War

 NY Times: Live Updates: Russia Attacks Ukraine From Land and Sea - Ukraine’s government said it faced “a full-scale attack from multiple directions.” President Biden said he would deliver an address on Thursday, and world leaders condemned President Vladimir Putin’s actions.

Early Thursday, just as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia announced on television that he had decided “to carry out a special military operation” in Ukraine, explosions were reported across the country.

Blasts were heard in Kyiv, the capital; in Kharkiv, the second largest city; and in Kramatorsk in the region of Donetsk, one of two eastern Ukrainian territories claimed by Russia-backed separatists since 201