Russia-Ukraine: A new humanitarian crisis in the making

On Thursday, Day 1 of the first major war in Europe in decades, the Russian military began its attack before sunrise with the terrifying thud of artillery strikes on airports and military installations all over Ukraine. It spurred tens of thousands of Ukrainians to flee by car or bus or on foot on Thursday toward the far-western part of the country
Curated By: Forbes India
Published: Feb 25, 2022
People line up at a long distance bus station in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, February
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People line up at a long distance bus station in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, February 24, 2022. A mass migration appears underway as residents flee the capital.

People line up for fuel in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, hours after Russian forces began to invad
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People line up for fuel in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, hours after Russian forces began to invade Ukraine, Thursday, February 24, 2022

A forklift operator moves steel sheets at the Port of Mykolaiv in Ukraine, February 14, 2022. A Russ
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A forklift operator moves steel sheets at the Port of Mykolaiv in Ukraine, February 14, 2022. A Russian invasion of Ukraine could push up oil and food prices globally at a time of already-high inflation. In the US, it will drive up uncertainty

Men line up to register for military service in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, February 2
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Men line up to register for military service in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Ukraine’s government vowed an “all-out defense” as Russia attacked more than a dozen cities and towns across the country

Ukrainian soldiers take a moment to pet a stray dog on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in Zaitseve, in
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Ukrainian soldiers take a moment to pet a stray dog on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in Zaitseve, in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. The area was shelled on Tuesday and Wednesday.

People withdraw cash from ATMs in Severodonetsk, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
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People withdraw cash from ATMs in Severodonetsk, in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Russia launched attacks on major cities and airports across Ukraine on Thursday, shelling more than a dozen cities and towns, including outside the capital, Kyiv

People pray at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, Thursday, Febru
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People pray at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, Thursday, February 24, 2022, hours after Russian troops began their invasion of the country

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the White House on Thu
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President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the White House on Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, at dusk on Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukrain
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Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, at dusk on Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The square was the site of protests in 2014 that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych

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