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.
Feb 24, 2022, 1:00 PM EST
UK announces new package of sanctions
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced a new package of sanctions in the House of Commons targeting over 100 Russian entities and individuals.
In this screen grab from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a statement to MPs on the situation in Ukraine following Russia's invasion on the early morning, in the House of Commons, in London, on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Johnson said this would totally exclude Russian banks from the U.K. financial system, adding, "oligarchs in London will have nowhere to hide."
He vowed, "We will continue on a relentless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy” as Putin seeks to “redraw the map of Europe in blood.”
Police officers detain a woman during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Moscow on Feb. 24, 2022.
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-ABC News' Guy Davies
Feb 24, 2022, 12:34 PM EST
All US diplomats in Poland
All U.S. diplomats from the mission to Ukraine are in Poland and will remain there, with no plans to travel to Ukraine for now, the State Department confirmed.
"We will continually assess the security situation to determine when it may be safe for U.S. government personnel to return to Ukraine to conduct diplomacy on the ground and provide in-person consular services," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News.
-ABC News' Conor Finnegan
Feb 24, 2022, 12:26 PM EST
UN Security Council to vote Friday on resolution condemning Russia, calling for withdrawal
The U.S. and its allies and partners on the United Nations Security Council are circulating a draft resolution that would condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and impose "legally binding" obligations for Moscow to "immediately, unconditionally, and completely" withdraw its forces, a senior U.S. administration official said.
A Russian Ka-52 helicopter gunship is seen in the field after a forced landing outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia on Thursday unleashed a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukrainian facilities across the country.
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The U.S. fully expects Russia to veto the resolution during a vote Friday, but the official said the world must act to hold Russia accountable.
The U.S. mission, led by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is beginning "urgent diplomacy" now with every Security Council member to lobby support for this resolution, the official said, declining to comment on whether they think they can win support from veto-wielding China or partners like India and the United Arab Emirates who Thursday night did not condemn Russia.
While Russia may successfully block this resolution, the senior administration official said they would take action at the U.N. General Assembly, too, where Russia doesn't have a veto and all 193 members get a vote.
The official provided a brief preview of the resolution itself, saying it "would impose legally binding Chapter 7 obligations on Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine" and "condemns in the strongest terms possible Russia's aggression, invasion, and violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. It reaffirms the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and it requires the Russian Federation immediately, completely, and unconditionally to withdraw its forces."
It also calls for unhindered humanitarian assistance to those in need in Ukraine.
-ABC News' Conor Finnegan
Feb 24, 2022, 12:17 PM EST
Ukraine's president address nation on latest with Russian invasion
On Thursday Ukrainians heard "not just rocket explosions, battles, the roar of aircraft," but the "sound of a new Iron Curtain lowering and closing Russia away from the civilized world," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation.
A child sleeps in an armchair as others gather in a shelter during Russian shelling, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
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He said Ukraine has had "losses" and has captured Russian soldiers.
In eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was recognizing the independence of two Russia-backed separatist areas, Ukraine's military is "doing great," Zelenskyy said.
In this handout photo taken from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022. Zelenskyy declared martial law, saying Russia has targeted Ukraine's military infrastructure. He urged Ukrainians to stay home and not to panic.
Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine "is very difficult," he said, adding, "The most problematic situation today is in the south -- our troops are fighting fierce battles in the suburbs of [the southern city of] Kherson. The enemy is pushing out of the occupied Crimea, trying to advance towards Melitopol [a city in southeast Ukraine]."
"In the north of the country, the enemy is slowly advancing in the Chernihiv region, but there are forces to hold it," he said.
A map show areas of Ukraine attacked by Russia, on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Zelenskyy said, "Ukraine did not choose the path of war -- but Ukraine offers to return to peace."
He said Ukrainians can help by joining the armed forces, saying, "Any citizen with combat experience will now be useful. It is up to you and all of us whether the enemy will be able to advance further into the territory of our independent state."
Others can contributed by donating blood, he said, while politicians and community leaders should help "ensure normal life on the ground as much as possible."
