Russia invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘darkest hours’ since WWII

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Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday, assaulting by land, sea, and air in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two.

Missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities. Ukraine reported columns of troops pouring across its borders from Russia and Belarus, and landing on the coast from the Black and Azov seas.