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Ukraine In Pictures After Russia’s First Strike [PHOTOS]

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  • There have been reports of missile strikes and explosions near major Ukrainian cities
  • People have been trying to flee the capital Kyiv

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia, on Thursday, launched a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine after several weeks of laying seige on its border.

The UK, EU and other Western allies have vowed to impose a new package of much tougher sanctions to punish Russia but have said they will not send troops.

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See photos of affected Ukrainian cities:

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A man sits outside a destroyed building in Chuhuiv, following bombings. Source: AFP
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A rocket is embedded in a road after recent shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv. Source: AFP
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People wait in a traffic jam as they attempt to leave the city of Kharkiv. Source: REUTERS
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Elsewhere in the country, another traffic jam forms as people try to leave the capital Kyiv. Source: GETTY IMAGES
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Crowds attempt to evacuate the capital by bus. Source: GETTY IMAGES
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A CCTV image issued by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reportedly shows Russian military vehicles moving across the border from Crimea into Ukraine. Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine/ PA Media
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an airstrike hit an apartment complex in Chuhuiv. Source: AFP
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The firefighters climbed through wreckage to rescue civilians. Source: ANADOLU Agency via GETTY IMAGES
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Smoke is seen coming out of a military installation near the airport in the south-eastern city of Mariupol. Source: REUTERS
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Also in Kyiv, police and security personnel inspect the remains of a shell in a street. Source: AFP

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