Ukraine latest as foreign ministers from both countries to meet in Turkey for talks; 35,000 people are evacuated from bombarded areas after ceasefire; MoD says there has been a "notable decrease" in Russian activity in recent days.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Turkey for negotiations with his Ukrainian counterpart.

The talks have been brokered by Turkey, who has friendly relations with both countries - but has condemned the Russian invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire.

Talks are set to begin later this morning between Mr Lavrov and Ukraine's Dmytro Kuleba.

Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen says that the UK has now taken in more than 1,000 Ukrainian refugees.

It comes after criticism from across the political divide that not enough is being done to help those wanting to get into the country after escaping Russia's invasion.

James Heappey, the armed forces minister, said this morning that Home Secretary Priti Patel was looking into how to make changes to the visa system for Ukrainian refugees.

A six-year-old child is among the three people killed after Russia bombed a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol, the city's deputy mayor has told the BBC.

He added that 17 people have been injured in the attack.

Sergei Orlov said: "The last information that we have about victims is that most of the visitors were in a bomb shelter.

"That's why we have information about 17 injured people - and that's mostly pregnant women and doctors who work in this hospital."

James Heappey, the armed forces minister, has told Sky News that "what you see on your TV screens is a war crime", after a hospital was bombed in the southern city of Mariupol.

He said: "Western countries are working together to make sure that that evidence is gathered in the best way so that people can be held to account. 

"But let's be clear - what Putin is doing is not a war waged between two militaries. He has besieged a number of Ukrainian cities, and he's waged a war against Ukrainian civilians."

Mr Heappey also confirmed that more defensive aid is on its way to Ukraine.

On accepting refugees, the minister said that personnel would be bolstered in Poland rather than Calais, as that is the busiest centre "by some margin". He also confirmed that the home secretary is considering changes to the visa process.

Mr Heappey also said that serving British soldiers should not be going AWOL (absent without leave) to fight in Ukraine, adding that it is illegal to do so.

"They will be in an awful lot of trouble" if they go and fight, he said.

"This is not the time for people to be going there, and the Ukrainians have made clear, once you cross the border with the with the expectation to fight, you're in it for good. 

"So people who think they can go and do a couple of weeks, take some selfies, get some Instagram shots, and then come home - that is not the way the Ukrainians are viewing the people that go to fight for British people should not be doing it."

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's outspoken foreign minister, has arrived in Turkey for talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

It marks the highest level talks to be held since the conflict began.

Mr Kuleba has tried to manage expectations around the talks, which begin later this morning, suggesting a ceasefire may not be achieved.

Turkey has good relations with both countries, but has made it clear that it finds Russia's invasion of Ukraine unacceptable and has appealed for an immediate ceasefire,

Amazon is the latest company to pull out of Russia and Belarus.

It is stopping shipments of goods to those countries, as well as banning new sign-ups to its computing network Amazon Web Services. 

Its streaming service Prime Video has also been suspended in Russia and Belarus, and orders for the only video game it sells directly to Russia, New World, will be stopped.

As ever, its another busy day, with eyes on Turkey as Ukraine and Russia meet for diplomatic talks.

At around 9am, Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba meets his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Turkey for talks mediated by the Turkish foreign minster Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Also this morning, US Vice-President Kamala Harris is in Poland to meet with the Polish president Andrzej Duda, as is Canadian leader Justin Trudeau.

There is an EU Council meeting in Versailles to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, while the Russian Duma (parliament) convenes to discuss how to soften the blow of global sanctions.

All that is while Russia continues its military assault on Ukraine.

On Sky News, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey joins Kay Burley in the studio just after 7am, followed by Labour's Ed Miliband an hour later.

The latest update from the UK's Ministry of Defence has just been released, which says that Russia continues to make slow progress on Kyiv.

British intelligence says that Russian troops continue to suffer losses at the hands of Ukrainian forces, and that air activity from Russia has notably decreased.

Russia has struggled to dominate the air, after it faced heavy  and effective defence from Ukrainian forces.

In a new revelation, the UK believes that Russia has included conscripted soldiers in its forces - despite public assurances that it wouldn't.

It means that Vladimir Putin will have to draw from his other forces as his losses continue to mount. 

Watch Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford chat to President Volodymr Zelenskyy from his offices in Kyiv.

He told Sky News that "millions could die" if the West doesn't act.

In a move designed to punish Vladimir Putin's regime following the invasion of Ukraine, the US has banned Russian oil and gas imports, the UK will cut oil imports by the end of the year, and the EU will reduce its dependency by the end of the decade. But what impact could this have on the environment, business and our household bills?

On the Sky News Daily Podcast, ClimateCast hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi take over to find out what wider impacts the latest sanctions on Russia will have.