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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE LATEST: nbcnews.to/3BLhoA9 • Russia bombards Ukraine by air, land, and sea • Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces • Biden announces new sanctions targeting Russia and mobilization of more troops to Germany • Kyiv under curfew

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The 2nd-highest ranking Russian diplomat is being expelled from the US in retaliation for a similar move made by Russia earlier this month, a senior State Dept. official says.

U.S. expels No. 2 ranking Russian diplomat

The second-highest Russian diplomat is being expelled from the U.S. in retaliation for a similar move made by Russia earlier this month, a senior State Department official told NBC News Thursday.

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"We call on Belarus to withdraw its support for Russian aggression in Ukraine," the White House said in a statement.

U.S. sanctions also target Belarus for supporting Russia

The sweeping sanctions President Joe BIden announced against Russia on Thursday also focused on another country: Belarus.

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LATEST: 57 Ukrainians have died and 169 others have been injured since Russian attacks began, Ukraine’s health minister says.

57 Ukrainians killed in Russian attacks, top health official says

Ukraine’s Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko offered an updated death toll Thursday, saying 57 people have died and 169 others injured since the Russian attacks began.

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More than 1,000 people gathered in the center of Moscow Thursday evening, chanting “No to war!” as passing cars honked their horns, according to The Associated Press.

Russians torn over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as thousands protest

“There is no justification for war! No to war!” the comedian and TV presenter Maxim Galkin wrote on Instagram.

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The Kremlin may not consider the Chernobyl nuclear power plant itself a military asset, but the site of the 1986 disaster is strategically located.

Why would Russia want to take Chernobyl?

The Kremlin may not consider the nuclear plant itself a military asset, but the site of the 1986 disaster is strategically located between Belarus and Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.

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UPDATED MAP: Where Russia has attacked Ukraine: nbcnews.to/3BN0qBc

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Pulling Russia out of SWIFT is not an option European leaders are currently pursuing, President Biden says. “It is always an option. But right now, that's not the position that the rest of Europe wishes to take,” Biden says.

European leaders not interested in pulling Russia out of SWIFT, Biden says

Pulling Russia out of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, is not an option European leaders are currently pursuing, Biden said.

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A child lies in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter on Thursday night as Russian forces invade Ukraine. nbcnews.to/3Hlc5IK

Emilio Morenatti / AP

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Russia says its central bank will support banks affected by the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other countries.

Russia says it will support banks under sanctions

Russian banks that fall under the sanctions of other nations will be supported by the Russian Federation and the country's central bank, it says.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is ordering a full mobilization of the Ukraine armed forces to counter Russia's attacks.

Zelenskyy orders full military mobilization to counter Russia

Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday by land, air and sea after weeks of tense buildup and efforts from global leaders to find a diplomatic solution.

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Russian President Putin has often used proxy forces abroad, and denied any election interference. But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards.

Defiant Putin goes to war in Ukraine with a warning for U.S., NATO

“No one should have any doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to defeat and dire consequences for any potential aggressor,” the Russian leader said.

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Photos show scenes of fear and chaos in Ukraine after Russian missile strikes.

Photos show scenes of fear and chaos in Ukraine after Russian missile strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was under attack "from the south, north, east and from the air."

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Colouring by population density is confusing

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Lviv and Lutsk as well.

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how did you miss odesa.

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Port cities of Odessa and Mariapol missing?

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Melitopol was attacked!!! Why isn’t that listed?? There’s so many more towns attacked! Citizens are killed in Kharkiv. Please ask congressmen to supply the Ukrainian military. Please !!

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Attack sites resemble marking a territory

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Man a real life Risk game going on

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Correction: Where Putin has attacked Ukraine. The Russian people did not do this. They are being arrested and jailed for speaking out against it.

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Anyone else worried about when Spain will come take back America?

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corey childress

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Lmao

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Any casualties in Ukraine

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President said our military won’t be fighting on Ukraine Soil… The Navy Seals, Delta Force, and few others are already there.

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Stop #WarCriminalPutin

The Traffic Cone

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Traffic cone here for assistance

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Time to take out V. Putin

HerRoyalHighnessElizabeth

@HRoyalHEizabeth

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That map has moldovoa with controlled forces on the edge of it- is that correct?

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Oooh but we will cancel their netflix tomorrow!! That is a promise (harshest sanction ever)

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Where are the American labs ?

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This shit has nothing to do with us

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weird wendy with the feet pics

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