Russia-Ukraine updates: US to ban Russian carriers from its airspace

Biden will announce the news in his State of the Union address, a source said.

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.

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Feb 26, 2022, 6:41 AM EST

Russian media watchdog demands 10 local outlets delete ‘false’ news

Russia’s media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, told 10 media outlets to remove content that described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war.

The notifications were “necessary to restrict access to false information” from the 10 outlets, Roskomnadzor said on Saturday.

Russian honor guard soldiers march past a WWII memorial in downtown Moscow on Feb. 26, 2022.
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The outlets published "false socially important information which is not true about the attacks of Ukrainian cities by the Russian Armed Forces and deaths of civilians in Ukraine as a result of the actions of the Russian army, as well as materials describing the operation as an attack, invasion or a war," the watchdog said.

-ABC News’ Tanya Stukalova

Feb 26, 2022, 3:23 AM EST

Residential building in Kyiv hit overnight, official says

A residential building in Kyiv was damaged overnight, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said on Saturday. 

“Kyiv, our splendid, peaceful city, survived another night under attacks by Russian ground forces, missiles,” Kuleba said on Twitter. “One of them has hit a residential apartment in Kyiv.”

Ukrainian servicemen are seen near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022.
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Kuleba added: “I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!”

Firefighters extinguish fire in an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022
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Feb 26, 2022, 2:08 AM EST

Ukrainians will ‘defend our country,’ Zelenskyy says in new video from Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a new video from the capital, Kyiv, on Saturday morning, saying Ukrainians "won’t lay down weapons, we will defend our country.” 

“Good morning everyone, Ukrainians! There are a lot of fakes circulating that I’m calling upon to lay down weapons and evacuation is under way. Here’s the situation. I’m here,” Zelenskyy said in the video, using his official residence as a background. “We won’t lay down weapons, we will defend our country. Because our weapon is our truth. The truth is that it’s our land, our country, our children. And we will defend all of it. This is it. This is what I wanted to tell you. Glory to Ukraine!”

Zelenskyy in a separate tweet said he spoke on Saturday to French President Emmanuel Macron, marking a “new day in the diplomatic frontline.” 

A deserted street in Kyiv seen after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, Feb. 26, 2022.
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“Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine,” he said. “The anti-war coalition is working!”

-ABC News’ Katie den Daas and Julia Drozd

Feb 26, 2022, 12:52 AM EST

Biden authorizes $350M in additional security assistance for Ukraine

President Joe Biden authorized up to $350 million in additional security assistance “to provide immediate military assistance to Ukraine,” according to a memo released Friday night. 

President Joe Biden waves as he walks with first lady Jill Biden to board Maine One at the White House in Washington, Feb. 25, 2022.
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A White House official said this brings the total security assistance the U.S. has approved for Ukraine to $1 billion in the past year.

-ABC News’ Justin Gomez

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