Russia-Ukraine updates: 2 US veterans who joined Ukrainian forces missing

The House voted 417-10 approving a measure that will make it easier for the U.S. to send military aid and equipment to Ukraine.

The Senate approved the measure by voice vote last month. It now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.

The lend-lease program was created during WWII and was seen as a game-changer in the conflict, allowing the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies.

This enhanced lend-lease authority would be specific to helping remove obstacles to lending arms to Ukraine. It would not create a new program but would streamline the president’s current authority to lend the defense articles necessary to defend civilian populations.

The legislation would also require Biden to establish expedited delivery procedures for any military equipment loaned or leased to Ukraine to ensure timely delivery.

It would remain in effect for two years with the possibility of Congress extending the authority if needed.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukraine's capital was hit by two missile strikes in the Shevchenkivsky district on Thursday.

At least one Russian missile struck a residential building. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister who was at the scene following the attack, told journalists at least six people were injured.

This came as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the city.

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tweeted that the attack came right after Guterres visited Russia.

"The day before he was sitting at a long table in the Kremlin, and today explosions are above his head. Postcard from Moscow? Recall why [Russia] still takes a seat on the UN Security Council?" he tweeted.

This was the first strike on central Kyiv in over a week.

-ABC News' Patrick Reevell

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that "intensive discussions" are ongoing on proposals to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol.

"Mariupol is a crisis within a crisis," Guterres said in a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday. "Thousands of civilians need life-saving assistance. Many are elderly, in need of medical care or have limited mobility. They need an escape route out of the apocalypse."

Guterres said that during his visit to Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed "in principle" to the involvement of the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the evacuation of civilians from the plant.

Guterres said he and Zelenskyy had the opportunity to address the issue Thursday.

"As we speak, there are in intense discussions to move forward on this proposal to make it a reality," he said.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

United Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Irpin and Borodianka.

In Irpin, Guterres visited the destroyed Irpinsky Lipki residential complex and said that the “horrific scenario demonstrates something that is unfortunately always true: Civilians always pay the highest price."

Guterres urged Russia to cooperate with the investigation launched by the International Criminal Court.

Guterres, speaking from Bucha, said, “When we see this horrendous site, it makes me feel how important it is [to have] a thorough investigation and accountability."

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou