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The Ukrainian delegation for talks with Russia is now in Belarus, Sputnik reported on Monday.
President Volodymyr Zelensky informed through social media that the country has agreed to hold talks with Russia at Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
Earlier Volodymyr Zelensky had rejected Russia's offer to hold negotiations in Belarus, suggesting alternative cities, including Budapest and Warsaw for talks, Xinhua news agency reported.
He made the remarks in a video address posted on his Telegram channel on Sunday shortly after the Kremlin announced that a Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus and will be ready to negotiate with Ukraine in the city of Gomel.
He said Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia, but Belarus is not an option because Russia has been carrying out some of its attacks from Belarus. "We're saying no to Minsk. Other cities can be a place to meet," he said.
"We want peace, we want to meet, we want the end of the war... Any other city would suit us, any country, from whose territory missiles are not launched at us," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine has proposed meeting in other countries such as Poland, Hungary, Turkey and Azerbaijan, but Russia has so far refused.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a delegation, including representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry and other government agencies has arrived in Belarus.
Peskov said Russia warned Ukraine that it would not suspend military operations during any potential talks.
Russia shelled northern city of Chernihiv all night
Meanwhile, Russia shelled the northern city of Chernihiv all night, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said, BBC reported.
Blasts were also heard before dawn in the capital Kiev, and second city Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said.
Shells fell in Chernihiv all night, although only one injury has so far been reported in the city. The artillery assault began around 02.00, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service.
According to the agency, rockets struck a building housing a kindergarten, causing a fire. A shop in a central market was also struck, as well as a five-storey residential apartment building. One woman was slightly injured, BBC reported.
More explosions were reported overnight in the Ukrainian capital and other cities around the country.
Ukraine claims that its troops managed to repel several attacks by Russian troops trying to storm the outskirts of the capital. "We showed that we can protect our home from uninvited guests," said Commander of the Armed Forces Colonel General Alexander Syrsky in a statement, BBC reported.
Explosions were also reported in Kharkiv in the east, which was the scene of fierce conflict on Sunday after Ukrainian forces recaptured the country's second-largest city from Russian forces.
President Zelensky says the next 24 hours - the fifth day of the Russian invasion - will be "crucial" for Ukraine, BBC reported.
The Russian rouble plunged to a new low against the dollar in the wake of severe sanctions, as analysts warn of a possible run on Russia's banks.
The EU is taking the unprecedented step of sending arms to Ukraine, the report said.
