Today, we're talking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, how countries have been responding,

how it's impacting the global economy, and other top news for Friday, February 25th.

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Descidarius Erasmus Thursday morning, Russia attacked Ukraine.

On 5 a.m. local time, Russia attacked Ukraine from the north, east, and south.

Rockets launched at Ukraine's capital Kiev, and ground troops invaded from Crimea.

Russian troops captured the decommissioned Chernobyl power plant and an airport 25 miles

north of Kiev, among other places.

There were at least 57 people killed and 160 wounded Thursday.

In a televised address, President Putin said an attack was necessary to prevent a genocide

against Russian speakers in Ukraine, and his goal is the quote, demilitarization and de-notsification

of the former Soviet state.

He also criticized the United States and its allies for ignoring Russia's security demands,

namely, guaranteeing that Ukraine will never join NATO.

Not all Russians are on board though, more than 1700 anti-war protesters were arrested

across Russia yesterday.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who is a native Russian speaker, and Jewish, denounced

Putin's claims of genocide and Nazism in Ukraine as a false pretext for invasion, saying

that quote, Russia has embarked on a path of evil.

He described Russia's actions as a full-scale war, introduced martial law, and requested

support from Western nations.

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