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🔴Reports of mass casualties in Ukraine.
🔴 Missile strikes and explosions have been reported in major Ukrainian cities.
🔴 Putin warns that "anyone who tries to interfere" will face an "instant" response from Russia.

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In a televised address, Putin said he was taking action to “demilitarize” Ukraine in response to threats coming from Kyiv. He warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to "immediate consequences they have never seen in history."

Videos show Russian attack helicopters swarm over Ukraine as war escalates

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Russia struck Kyiv while NATO ministers were still in capital.

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Ukrainians pray on the streets as Russia attacks in viral video.

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China's Foreign Ministry rejects descriptions of Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukrainian forces as an "invasion."

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In a video to the public, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law, saying Russia has targeted Ukraine’s military infrastructure and border guards.

Biden said the U.S. and its allies "will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia" for its "flagrant aggression."

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Video published by the Ukraine Border Guard Service captures the moment Russian vehicles moved across the border from the Crimean peninsula, after Russia announced military operations in the country.

London is the center of Russian influence and money overseas. Will the U.K. government act further?

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🚨Russia's stock exchange suffers historic collapse after Ukraine invasion

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Long lines of cars jam the roads leading outside Kyiv and residents have massed at the railway station as Russian troops launch a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine.

Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya had sharp words for his Russian counterpart as the U.N.'s Security Council met Wednesday. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia shot back that Russia was not being aggressive toward the Ukrainian people but the "junta in Kyiv."

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a "massive package" of sanctions against Russia, saying it invaded neighboring Ukraine "without provocation and without any credible excuse."

Those who want to help the people of Ukraine can donate to several fundraisers, charities and organizations.

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🔴 Six U.S. F-35s deployed to the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions
🔴 Russian cyberattacks could potentially cause damage outside Ukraine.
🔴 Biden Calls National Security Council Meeting

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Protesters in cities across Russia have risked arrest and voiced their opposition to the invasion of Ukraine by Moscow-led forces.

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While chairing a meeting with G7 leaders Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron promised France and the EU would announce necessary measures to defend the stability of European allies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Three U.S. officials have told Newsweek they expect Ukraine's capital to fall to Russian forces within days, and the country's resistance to be effectively neutralized soon thereafter.

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From Berlin to Beirut, protests have erupted around the world to speak out against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian forces have fired more than 100 missiles at targets in Ukraine since Wednesday night a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Thursday.

"What we are seeing are the initial phases of a large-scale invasion," the official said.

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Chernobyl Nuclear Site Seized by Russian Forces, Hostages Taken

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President Joe Biden addressed Russia invading Ukraine on Thursday, calling it a "pre-meditated" attack and saying Russian President Vladimir Putin "chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences.”

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Ukrainian civilians captured the Russian military's invasion and attacks on video as Russian forces hit cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling. Watch how the siege has unfolded through their eyes.

While addressing the nation today President Joe Biden announced larger sanctions to be placed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

“It will be a major hit to Putin’s long-term strategic ambitions,” Biden said.

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