10 Images: Russia Attacks Ukraine

Russia launched an attack on Ukraine Thursday night, bringing airstrikes and shelling to the European nation.

The attack followed weeks of escalating tension between Russia, Ukraine and Western nations.

Major explosions were heard in Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and more.

A woman reacts as she waits for a train trying to leave Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
Police officers inspect the area after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.
People stand next to fragments of military equipment on the street in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
A damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine. Russia launched a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukraine early Thursday and Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops have rolled into the country from the north, east and south.
This photo shows a view of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.
Local residents wait to buy water at a store during a water outage in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
A woman and child peer out of the window of a bus as they leave Sievierodonetsk, the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.

Zakhar Leshchyshyn, a Ukrainian serviceman, reports to a commander via military intercom while in a shelter at the frontline positions near Zolote, Ukraine. Leshchyshyn’s world is circumscribed by the labyrinth of trenches he commands. 
A local citizen shows the debris of a privet house in the aftermath of Russian shelling outside Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia on Thursday unleashed a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukrainian facilities across the country.