US, UK up Russia Sanctions as Kyiv Warns of Eastern Attack

Bodies of killed people, which were brought to the cemetery, lay on the ground during the identification process by police officers and forensic personnel, in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, 06 April 2022. (EPA)

The US and Britain announced new sanctions against Russia Wednesday after Ukraine said hundreds of civilians were found dead around its capital, as Kyiv warned residents in the east of the country to get out "now" ahead of a feared assault.

The White House unveiled measures targeting Russia's top public and private banks and two daughters of President Vladimir Putin, while Britain sanctioned two banks -- and vowed to eliminate all Russian oil and gas imports by year-end.