikes.
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Austrian Chancellor to meet Putin
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is to become the first European leader to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Chancellery announced on Sunday.
A "risky mission" as kyiv prepares for a massive Russian offensive in the east.
Karl Nehammer declared that he "intends to do everything so that measures are taken in favor of peace", while acknowledging that the chances of achieving this are slim.
In particular, he intends to talk to the Kremlin about the "war crimes" in Boutcha, where he went on Saturday.
New sanctions under discussion
EU foreign ministers will discuss a 6th sanctions package against Moscow in Luxembourg, but the halt in oil and gas purchases to stop financing the Russian war effort divides the 27. The leader of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell announced his intention to launch the discussion on an oil embargo, "but a formal proposal is not on the table", acknowledged Friday a senior European official.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to ask his European interlocutors “to adopt powerful sanctions”.
He calls for a halt to oil and gas purchases and the supply of heavy weapons to resist the announced offensive in the Donbass region.
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Zelensky calls for stopping "all commercial activity with Russia"
These possible new sanctions come as the economy of Ukraine and Russia continue to weaken.
The entire region is suffering the economic consequences of this conflict: the World Bank is thus counting on a contraction of 4.1% of GDP for the emerging and developing countries of Europe and Central Asia.
Eastern Europe alone is expected to suffer a 30.7% recession.