Scenes from the ground as Russia invades Ukraine




















































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Traffic jams are seen as people leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo shows a view of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Svyatoslav, 6, plays with his tablet in a public basement used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman walks past the debris in the aftermath of Russian shelling, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A local citizen stands between debris of his house following Ukrainian shelling in the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries a child while walking on a platform to board a Kyiv-bound train in Kostiantynivka, the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Damaged radar arrays and other equipment is seen at Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man walks past a damaged vehicle and debris following Russian shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman holds her cat in a shelter during Russian shelling, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian Emergency Situation employees stand in a shelter during Russian shelling, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman holds her daughter as they sit at a basement used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vladimir, 70, and his wife Tamara, 80, sit in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian soldiers stand guard as people try to leave at the Kyiv train station, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman holds her baby as she gets on a bus leaving Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman holds her baby inside a bus as they leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People rest in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People lie in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24.