Ukraine has stated that ten humanitarian routes for civilian evacuations will be opened on Friday.
Civilians attempting to flee Mariupol will have to rely on their own vehicles once again, as there will be no bus convoy.
The situation in Borodianka, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is "far worse" than in neighbouring Bucha.
In a rare admission of how badly the conflict has gone for Moscow so far, the Kremlin has recognized that it has suffered "substantial casualties" of troops.
In an interview with Sky News, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, was asked if the conflict had been a disgrace for Russia, given the number of troops lost.
"We have huge personnel losses," he answered.