Russia-Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russian military shipbuilder, diamond miner
Russia's largest military shipbuilding and diamond mining firms were targeted.
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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Latest headlines:
- US sanctions Russian military shipbuilding and diamond mining companies
- Fox News' Benjamin Hall provides 1st update since being severely injured in shelling
- Situation in Borodyanka 'much worse' than other Ukrainian towns, Zelenskyy says
- Blinken shares graphic details of alleged atrocities in Ukraine
- UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Russian violence getting 'increasingly indiscriminate': US official
The Russian military is trying to subdue population centers "using more and more long-range fires, which are increasingly indiscriminate in terms of what they're hitting," a senior U.S. defense official warned Monday.
Russia has now launched more than 900 missiles against Ukraine, according to the official.
But the official said "almost all of Russia's advances remain stalled."
The Russians closest to Kyiv are still near Hostomel Airport, about 9 miles from the city center. Some troops are moving in behind those advance forces, "but not at a great pace," the official said.
The coastal city of Mariupol remains isolated and under heavy bombardment, with Russian forces to the north and east, though Ukrainians are continuing to fight back, the official said.
Significant fighting continues over Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, with Russians relying more and more on long-range missile attacks, the official said.
The official said the U.S. is seeing a new line of advance, with 50 to 60 vehicles moving from the southwest of Kharkiv down toward the town of Izyum.
"The assessment is that they are trying to block off the Donbass area and to prevent the flow westward of any Ukrainian armed forces that would be in the eastern part of the country, prevent[ing] them from coming to the assistance of other Ukrainian defenders near Kyiv," the official said.
-ABC News' Matt Seyler
Pfizer still delivering medicine to Russia but donating profits to Ukraine
Pfizer said it won't stop delivering medicine to Russia, but will donate all profits from Russia to humanitarian support for Ukraine.
Pfizer also said it won't hold new trials in Russia and will stop recruiting new patients for its ongoing trials in the country.
Additionally, Pfizer said it "will cease all planned investments with local suppliers intended to build manufacturing capacity in the country."
-ABC News' Christine Theodorou
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.
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
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.