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Scenes of chaos engulfed the capital of Ukraine on Thursday, after residents were awakened before dawn to the sound of missiles raining down on Kyiv. The country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, which borders Russia in the northeast, received a steady stream of blasts. Throughout the day,in a desperate attempt to flee bombarded cities, thousands sheltered in subway stations, and backpack-carrying refugees made their way to border crossings.
The escalation, which Russia described as a “special military operation,” and the United States called “premeditated war,” has become the largest threat to peace in Europe since World War II,Conscripts for the Russian Army board a train after a send-off ceremony at the Sevastopol railway station in Crimea. Thousands of Russian troops have been deployed by land, air, and sea, to aid in the invasion of Ukraine.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
Women and men hold rifles during a military drill for civilians carried out by the Movement of the Veterans of Zakarpattia in the village of Siurte in western Ukraine. While eastern Ukraine has strong ties to Russia, the west has aimed to align with NATO countries.The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now playing out via land, sea, and air. Hundreds of missiles have been launched into Ukraine, aimed at military targets such as airfields, barracks, and ammunition storage.
A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea. Before the invasion began in earnest, a buildup of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops near the Ukrainian border drew condemnation, but Moscow denied having plans to launch an attack.The day before the Russian invasion began, Ukrainian soldiers are seen in the north of Donetsk, a territory of Ukraine that is recognized as independent by Russia and its allies.
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