Russian President Vladimir Putin announced early Thursday local time that military operations had begun in Ukraine, kicking off a long-feared attack on their European neighbor. LIVE UPDATES:
Ukraine’s border service said Russian and Belarusian troops are now attacking from Belarus.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law in the country Thursday, saying Russia has launched an"unjustified, false and cynical invasion." Martial law allows military authorities to temporarily take over government functions, generally during a time of emergency. The Ukrainian president stressed the need for a global response, stating that what remains of international law “depends on the world’s honest and just response to this aggression.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures while speaking during a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda following their talks at The Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.
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