Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a massive military assault Thursday morning on Ukraine with strikes involving missiles, warplanes and tanks hitting targets across the country.
Here’s what we know so far:
— Just before 6 a.m. Moscow time, Putin announced what amounted to a declaration of war on Ukraine. “We have taken the decision to conduct a special military operation,” he said, adding it was for the “demilitarization and denazification” of the country — a frequent Kremlin propaganda claim.
— Military operations began shortly afterward with the Ukrainian authorities reporting airstrikes at military facilities in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro, as well as artillery fire on
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