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

The European Union announced major moves against the Russian government and businesses over the country's invasion.

In a first, the EU will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack, officials said.

The EU will also shut down its airspace for "Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft."

"They won't be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU," Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced.

In addition, the EU said it would ban the RT and Sputnik news agencies and would develop "tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe."

The EU also announced it would be stopping exports of products to Belarus, including mineral fuels, tobacco, wood and timber, cement, iron and steel. It will also sanction Belarusians who are supporting the Russian war effort.

Von der Leyen also said the EU will "welcome with open arms those Ukrainians who have to flee from Putin's bombs" and is encouraging efforts to support refugees.

"President Zelenskyy's leadership and his bravery and the resilience of the Ukrainian people are outstanding and impressive," von der Leyen said. "They are an inspiration to us all."

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

Three people were killed, including a child, and one child was injured after cluster munitions hit a preschool in northeastern Ukraine Friday, Amnesty International reported.

Civilians were taking shelter inside the Sonechko nursery and kindergarten in Okhtyrka in Sumy Oblast when the munitions were dropped, according to the NGO.

Amnesty International says the attack appears to have been carried out by nearby Russian forces.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou

Japan announced it is joining the U.S. and other European countries to disconnect selected Russian banks from the SWIFT system and sanction President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders.

Japan's announcement means the entire G-7 supports removing Russia from the crucial messaging system used by large banks around the world.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki released a statement Sunday praising Japanese officials for their decision.

"Prime Minister Kishida and the government of Japan have been leaders in condemning President Putin’s attack on Ukraine and we will continue working closely together to impose further severe costs and make Putin’s war of choice a strategic failure," she said in a statement.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

Russian missiles struck the site of a radioactive waste disposal facility in Kyiv overnight, Ukrianian officials told the International Atomic Energy Agency.

There were no reports of damage or any indications of a radioactive release, according to the IAEA.

The strike came a day after an electrical transformer at a similar disposal facility near the northeastern city of Kharkiv had been damaged. There were no reports of radioactive release at that facility.

“These two incidents highlight the very real risk that facilities with radioactive material will suffer damage during the conflict, with potentially severe consequences for human health and the environment,”  IAEA Director General Mariano Grossi said in a statement.

The disposal facilities typically hold disused radioactive sources and other low-level waste from hospitals and industry, according to the IAEA.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou