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Ukraine in pictures after Russia invasion

by warsan0729

 

Russia has launched an invasion of Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin ordered a “specialised military operation” in the Donbas region.

Thursday 24 February 2022

Via Sky News

CHUHUIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: Ukrainian firefighters arrive to rescue civilians after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Image: Ukrainian firefighters arrive to rescue civilians after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Kharkiv

 

Russian tanks are now on the streets in Ukraine, after Vladimir Putin ordered a military offensive.

There are reports of explosions in cities across the country, with Russian and Ukrainian military on the move.

These are some of the images from Ukraine.

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) A wounded woman is seen as airstrike damages an apartment complex outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Image: A wounded woman is seen as airstrike damages an apartment complex outside of Kharkiv
Damaged radar arrays and other equipment is seen at Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia has launched a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukraine early Thursday and Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops have rolled into the country from the north, east and south. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Image: Damaged radar arrays and other equipment seen at an Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol
Russian military vehicles seen rolling across Ukraine's border at Crimean peninsula
Image: Russian military vehicles seen rolling across Ukraine’s border at Crimean peninsula
Police officers inspect the remains of a missile that fell in the street, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Image: Police officers inspect the remains of a missile that fell in the street in Kyiv
Fire is seen coming out of a military installation near the airport, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Image: Fire is seen coming out of a military installation near the airport in Mariupol
People take shelter in a subway station, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Image: People take shelter in a subway station in Ukraine
A view shows a building of a military base, which, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, was damaged by fire, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in the town of Brovary, near Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 24, 2022. Press Service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Image: A military base building which, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, was damaged by fire
Ukrainian soldiers ride in a military vehicle in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Ukraine's border guard agency says that the Russian military has attacked the country from neighboring Belarus. The agency said that the Russian troops unleashed artillery barrage as part of an attack backed by Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) PIC:AP
Image: Ukrainian soldiers ride in a military vehicle in Mariupol
Ukrainian tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Image: Ukrainian tanks move into Mariupol
GETTY IMAGES CHUHUIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: Ukrainian firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Image: Ukrainian firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv
Vehicles line up to a gasoline station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) PIC:AP
Image: Vehicles line up to a petrol station in Kyiv
Traffic jam as people leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to "consequences you have never seen." (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Image: Traffic jam as people leave Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv
Militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic are seen next to buses arranged to transport local residents mobilized for military service, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Image: Militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic are seen next to buses
Ukrainian army soldier sits in a truck, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation, in eastern Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Image: Ukrainian army soldier sits in a truck

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