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Ukraine invasion live updates: March 4

By Rachel Nostrant and Philip Athey

Mar 4, 2022

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after a Russian air raid in Chernigiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror. (AP Photo/Dmytro Kumaka)

On Feb. 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into neighboring Ukraine under the guise of a “special military operation.” Sources on the ground in Ukraine are reporting live on Twitter, and Military Times is chronicling these accounts and will continue to provide live updates from trusted sources as the situation progresses. You can find previous updates since the start of the invasion here.

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You can catch up with the rest of Thursday’s live feed here.

About Rachel Nostrant

Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a master's candidate at New York University's Business & Economic Reporting program.

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