KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian troops appeared to be closing in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday as fighting continued throughout a country under increasing threat of being completely overrun by invading forces. The sound of explosions before dawn was reported in Kyiv, as well as the wail of …
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Russia invades Ukraine
Explosions resounded in Ukraine's cities overnight on Feb. 23, airstrikes crippled its defenses and reports emerged of Russian troops entering by land and sea.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The attack began just before noon. First the websites of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and army went dark. Then customers of the country’s two largest state-owned banks couldn’t access their accounts — or, worse, saw their balances suddenly drained to zero. Fake text messages from …