Make sure to verify the news stories that you’re seeing on TikTok because some disinformation about the Ukraine crisis is spreading on the social media app. A new thread on Twitter from NBC News reporter Ben Collins revealed what is happening right now on TikTok. Click inside to read… Read entire story.
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UPDATE: 8 PM PACIFIC: The fog of war has descended upon Ukraine in full force. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky is claiming 137 people have been killed and 316 wounded in the first full day of the Russian assault on the country. Most of the dead were reported to be soldiers, but at least … Read entire story.
Source: Deadline
The initial focus of coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far has been on the military action: The sounds of blasts and images of the images of missile strikes. But ABC News’ chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, stationed in Lviv, and senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, based … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian news organizations are busily enacting contingency plans that have been in place for many years and are reporting through-the-roof news ratings, as local citizens and the international world tune in for updates on the escalating situation. Speaking exclusively to Deadline via a translator yesterday, as Vladimir … Read entire story.
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UPDATE, 9:07 PM: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced martial law in Ukraine amid a Russian attack on the country. “Russia conducted strikes on our military infrastructure and our border guards,” Zelensky said in an address early on Thursday morning, per CNN. Zelensky said that “there were blasts heard … Read entire story.
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