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| Ukrainian soldier Vitaly Shakun-- who blew himself up in order to destroy the Henichesk bridge (at the Crimean crossing) and halt advancing Russian troops-- was made a "Hero of Ukraine" - the country's highest honor. |
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| People in Russia and across the world have been protesting against the invasion. Russian authorities arrested about 1,800 protesters and broke up demonstrations in more than 50 cities |
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| Over 160,000 Ukrainians (mostly women and children) have fled Kyiv, with many others walking across the borders to Poland and Hungary. |
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| 52-year-old kindergarten teacher Olena Kurilo lived near a military base. The Russians blitzkrieged her block and she was almost killed. Olena still had glass embedded in her skin and eyes, and may eventually lose her sight since there is no medical help available due to the Russian attack. She told the photographer, "Never, under any conditions will I submit to Putin. It is better to die." |
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| A kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska suffered severe damage in the initial onslaught from Russian missiles. |
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| Graffiti comparing Putin to Hitler scrawled in a Saint Petersburg metro station |
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