Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials.
The attack began Feb. 24 as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation."
Russians moving from Belarus towards Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, don't appear to have advanced closer towards the city since coming within about 20 miles, although smaller advanced groups have been fighting gun battles with Ukrainian forces inside the capital since at least Friday.
Russia has been met by sanctions from the U.S., Canada and countries throughout Europe, targeting Russia's economy and Putin himself.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Mar 01, 2022, 1:51 PM EST
Russian missile hits Kyiv TV tower killing at least 5
The tower that provides the main signal to TV and radio in Kyiv has been struck by a Russian missile, leaving at least five dead, Ukrainian officials said.
A blast is seen at a TV tower, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022.
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The TV tower is seen after a blast, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that the tower "is situated on the territory of Babyn Yar. On September 29-30, 1941, Nazis killed over 33 thousand Jews here. 80 years later, Russian Nazis strike this same land to exterminate Ukrainians. Evil and barbaric."
Ukraine's President President Volodymr Zelenskyy tweeted, "What is the point of saying «never again» for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating."
President Joe Biden and Zelenskyy discussed the attack on the TV tower that impacted the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial on their call Tuesday, according to the White House.
-ABC News' Christine Theodorou
Mar 01, 2022, 12:36 PM EST
Russians running out of food, gas: US official
The Russian forces charging toward Kyiv haven't made progress in the last day as they face Ukrainian resistance and low food and gas supply, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Tuesday.
However, it could be a deliberate pause, the official said. "Part of the stall could be ... as a result of their own self-determined sort of pause in operations -- that they are possibly regrouping, rethinking, reevaluating," the official said.
In this aereal image, a Russian military convoy is seen south of Ivankiv, north of Kyiv, stretching from near Antonov airport in the south to the northern-end of the convoy near Prybirsk (distance along the road is approximately 40 miles) on Feb. 28, 2022.
The U.S. believes Russian forces "have committed now more than 80% of what was their pre-staged combat power," the official added.
The official said some Russian soldiers weren't told they were going into combat. The official said "not all of them were apparently fully trained and prepared."
The strong Ukrainian resistance has also hurt morale, according to the official.
Russia has now launched more than 400 missiles on Ukraine, the official said. The U.S. believes Russia has launchers that could be used for thermobaric weapons, but cannot confirm their use, the official said.
A vehicle sits in Kharkiv, near the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, March 1, 2022.
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Russian forces are making the most progress in the south. Russians are attacking Kherson in south Ukraine, which "appears very much to be contested city at this point," the official said.
Russians are also approaching Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, and while they haven't yet entered the city, "they are close enough now that they could attack Mariupol with long range fires," the official said.
Two towns on the path to Mariupol are believed to be occupied by the Russians, according to the official.
People take shelter inside a building in Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 27, 2022. Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south as the prospect of peace talks remains uncertain.
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The U.S. believes the Russians hope to move north out of Mariupol up to the heavily-contested city of Kharkiv. The official said they believe Russian forces are trying to encircle Kharkiv.
A Russian Armoured personnel carrier burns during a fight with the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv, Feb. 27, 2022.
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The U.S. official noted that they've seen "certain risk-averse behavior by the Russian military" over the last week.
"Take the amphibious assault, for instance. They put those troops ashore a good 70 kilometers away from Mariupol because they knew Mariupol was going to be defended and they could put them ashore in an uncontested environment. And they still haven't reached Mariupol," the official said.
"They are not necessarily willing to take high risks with their own aircraft and their own pilots," the official said.
"And of course we're seeing that on the ground -- the fairly slow and steady progress that they have made, and you guys are seeing it for yourselves on the ground where ... units are surrendering, sometimes without a fight."
-ABC News' Matt Seyler
Mar 01, 2022, 11:43 AM EST
136 civilian deaths reported
A spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said 136 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, including 13 children.
Emergency personnel carry a body out of the damaged local city hall of Kharkiv, March 1, 2022, destroyed by Russian shelling.
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Another 400 Ukrainian civilians have been wounded, spokesperson Liz Throssell said.
A destroyed bridge near the town of Bucha in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2022, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.
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Mar 01, 2022, 11:14 AM EST
US, allies agree to release of 60 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
The 31 countries on the International Energy Agency's Governing Board have agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil from their 1.5 billion barrels of emergency reserves "to send a unified and strong message to global oil markets that there will be no shortfall in supplies as a result of Russia’s invasion," the IEA said in a statement.
Half of this release -- 30 million barrels -- will come from the U.S. strategic reserve, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
Russia is the biggest oil exporter on the globe and the third-largest producer, the IEA said.
