Good morning from Kyiv. Explosions heard by NPR correspondents here and in Odesa and Kharkiv.
Wi-Fi and cell service as well as electricity seem to be holding up.
Wi-Fi and cell service as well as electricity seem to be holding up.
Someone approached us here and asked if we heard explosions. When we said yes, he appeared bewildered. “Here? In Kyiv?!”
NPR correspondent @langfittnpr hears explosions and jets above in Odessa, says traffic is building here at 6am and lines building at gas stations
Explosions are still being heard here in Central Kyiv. Very nervous energy around… very hard to describe but people are walking and moving and talking with a deep anxiety… haltingly and out of breath
Biden has just gotten off phone w Zelensky 
Biden: “Tomorrow, I will be meeting with the Leaders of the G7, and the United States and our Allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia.”
As Zelensky imposed martial law across the country he urged citizens not to panic.
“We are strong,” he said, adding, “glory to Ukraine.”
In a statement the Ukrainian defense minister said that the country’s military defenses would hold
“We are strong,” he said, adding, “glory to Ukraine.”
In a statement the Ukrainian defense minister said that the country’s military defenses would hold
"Warn your loved ones about what is happening. Take care of those who need help. All thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers. Glory to Ukraine!" writes the Ukrainian president this morning. It is 9 a.m. here in Kyiv.
president.gov.ua/en/news/rosiya…
president.gov.ua/en/news/rosiya…
One Ukrainian told me she couldn’t believe that this day has come.
Not because she didn’t think that it was possible, but didn’t want to believe it was possible.
Not because she didn’t think that it was possible, but didn’t want to believe it was possible.
Morning to all those on the American east coast waking up to news about war in Ukraine.
A very eerie, calm scene in central Kyiv today as many have left the city heading west
A very eerie, calm scene in central Kyiv today as many have left the city heading west
Joined Morning Edition right now, like many others in Kyiv, from a line at a gas station.
Many trying to leave the city. Long lines at pharmacies and markets.
And we got this message from an ATM today, which saw long lines all day:
Many trying to leave the city. Long lines at pharmacies and markets.
And we got this message from an ATM today, which saw long lines all day:
An elderly Ukrainian woman waits alone at a bus stop, the only person headed in the direction of Kyiv
Photo by NPR’s @yawnstewart
Photo by NPR’s @yawnstewart
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