The mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has ordered citizens to stay indoors until Monday morning as Russian forces close in on the city.
A curfew imposed at 15:00 GMT on Saturday is to stay in force until 06:00 GMT on Monday.
All those venturing out "will be considered members of sabotage groups of the enemy", authorities warned.
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) also said that Russian saboteurs were thought to be in Kyiv.
The latest developments came on the third day of the Russian assault on Ukraine, as Russian forces continued to bombard the capital and other cities with artillery and missiles.
However, Western intelligence sources pointed to evidence that the invaders were not making as much progress as they had expected.
"The speed of the Russian advance has temporarily slowed, likely as a result of acute logistical difficulties and strong Ukrainian resistance," the MoD said in a tweet.
"Russian forces are bypassing major Ukrainian population centres while leaving forces to encircle and isolate them.
"Overnight clashes in Kyiv are likely to have involved limited numbers of pre-positioned Russian sabotage groups."
The capture of Kyiv remained Russia's main objective, the ministry added.
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