The New Arab concludes its live coverage of the latest updates from the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Monday.
Here were the key developments for today:
Russia could take 'full control'
As Russian forces surround several Ukrainian cities Moscow warns it could place them under the Kremlin's "full control".
A Kremlin spokesman says Russian forces have so far held off on a full-scale onslaught on large cities "because the civilian losses would be large" but that Moscow "does not rule out the possibility of putting large cities under its full control".
Fourth round of talks
The warning comes as a fourth round of talks between Ukraine and Russia are held via videoconference.
Russian officials describe the talks as "hard" as the two sides trade accusations over civilian deaths.
'23 dead' in attack on rebel region
Russia says 23 people were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, calling it a "war crime".
The Russian-backed separatists earlier said 16 people died after they shot down a Ukrainian rocket.
Strike hits Kyiv apartments
One person is killed and 12 others injured after an air strike on a residential building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has been bracing for a major offensive.
The toll was revised down from an earlier figure of two dead.
Zelensky to address Congress
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the US Congress by video link-up on Wednesday, House and Senate leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer announce.
Congress last week approved nearly $14 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Join us tomorrow for more live updates on the latest news and developments from Russia's war on Ukraine.