By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, Jessie Yeung, Steve George, Sana Noor Haq, George Ramsay, Ed Upright, Amir Vera and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN
From CNN's Niamh Kennedy in London and Antonia Mortensen in Milan
At least 1.2 million refugees have crossed the border from Ukraine into Poland since the Russian invasion began on February 24, the Polish Border Guard tweeted early Tuesday.
141,500 refugees passed through the border on Monday alone, according to the Border Guard.
In total, at least 1.7 million refugees have left Ukraine, according to the United Nations. Though the majority have crossed into Poland, many others have also entered Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania.
From CNN’s Hannah Ritchie in Sydney
The mayor of Lviv said on Tuesday that the city, located in western Ukraine, was struggling to provide food and housing to some 200,000 displaced Ukrainians who fled there from war-torn parts of the country.
“About 200,000 Ukrainians have already arrived in Lviv. Women, children, the elderly, hiding from shelling and bombing, were forced to flee their homes. We accommodate everyone provide food and everything necessary. But the trains are going, and the numbers are growing,” said Mayor Andriy Sadovyi in a video statement.
He urged international organizations to provide help "here in Lviv, in Ukraine."
"We need mobile centers for temporary stay with equipped bathrooms and food outlets. Medical and psychological support, medicines, bulletproof vests, and helmets. Mobile hospitals for children and adults,” he said.
In a separate statement Monday, Sadovyi had said the city was reaching the limit of its capacity. About 440 cultural and educational facilities in Lviv are being used to house displaced persons, along with 85 religious buildings, the mayor’s office said.
From CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq in Lviv, Ukraine
The US-based organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Russian forces had "violated their obligations under international humanitarian law not to conduct indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks that harm civilians."
The comments come after eight civilians were killed over the weekend while fleeing the Russian army's advance.
"For several hours on March 6, 2022, Russian forces bombarded an intersection on a road that hundreds of civilians were using to flee the Russian army's advance in northern Ukraine to Kyiv," the HRW said in a statement Tuesday.
"About a dozen Ukrainian security force members and at least two military vehicles were at the intersection during the attack, but they were vastly outnumbered by the large number of fleeing civilians,” the statement said, citing witnesses.
HRW added that over recent talks between Russia and Ukraine have “failed” to establish safe routes of evacuation, and urged all parties involved to "take all feasible steps to remove the civilian population from the vicinity of fighting or military objects.”
Some context: Several attempts to evacuate civilians during temporary ceasefires have failed, with Western leaders accusing Russian forces of continuing to target pre-approved routes.
Almost all of Russia’s proposed routes out of Ukraine lead to Russia or its close ally Belarus, which Ukrainian authorities described as unacceptable.
On Monday, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UN accused Russia of blocking attempts to evacuate civilians, adding it was “appalling” that Russian troops were opening fire on evacuees after both countries had allocated certain roads to be utilized as evacuation corridors.
From CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq in Lviv, Ukraine
The US Embassy in Ukraine said Tuesday the security situation throughout Ukraine “continues to be unpredictable,” warning US citizens trying to flee that conditions at each border “can change very quickly.”
Wait lines can also change without warning, the embassy said.
Photos from various border points have shown long lines of thousands of people waiting to cross.
The embassy also reminded its citizens not to cross into Belarus, citing “the arbitrary enforcement of laws, the risk of detention, the Russian military attack on neighboring Ukraine and the build-up of Russian military in Belarus along the border with Ukraine.”
“Do not travel to Russia,” it added, warning of “the potential for harassment against US citizens by Russian government security officials” and the embassy’s “limited ability to assist US.citizens in Russia.”
From CNN’s Hannah Ritchie in Sydney
The World Bank has approved a $723 million emergency financing package of loans and grants for Ukraine as it fights Russia’s invasion, it said in a statement Monday.
The package includes a $350 million loan supplement to a prior World Bank loan.
The bank also promised to work on creating another $3 billion dollar support package for Ukraine to be rolled out “in the coming months." In its statement, it said it would provide additional support for Ukraine’s neighbours as they take in more than 1.7 million refugees,.
“The World Bank Group stands with the people of Ukraine and the region," said World Bank President David Malpass in the statement. "This is the first of many steps we are taking to help address the far-reaching human and economic impacts of this crisis.”
From CNN's Travis Caldwell
The arrest of WNBA superstar and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner over alleged drug charges in Russia has left family members, friends and supporters with little information about her well-being and anxious for her safe return.
And the heightened tension between the US and Russia over the latter's invasion of Ukraine means that a resolution may prove difficult to reach.
Griner's wife, Cherelle, wrote on Instagram on Monday, "People say 'stay busy.' Yet, there's not a task in this world that could keep any of us from wondering if you are safe."
"My heart, our hearts, are all skipping beats everyday that goes by without hearing from you. I miss your voice. I miss your presence. You're our person! There are no words to express this pain. I'm hurting, we're hurting. We await the day to love on you as a family," she wrote.
Playing overseas: Griner, like many other WNBA players, plays overseas in the offseason where salaries can be much higher. She won the EuroLeague Women championship last year with Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg, where she has played since 2015 during her offseasons.
Her arrest: Details about her arrest and detention are murky. Russian officials say it was in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport upon arriving from New York, but have not given a date. Griner's whereabouts aren't publicly known.
CNN has reached out to the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment but has not heard back.
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From CNN's Stephen Collinson
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's daily videos highlighting his country's heroism make it impossible to look away from the horror of the Russian invasion.
But he's also increasingly running headlong into the war's harsh reality: President Joe Biden and European leaders face political and geopolitical red lines that Russian President Vladimir Putin, a nuclear-armed tyrant, simply does not in his relentless destruction.
Soaring oil prices are also playing into the underlying equation of the war: Will Western pressure strangle the Russian economy and force Putin's hand before Ukraine and its people are destroyed or driven to a mass refugee exodus? And how long can public opinion in the US and Europe hold firm?
Call to the world: Zelensky's poignant appeals have made lawmakers in the US and Europe cry on video calls, revived the West from its post-Cold War slumber and captivated the world with his defense of democracy. He's the antipode to the cruelty of Putin. If one man ever changed the world, few have done so as quickly as Zelensky.
In the latest video message, Zelensky left his bunker and appeared defiantly in his government office, lauding Ukrainians protesting against Russian troops.
"(They say), 'I'm here, it's mine, and I won't give it away. My city. My community. My Ukraine,' " Zelensky said in the message on Monday.
The West hitting a wall: But nearly two weeks after the invasion began, the question for the West is becoming what options there are for stepping up the economic heat rising on Russia while avoiding a parallel military escalation.
And there are increasing signs that for all his heroism, Zelensky may be coming up against the West's prudent desire to avoid triggering a worstcase scenario that could lead to a third world war.
From CNN's Emi Jozuka in Tokyo
Japan has imposed further sanctions against Russia and Belarus over their invasion of Ukraine, freezing the assets of 32 Russian and Belarusian officials and oligarchs.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that Japan's move comes as Russia intensifies its attack on Ukraine, with Belarus "clearly involved."
Individuals targeted: In a statement Tuesday, Japan's Ministry of Finance said that the newly unveiled sanctions target 20 Russians, including the First Deputy Chief of Staff for President Vladimir Putin's administration, Deputy Chairmen of the State Parliament, and Head of the Chechen Republic.
The sanctions also target executives of companies such as Transneft, Wagner and the Volga Group.
The sanctions include 12 Belarusian government officials and businessmen, including the President of the National Olympic Committee, Viktor Lukashenko, and 12 organizations in Russia and Belarus.
Financial pressure: Capital transactions such as deposit contracts, trust contracts and monetary loan contracts with those listed by Japan's finance ministry will require government permits from today, the ministry added.
Japan is also banning exports of oil refinery equipment to Russia and general-purpose items to Belarus that could be "considered to strengthen military capabilities," the ministry said.
Japan will also ban exports to Belarus' Defense Ministry, armed forces, national guard, national police, state intelligence organizations and JSC Integral, a Minsk-based semi-conductor company.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues in its second week, the civilian death toll is rising, with several cities in dire need of supplies after Russian troops broke pledges to uphold evacuation corridors. If you're just tuning in, here's the latest:
Zelensky's warning: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in his Kyiv office in a video published on Monday, in which he applauded the efforts of the military and said he would continue pursuing talks with Russia.
In a separate interview on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir on Monday, Zelensky warned that the war will not stop at Ukraine.
"Everyone thinks that we are far away from America or Canada," he said. "No, we are in this zone of freedom. And when the limits of rights and freedoms are being violated and stepped on, then you have to protect us. Because we will come first. You will come second. Because the more this beast will eat, he wants more, more, and more."
Evacuation corridors: Several attempts to evacuate civilians during temporary ceasefires have failed, with Western leaders accusing Russian forces of continuing to target pre-approved routes.
On Sunday, a Russian strike hit an evacuation crossing point outside Kyiv, killing eight people including two children trying to flee the invasion.
On Monday, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UN accused Russia of blocking attempts to evacuate civilians, adding it was “appalling” that Russian troops were opening fire on evacuees after both countries had allocated certain roads to be utilized as evacuation corridors.
Almost all of Russia’s proposed routes out of Ukraine lead to Russia or its close ally Belarus, which Ukrainian authorities described as unacceptable.
Russia proposed a new temporary halt to its attack on five cities on Tuesday -- Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol -- to allow civilians to flee. Ukraine has yet to formally respond.
The military standoff: Russia’s attacks intensified on Monday, though the main advance towards Kyiv by Russian forces remains “stalled,” according to a senior US defense official. The official did not have an update on how far away a large Russian military convoy is from Kyiv’s city center.
Russia has already committed “nearly 100%” of the combat power that had been staged on the border of Ukraine and in Belarus, according to a senior US defense official on Monday.
The US announced Monday an additional 500 US troops would be deployed to Europe to reinforce NATO’s flank, including Poland, Romania, Germany and Greece. These are meant to support US forces already in Europe, US officials said. The Biden administration has repeatedly said it would keep US troops out of the conflict.
Casualties and refugees: United Nations officials say more than 1,200 civilian casualties have been recorded in Ukraine, with at least 406 people killed -- though they say it is difficult to identify the actual number of deaths and injuries. CNN cannot independently verify the casualty numbers.
More than 1.7 million people have now fled Ukraine since the war began, with the UN warning the number could reach five million.
