Russia-Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russian military shipbuilder, diamond miner

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ByMorgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Nadine El-Bawab, Ivan Pereira, Julia Jacobo, Meredith Deliso, Bill Hutchinson, Kevin Shalvey, Celia Darrough, Mary Kekatos, and Samara Lynn
Last Updated: March 14, 2022, 12:05 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow's forces have since been met with “stiff resistance” from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials.

Russian forces retreated last week from the Kyiv suburbs, leaving behind a trail of destruction. After graphic images emerged of civilians lying dead in the streets of Bucha, U.S. and European officials accused Russian troops of committing war crimes.

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Mar 14, 2022, 12:05 PM EDT

At least 636 civilians killed in Ukraine

At least 636 civilians have been killed and another 1,125 injured in Ukraine since the attack began last month, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said.

These numbers are the verified deaths and injuries; actual death and injury figures are expected to be much higher, the OHCHR said.

Firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022.
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Most of the casualties were due to explosive weapons impacting a wide area, including shelling, missiles and air strikes, the OHCHR said.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

Mar 14, 2022, 10:20 AM EDT

4th round of Ukraine-Russia talks paused until Tuesday

Ukraine's presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has tweeted that Ukraine and Russia are taking a "technical pause" in negotiations until Tuesday.

While the first three rounds of talks were held in Belarus, this fourth round is held remotely.

"Negotiations continue," Podolyak tweeted.

Mar 14, 2022, 10:04 AM EDT

Zelenskyy to address Congress virtually on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. lawmakers virtually at 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to a letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Only members of Congress will be allowed in the auditorium where Zelenskyy's remarks will be broadcast, but the event will be livestreamed.

"The Congress remains unwavering in our commitment to supporting Ukraine as they face Putin’s cruel and diabolical aggression, and to passing legislation to cripple and isolate the Russian economy as well as deliver humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine," the letter said. "We look forward to the privilege of welcoming President Zelenskyy’s address to the House and Senate and to convey our support to the people of Ukraine as they bravely defend democracy."

A fragment of a missile is seen in the street after shelling in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, March 14, 2022.
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-ABC News' Ben Siegel

Mar 14, 2022, 6:47 AM EDT

More than 2.8 million have fled Ukraine: UN

More than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, the U.N. Refugee Agency said on Monday.

Monday’s update said more than 1.72 million people have crossed the border into Poland, but didn’t include updated figures for crossings into all the other countries that border Ukraine.

Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, Poland, told The Telegraph on Saturday that his city’s ability to absorb refugees fleeing the Ukraine war was “at an end” and that the city would be overwhelmed unless an international relocation system was created.

People queue to board a Poland-bound train in Lviv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
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“We are doing all we can but we cannot rely on improvisation anymore,” Trzaskowski told the newspaper. “We coordinate our work with other mayors in Poland and in Europe, and through this we send buses of refugees to other cities. But we are doing this on our own. We need a European relocation system which will organise it because it is a huge logistical enterprise. We can’t improvise anymore.”

-ABC News’ Zoe Magee

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