Explosions shatter the dawn in Kyiv as Russian invasion of Ukraine begins | ABC News

After weeks of warnings, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun. Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast aside international condemnation to launch the attack in eastern Ukraine.

https://ab.co/3JPPp57 Explosions rang out before dawn in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, followed by air sirens.

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