Russia Attacks Ukraine in Sad Tragedy: Social Media Videos Show Horrifying Outcome, Fatalities

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine on Thursday, bombing cities and bases prompting civilians to flee. Ukrainian government pleaded for help as Russian tanks and soldiers ravaged across the eastern European country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Moscow's aggressive action against Ukraine despite condemnation from the international community.

As of present writing, Russian forces have seized the Chernobyl nuclear site after a fierce battle with Ukrainian troops, according to a high-ranking official in the Ukrainian government.

Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said that authorities do not know the current situation of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, where the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred in 1986. Per Reuters, he said that it is "impossible" to determine if the power plant is safe after the "absolutely senseless attack" of the Russian troops in the area.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned that Russian forces were attempting to take control of the power plant.

Meanwhile, a few hundred Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Poland, a member of the European Union.

The first batch of refugees of various ages, carrying their bags, arrived in the country via train or road transportation.

Gen. Tomasz Praga, the chief of Poland's border guards, said there had been a substantial increase in the number of people attempting to get into Poland.

According to Politico, Poland has prepared at least eight shelters with food, medical service, and rest areas, according to government officials.

Russian Attacks Caught on Cam

The world got a glimpse of the onslaught of Russia's attacks on Ukraine through video clips uploaded and shared on social media, prompting physical and online protests against Moscow's aggression on Kyiv.

BNO posted two separate videos of missile attacks. One hit the airport in Ivano-Frankivsk and a missile flying across the sky in Kramatorsk.

One CCTV footage posted by journalist Aditya Raj Kaul showed how a Russian missile pulverized a warehouse in Odessa.

A video uploaded by The New York Times shows firefighters putting out fire and rescue teams aiding injured residents in Chuhuyiv in eastern Ukraine.

Frank Viačorka, the adviser of democratic Belarus leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, shared a video of Belarusian kids near the Ukrainian border who witnessed bombs hitting houses. "No child should ever experience it," he said on the post.

Is World War III Looming?

World Leaders condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and moved to slap unprecedented economic sanctions on the Kremlin. However, there is no indication that Western countries would send forces into Ukraine, broadening the ongoing war.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg declared that the coalition will defend "every ally against any attack on every inch of NATO territory."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, per Associated Press report, declared a freeze on the assets of all large Russian banks and proposed to block Russian corporations and the Kremlin from raising money on British markets, as the first major world leader to do so.

Johnson said that the West wants to end Vladimir Putin's "barbaric venture" through "Diplomatically, politically, economically and eventually militarily" methods.

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