Ruske snage započele su invaziju na Ukrajinu u četvrtak rano ujutru, pri čemu je predsjednik Vladimir Putin upozorio druge zemlje da ne interveniraju, a zapadni saveznici Ukrajine obećali su svoju podršku i nove runde snažnih sankcija dok su osudili ruski napad.
Ruska invazija na Ukrajinu
![Flame and smoke rise from the debris of a private house in the aftermath of Russian shelling outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4930000-0aff-0242-f185-08d9f7a465f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Flame and smoke rise from the debris of a private house in the aftermath of Russian shelling outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
![Ukrainian tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, Feb. 24, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c42c0000-0aff-0242-de34-08d9f7a472d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, Feb. 24, 2022.
![Ukrainians living in Turkey hold a protest against Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in front of the Russian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 24, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4930000-0aff-0242-143f-08d9f7a47590_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainians living in Turkey hold a protest against Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in front of the Russian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 24, 2022.
![Ukrainians who live in Greece protest outside the Russian Consulate in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Feb. 24, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4930000-0aff-0242-0331-08d9f7a45bb1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainians who live in Greece protest outside the Russian Consulate in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Feb. 24, 2022.