Long lines of traffic formed on roadways leading out of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Thursday after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on the country.
Sirens rang out in Kyiv and people massed in train stations and took to roads, as Ukraine's government said it was seeing a long-anticipated invasion from the east, north and south and reported more than 40 soldiers had been killed and dozens wounded.
"A full-scale war in Europe has begun," Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said. "Russia is not only attacking Ukraine, but the rules of normal life in the modern world."A long line of cars was seen at a gas station in Lutsk, a city in the Volyn region of Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022. Credit: _malla_14 via Storyful
NATO's chief said the "brutal act of war" shattered peace on the European continent, as the U.S.-led alliance mobilized more troops to move toward Eastern Europe.
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