The U.N. refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion less than a week ago.
Russian forces are shelling Ukraine's second-largest city, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles.
The Holy Synod - the governing body of bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church -- asked Moscow Patriarch Kirill to call on Russian leaders to stop hostilities. The appeal shows a growing chasm between Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, and his own bishops in Ukraine over the war.
U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills confirmed the expulsions after Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the U.N. Security Council on Monday afternoon that he had just been informed of"yet another hostile step undertaken by the host country" against the Russian Mission. In a statement to CNN Business, Stoli Group said it"unequivocally condemns the military action in Ukraine and stands ready to support the Ukrainian people, our teams and partners."
Explosions and gunfire that have disrupted life since the invasion began last week appeared to subside around Kyiv overnight.
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