Russia has unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appears to be the next phase of an invasion.
Why is Russia attacking Ukraine? Experts say Vladimir Putin's reason to invade Ukraine is simple and steeped in history.
Highways into Kyiv from the east were dotted with checkpoints manned by Ukrainian troops and young men in civilian clothes carrying automatic rifles. Low-flying planes patrolled the skies, though it was unclear if they were Russian or Ukrainian.What to know about Russian President Vladimir Putin after the 69-year-old leader unleashed the largest use of military force on the European continent since World War II.
"I don't care anymore who wins and who doesn't," said Ruzanna Zubenko, whose large family was forced from their home outside Mariupol after it was badly damaged by shelling."The only important thing is for our children to be able to grow up smiling and not crying." "We aren't going to lay down weapons. We will protect the country," he said."Our weapon is our truth, and our truth is that it's our land, our country, our children. And we will defend all of that."Refugees arriving in the Hungarian border town of Zahony said men between the ages of 18 and 60 were not being allowed to leave Ukraine.At Poland's Medyka crossing, some said they had walked for 15 miles to reach the border.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia's Security Council, warned that Moscow could react by opting out of the last remaining nuclear arms pact, freezing Western assets and cutting diplomatic ties.
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