Russia launched an attack by air, land and sea from several directions against neighboring Ukraine Thursday. Explosions and gunfire were heard throughout the country including the capital city of Kyiv. The mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, said his city is effectively surrounded. Ukraine’s military chief said Ukrainian troops were fighting the Russian army near the Hostomel airbase 7 kilometers northwest of Kyiv. In the south, he said fighting was going on near Henichesk, Skadovsk and Chaplynka. Another Ukrainian official said Russian troops captured the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The plant was the location of the world’s worst nuclear accident when a nuclear reactor exploded in April 1986, sending radioactive waste across Europe. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement that its ground forces have moved into Ukraine from Crimea. The ministry added that it has destroyed a total of 83 Ukrainian military facilities. In a television address from the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned other countries not to intervene in what he called a “special military operation.” And he said they would face consequences they have never seen. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on all Ukrainians to defend the country. He said arms would be given to anyone prepared to fight. He asked world leaders for help, saying that “if you don’t help us now, if you fail to offer a powerful assistance to Ukraine, tomorrow the war will knock on your door.” The United States and its Western allies quickly condemned the invasion. American President Joe Biden said Thursday from the White House, "Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences.” Biden announced more sanctions that he said would hurt the Russian economy. They targeted four more Russian banks with $1 trillion in assets, high-tech and military industries, and business leaders.
Title: Russia Invades Ukraine, Allies Announce More Sanctions
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5451/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Russia Invades Ukraine, Allies Announce More Sanctions' data-article-id='6041'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11146'>Russia launched an attack by air, land and sea from several directions against neighboring Ukraine Thursday.</span> <span data-start-time='11146' data-end-time='20563'>Explosions and gunfire were heard throughout the country including the capital city of Kyiv. </span> <span data-start-time='20563' data-end-time='29875'>The mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, said his city is effectively surrounded.</span> <span data-start-time='29875' data-end-time='41729'>Ukraine’s military chief said Ukrainian troops were fighting the Russian army near the Hostomel airbase 7 kilometers northwest of Kyiv. </span> <span data-start-time='41729' data-end-time='50229'>In the south, he said fighting was going on near Henichesk, Skadovsk and Chaplynka.</span> <span data-start-time='50229' data-end-time='57938'>Another Ukrainian official said Russian troops captured the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant. </span> <span data-start-time='57938' data-end-time='72188'>The plant was the location of the world’s worst nuclear accident when a nuclear reactor exploded in April 1986, sending radioactive waste across Europe.</span> <span data-start-time='72188' data-end-time='81271'>The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement that its ground forces have moved into Ukraine from Crimea. </span> <span data-start-time='81271' data-end-time='91146'>The ministry added that it has destroyed a total of 83 Ukrainian military facilities.</span> <span data-start-time='91146' data-end-time='103563'>In a television address from the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned other countries not to intervene in what he called a “special military operation.” </span> <span data-start-time='103563' data-end-time='108958'>And he said they would face consequences they have never seen.</span> <span data-start-time='108958' data-end-time='117125'>Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on all Ukrainians to defend the country. </span> <span data-start-time='117125' data-end-time='122083'>He said arms would be given to anyone prepared to fight. </span> <span data-start-time='122083' data-end-time='136896'>He asked world leaders for help, saying that “if you don’t help us now, if you fail to offer a powerful assistance to Ukraine, tomorrow the war will knock on your door.”</span> <span data-start-time='136896' data-end-time='144375'>The United States and its Western allies quickly condemned the invasion. </span> <span data-start-time='144375' data-end-time='151625'>American President Joe Biden said Thursday from the White House, "Putin is the aggressor. </span> <span data-start-time='151625' data-end-time='153917'>Putin chose this war. </span> <span data-start-time='153917' data-end-time='158854'>And now he and his country will bear the consequences.”</span> <span data-start-time='158854' data-end-time='165292'>Biden announced more sanctions that he said would hurt the Russian economy. </span> <span data-start-time='165292' data-end-time='176917'>They targeted four more Russian banks with $1 trillion in assets, high-tech and military industries, and business leaders.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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