The official said Ukraine did not receive the results it had counted on, but that both sides had reached an understanding on a joint provision of humanitarian corridors for evacuating civilians.

The death toll from today’s shelling attack in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has now reached 22, the Ukrainian emergency services said.

The bodies of at least 22 civilians have been recovered from the rubble in the wake of Russian airstrikes, they said in an online post.

Rescue work was ongoing, they added, but did not specify where exactly the attack took place.

Earlier we reported that the governor of Chernihiv said at least nine people were killed and four wounded after the airstrike hit two schools and private houses.

Local press said there were several schools, kindergartens and a hospital in the nearby area.

(Source: The Guardian)