Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.
The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation."
Russian forces moving from neighboring Belarus toward Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, have advanced closer to the city center in recent days despite the resistance, coming within about 9 miles as of Friday.
Russia has been met by sanctions from the United States, Canada and countries throughout Europe, targeting the Russian economy as well as Putin himself.
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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Mar 08, 2022, 11:52 AM EST
UK to phase out Russian oil by end of 2022
The United Kingdom will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of the year, as part of its sanctions on Moscow for invading Ukraine, U.K. Buiness Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced Tuesday.
"Beyond Russia, the vast majority of our imports come from reliable partners such as the US, Netherlands and the Gulf. We’ll work with them this year to secure further supplies," Kwarteng said on his official Twitter account.
Kwarteng noted that while the U.K. "is not dependent" on Russian natural gas, as it only makes up 4% of the U.K's supply, he is exploring options to "end this altogether."
"The market has already begun to ostracise Russian oil, with nearly 70% of it currently unable to find a buyer," he added.
-ABC News' Joe Simonetti
Mar 08, 2022, 11:31 AM EST
Ukrainian morning show host speaks to ABC News from bomb shelter
Yegor Gordeev, host of the Ukrainian television morning show "Breaking with 1+1," said he and his coworkers have had to evacuate the studio during broadcast several times as air raid sirens ring out across Kyiv.
"I'm not in studio, I'm in bomb shelter," Gordeev told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos during an interview Tuesday on "Good Morning America."
"In Ukraine, we have no shows now, we have no TV channels now, we have only one big broadcast for controlled information to audience, for communication with audience for everything," he added.
It was a bloody day in the Ukrainian capital, according to Gordeev. He said the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian aircraft in the center of Kyiv early Tuesday morning, while a Russian rocket destroyed the city's largest bakery, killing 30 people.
Gordeev said he hopes for peace in his home country but he's "not sure."
"In 21st century, it's barbarian war," he said in disbelief. "Putin is unstoppable."
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Ukrainian morning show host talks broadcasting during Russian conflict
Yegor Gordeev, co-host of “Breakfast with 1+1,” talks about his hopes and fears for his country as he streams a stripped-down web version of his show on YouTube.
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Mar 08, 2022, 10:21 AM EST
Moscow claims Kyiv is 'against' evacuation of Ukrainians to Russia
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed Tuesday that Ukrainian authorities are "categorically against" evacuating residents of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol to Russia.
"The authorities in Kyiv are continuing to categorically reject all main routes of evacuation from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol to the territory of the Russian Federation," Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said at a press briefing.
People cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing the town of Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022.
Efrem Lukatsky/AP
The Russian defense ministry alleged that the Ukrainians only confirmed one of the 10 evacuation routes Russia proposed. The confirmed route is from the city of Sumy, through Poltava and to the border with Poland, Mizintsev said.
The Russian defense ministry also claimed that more than 2.5 million Ukrainians have asked to be evacuated to Russia.
"Following the past day, 2,541,367 appeals from individual Ukrainian citizens, as well as foreigners made via various communication channels requesting to save and evacuate them from 1,917 settlements in Ukraine have already been processed in our database," Mizintsev said.
Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge as she evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 8, 2022.
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The Russian defense ministry further alleged that checkpoints in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova and Romania "were virtually ill prepared" to receive Ukrainian refugees.
"People are forced to leave their cars and walk on foot carrying their heavy bags. Lines are up to 40 kilometers long, and the crossing time is over two days," Mizintsev said.
Mar 08, 2022, 10:06 AM EST
Vatican secretary of state speaks with Russia foreign minister
Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, spoke on the phone with the Russian foreign minister to convey Pope Francis' "deep concern about the ongoing war in Ukraine."
Parolin reiterated the pope's "call for an end to armed attacks, for the securing of humanitarian corridors for civilians and rescuers, and for the replacement of gun violence with negotiation."
The pope announced Sunday that he has dispatched two cardinals to Poland and Hungry. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski traveled to the Polish-Ukraine border to visit refugees and volunteers in shelters and homes, while Cardinal Michael Czerny will arrive in Hungry on Tuesday to visit reception centers for migrants arriving from Ukraine.
