"First, Russian forces would have to seize far larger swathes of territory of Europe’s second-largest country, including the capital Kyiv, a city of nearly three million people known to be resolutely pro-European and pro-Nato. 

There would be a ferocious counter-attack, and a Ukrainian insurgency would quickly rise. Support would pour in from many directions, many sources, and of many kinds."

Lyse Doucet

Chief International Correspondent

The Ukrainian health ministry has said 352 civilians, including 14 children, have died so far.

The United Nations has recorded 64 confirmed civilian deaths and many more wounded, and says it expects the true number to be much higher.

Military deaths are also extremely hard to verify. The UN said by Saturday at least 134 Ukrainian military had been killed. 

Russia censors details of its casualties, and has not released figures. Its defence ministry conceded on Sunday that "there have been killed and wounded among the Russian military" - but claimed the losses were "several times less than the number of exterminated nationalists".

Ukraine claims 4,300 Russian servicemen have so far died."

The products will be distributed among people with disabilities, elderly people living alone, multi-children families, other people from less mobile categories and social institutions.

The packages consist of a variety of cereals, ready-made breakfast cereals, meat, canned meat and vegetables, pasta, sugar, condensed milk, oil, cookies packaged in various forms."

Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine

Videos have been shared online that depict rockets raining down over Kharkiv, while millions of Ukrainians attempt to flee to their homes.