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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE LATEST: nbcnews.to/3ssx6gB

• Ukraine agrees to talks with Russia at Belarus border

• Putin orders nuclear deterrent forces to be on "high alert"

• Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands after fierce fighting

• 368,000+ Ukrainians flee westward
WATCH: Ukrainian TV channel broadcasts from underground parking lot nbcnews.to/3Hrn8jB
WATCH: Kyiv civil defense prepares Molotov cocktails nbcnews.to/3M5XkNs
Access to money is becoming increasingly difficult and lines form immediately when ATMs are refilled in Dnipro, Ukraine. nbcnews.to/3M5nMH6
Across Ukraine, 6 babies were born in shelters since Friday, the country's Parliament says. nbcnews.to/3JWT5SE
Kharkiv, the site of fighting with Russia forces Sunday morning, is in Ukrainian hands, according to the Ukrainian Parliament and a presidential advisor. nbcnews.to/3M5XFQe
There are "no Russian troops" in Kyiv and the Ukrainian capital "continues to defend itself," the city's mayor says. nbcnews.to/3sq6VqN
People stand in line to use an ATM machine in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Sunday.

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📷 Anton Vaganov / Reuters
A girl sorts empty bottles for Molotov cocktails at a humanitarian center in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sunday.

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📷 Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP
The U.S. will send nearly $54 million in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the U.S. Agency for International Development says. nbcnews.to/33XC9vT
All of the trains arriving at the Przemysl train station on Poland’s border with Ukraine are packed with hundreds of people trying to spot their relatives through the windows. nbcnews.to/3spWSBV
Russia can be isolated by the United Nations and will be called out by the U.S. and its allies for invading Ukraine in upcoming meetings, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations says. nbcnews.to/35sn0TL
Pope Francis calls for weapons to be "silenced" in Ukraine and urges the international community to support those fleeing the country. nbcnews.to/3vDIB6X
Doctors Without Borders, the humanitarian organization known for providing medical care in conflict zones, says it's suspending its work inside Ukraine. nbcnews.to/3sq53yc
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Berlin to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine. nbcnews.to/3tbNmlb
100,000 people in Berlin march in solidarity with Ukraine on Sunday, police say.

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📷 Odd Andersen / AFP
Kyiv civil defense prepares Molotov cocktails.

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Armed civil defense member patrols an empty street during curfew in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday.

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📷 Efrem Lukatsky / AP
France joins the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace. nbcnews.to/3Ir8F8x
NEW: EU to ban state-owned Russia Today and Sputnik media outlets, European Commission president says. nbcnews.to/3poopC2
People demonstrate for peace in Ukraine on Sunday in Prague.

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📷 Michal Cizek / AFP
The European Union is banning all travel from Russian planes over its airspace, the European Commission president announces. nbcnews.to/3sodTMY
Ukrainian foreign minister: “We need weapons to fight to defend our country. We specifically need anti-tank, anti-air, anti-missile weapons.” nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
BP, the big British oil company, says it's ending its business relationship with Rosneft, a Russian oil and gas company. nbcnews.to/3Ir9bU8
Ukraine's national police service says it's working with volunteers to launch cyberattacks on Russian and Belarusian websites. nbcnews.to/3vDYJFx
The Biden administration plans to launch a transatlantic task force to identify any "ill-gotten gains" from elites close to Putin and the Russian government, a senior White House official says. nbcnews.to/3sq8mp5
When asked about plans to evacuate civilians if Russian troops managed to take Kyiv, the city’s mayor was silent for several seconds, before responding:

“We can’t do that, because all ways are blocked,” he finally said. “Right now, we are encircled.” nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Russian forces have killed at least 16 children during their invasion of Ukraine, the healthcare minister says. nbcnews.to/36Oj9RJ
Hundreds of protesters gather outside the White House carrying Ukrainian flags chanting "stop the war," "save Ukraine" and "USA, support Ukraine." nbcnews.to/3IuwQD5
The Saint Paraskeva church in the Ukrainian town of Kalynivka was packed with people for the first Sunday service since the Russian invasion. nbcnews.to/3MakvGo
New York governor signs an executive order mandating an immediate review of any state investment or purchase from Russian companies. nbcnews.to/36G3IL7
FedEx and UPS have both suspended shipments into Russia. nbcnews.to/3IrW9FT
Missiles struck a nuclear waste disposal facility in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, but there were no immediate signs of damage or radioactive release, the International Atomic Energy Agency says. nbcnews.to/3IrinI8
Swiss president says it's "very probable" that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the Alpine country. nbcnews.to/3plrHFY
Cars line up on the road to the Shehyni border crossing as people in Ukraine flee to Poland on Sunday.

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📷 Natalie Thomas / Reuters
Local residents in Uzhhorod, Ukraine prepare Molotov cocktails to defend the city.

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📷 Serhii Hudak / Reuters
The United Nations Security Council votes to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly. nbcnews.to/3pm25IW
Zelenskyy on upcoming talks with Russia: "I do not really believe in the outcome of this meeting ... but let them try so that no citizen of Ukraine would have any doubt that I, as president, did not try to stop the war when there was even a small chance." nbcnews.to/3hkIYuA
The European Union will finance 450 million Euros of "lethal assistance" to held aid Ukraine in its effort to repel Russian forces, the EU's foreign policy chief says. nbcnews.to/3vonjd6
The U.S. embassy in Moscow warns American citizens to consider leaving the country immediately, as more countries impose airspace restrictions on Russia. nbcnews.to/3srAwA2
Ukrainians in Kalynivka pack church for first Sunday service since Russian invasion.

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📷 Oksana Parafeniuk / NBC News
Kids with cancer and the staff treating them are huddled in the basements of two children's hospitals in Kyiv with waning access to medication, food and water, an official with Ukraine's largest children's cancer charity says.

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Polish citizens organize individual packages from aid donations inside a sports hall located a few kilometers from the border crossing point in Kroscienko, Poland.

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📷 Omar Marques / Getty
"We left dad in Kyiv."

Ukrainian boy describes fleeing his home as his father stays behind.

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Deserted streets during the curfew at sunrise on Monday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

📸 Pierre Crom / Getty Images
Ruble falls to historic lows as Russia's central bank hikes interest rates to 20%. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Talks between Ukraine and Russia set to take place at the Belarusian border within the next hour. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Russian and Ukrainian officials set to sit down for talks even as fighting rages around key Ukrainian cities and President Putin confronts the fallout from Western sanctions. nbcnews.com/news/world/rus…
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy tells Russian forces to "save your lives and leave," says prisoners with combat experience can join the fight. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Britain says that Russia's ground forces remain 18 miles north of Kyiv, having been slowed down by Ukrainian fighters' "staunch resistance." nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Some 90% of Ukrainians support President Zelenskyy's defense the country against Russia, while most believe they will be able to repel Russia's attack, new poll finds. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
Satellite image taken and released on Sunday shows the southern end of a deployment of Russian ground forces, moving troops and equipment around 50 miles northwest of Kyiv. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…

📸 Maxar Technologies
Number of people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine passed 500,000 on Monday, head of the U.N.'s refugee agency says. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says the alliance will not move into Ukraine, either on the ground or in the air, as Russia's invasion continues. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…
US expands sanctions on Russia’s central bank in a move that will block Americans from doing any business with it and freezing any assets it holds in the US. nbcnews.com/news/world/liv…

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