The Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the past 24 hours, said the United Kingdom's Defence Ministry on Tuesday as the war continues to rage in Ukraine.
'The Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the past 24 hours probably as a result of continuing logistical difficulties,' the UK ministry of defence said.
According to the UK defence assessment, Russian forces have increased their use of artillery north of Kyiv and in the vicinities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
'The use of heavy artillery in densely populated urban areas greatly increases the risk of civilian casualties.'
It also said that Russia has failed to gain control of the airspace over Ukraine prompting a shift to night operations in an attempt to reduce their losses.
According to Kyiv's Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko, at least 10 people were killed and 35 others were injured after a rocket hit Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv on Tuesday.
"Freedom Square was hit by a cruise missile. There was a second hit by a similar rocket that hit the building after the rescuers arrived (in 5-7 minutes). One-third of the administration building fell," Herashchenko said in a post on Telegram, according to CNN.
Ukrainian State Emergency Services also confirmed the death toll in a social media post today.
"Rescuers are working on the scene. The stairs and partial corridors on all floors are completely destroyed," the post read further.
This assessment comes as satellite images have emerged showing a long convoy of Russian military vehicles snaking along roadways northwest of Kyiv, CNN reported.
Hundreds of tanks, towed artillery, armored and logistical vehicles can be seen in the image released by a United States-based space technology company.
Russian military invasion which started last week turned into in large conflict with casualties running into thousands.
Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed more than 500,000 people across the country's borders, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
