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LISTEN: Sirens Sound In Ukraine Capital As Russia Launches Military Action - MSNBC
Last edited Thu Feb 24, 2022, 03:14 AM - Edit history (1)
Sirens are heard in the Ukraine capital Kyiv, signaling an attack in the city. This comes hours after Russian President Putin launched a military operation targeting eastern Ukraine. Aired on 02/24/2022.
They Speak In Russian, They Have Family In Russia — And They'd Fight And Die For Ukraine - MSNBC
NBC News' Matt Bradley reports from Kharkiv, Ukraine, the largest Russian-speaking majority city in the country. He contrasts Putin's messaging on the situation there with what is he seeing and hearing on the ground. "They don't see themselves as being oppressed," Bradley said. "It's unclear if they're going to get the kind of reception Putin... thinks they'll get." Aired on 02/24/2022.