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Ukraine Russia Crisis: The Russian offensive continues as the country vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of prolonging the conflict by refusing negotiations as the country's forces closed in on Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kremlin's push to capture the capital and oust him had been derailed.

Here are the 10 latest developments:

1. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking "political support" at the United Nations after India abstained from a vote to condemn Russia's invasion.
2. Earlier, the defiant 44-year-old leader posted video messages, vowing his pro-Western country would never give in to the Kremlin. "I am here. We will not lay down any weapons. We will defend our state, because our weapons are our truth,” he said, rejecting offers of evacuation.
3. Ukraine on Saturday denied suggestions that it was refusing to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia but said it was also not ready to accept ultimatums or unacceptable conditions.
4. The Russian offensive continues as the country vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Eleven of the council's 15 members voted for the motion. China, India and the UAE abstained. The resolution was doomed to fail because of Moscow's veto power as a permanent member.
5. Ukrainian soldiers beat back a Russian attack in the capital hours after President Zelensky warned Moscow would attempt to take the city before dawn. Civilian volunteers have joined the war and are ready to face Russian tanks.
6. As many as 198 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the Russian attack, news agency AFP quoted health minister Viktor Liashko as saying. Kyiv city mayor said he had imposed a curfew that would last from Saturday evening until Monday morning without breaks.
7. President Zelensky has vowed to stay back and defend the capital. Pointing to the UN Security Council vote, he tweeted that the draft resolution was co-sponsored by an "unprecedented" number of Member States and stressed that the world is with Ukraine and "victory will be ours".
8. The Kremlin said earlier on Friday it had offered to meet with Ukrainian officials in the Belarusian capital Minsk, but that Ukraine had instead proposed Warsaw as a venue, resulting in a "pause" in contacts. "Ukraine was and remains ready to talk about a ceasefire and peace," Nykyforov said.
9. Following Russia's invasion, the United States and the European Union have added Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to their sanctions list as they try to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin.
10. Ukraine has said more than 1,000 Russian soldiers had been killed so far. Russia did not release casualty figures. The U.N. said 25 civilians had been killed and 102 wounded, figures that were likely to be a "significant under-estimate". None of the tolls could be independently verified.

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