Russia Ukraine Attack Coverage Advisory

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ————————— UPCOMING ————————— UKRAINE INVASION-PATH TO WAR — Beyond being viewed on its own, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine also embodies a larger anti-democratic trend in recent years – one that has seen strongmen, some of them democratically elected, steer their nations toward dictatorship and ignore once-solid democratic norms. ——————————————- SENT/DEVELOPING ——————————————- UKRAINE-INVASION — Russian troops are pressing toward Ukraine’s capital after a night of explosions and street fighting that sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground. UKRAINE-INVASION-GLOBAL-REACTION — With Russian forces on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, The United States, Canada and European allies announce they were adding direct measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. ——————— PHOTOS ——————— Here’s are links to some of the day’s related top PHOTOS: EM115- Ukrainian soldiers take positions outside a military facility as two cars burn, in a street in Kyiv XAZ119 - A Ukrainian soldier drinks water near grenades and debris of burning military trucks in a street in Kyiv XAZ126 - A soldier walks along Ukrainian armored vehicles blocking a street in Kyiv, Ukraine XDB112 - Ukrainian troops inspect the site following a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, EM107 - Ukrainian soldiers look out from a broken window inside a military facility, after an explosion in Kyiv XAZ103 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the nation via his smartphone in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, ——————— VIDEOS ——————— Here’s are links to some of the top consumer-ready VIDEOS: Russian troops storm toward Ukraine's capital Ukrainian parents worry about their children's safety Voters in the US talks about Russia's Ukraine invasion and the impact on them Thousands of Ukrainians flee their country Russian foreign minister's speak about Moscow's plans — The AP