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

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Last Updated: April 8, 2022, 4:34 AM 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 20, 2022, 3:33 AM EDT

Russia increases 'indiscriminate shelling' on eastern cities, UK military says

Russian forces attempted to push into cities in eastern Ukraine have made "limited progress" in the last week, so they’ve turned instead to “indiscriminate shelling,” the UK Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.

Rescuers work at the site of the National Academy of State Administration building damaged by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 18, 2022.
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The shelling of urban areas has caused "widespread destruction and large numbers of civilian casualties," the Ministry said in an update.

"It is likely Russia will continue to use its heavy firepower to support assaults on urban areas as it looks to limit its own already considerable losses, at the cost of further civilian casualties," the update said.

Mar 19, 2022, 5:44 PM EDT

847 civilians killed since start of invasion: UN

At least 847 civilians, including 64 children, have been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, according to the United Nations.

Another 1,399 have been injured, it said.

The casualties, recorded by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, are believed to be "considerably higher" since officials have not been able to verify information in areas where there is intense fighting, the office said.

"Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes," it said.

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Mar 19, 2022, 2:32 PM EDT

Kremlin confirms it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

The Kremlin confirmed Saturday that it used hypersonic missiles for the first time since invading Ukraine.

Russia used the Kinzhal aviation missile system, with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, on the village of Delyatyn in Ukraine on Friday, according to Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry.

"On March 18, the Kinzhal aerial missile system equipped with hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles destroyed a large underground missile and air ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlement of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region," Konashenkov said at a briefing on Saturday.

The Russian military claims it is capable of hitting targets at a range of more than 2,000 kilometers.

Mar 19, 2022, 2:23 PM EDT

Ukraine says it has detained at least 562 Russian prisoners of war

At least 562 prisoners of war are being held in Ukraine, Irina Vereshchuk, the head of the country's Ministry of Reintegration, a ministry established in 2016 to manage occupied Ukrainian territories, said in an interview with Ukrainian news service TSN on Saturday.

Vereshchuk said they are being treated according to international humanitarian law.

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