Kyiv residents pray for peace as invasion fears build

Meanwhile, Kyiv residents gathered at St. Michael's monastery on Sunday to pray for peace as fears of a Russian invasion grew. Priests of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine across the country are conducting a special prayer service.

Russia held nuclear drills Saturday in neighboring Belarus and has ongoing naval drills off the coast in the Black Sea. The United States and many European countries have alleged for months that Russia is trying to create pretexts to invade.  Russia has denied plans to invade.