In photos: the latest from Ukraine, as state of emergency declared
Russia begins evacuating embassy in Ukraine after Putin receives parliamentary power to send troops abroad. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks with President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda in Kyiv. Here are the latest images from the region.
Russian armored vehicles are loaded onto railway platforms at a railway station in region not far from Russia-Ukraine border, in the Rostov-on-Don region, Russia.The Associated Press
Russian military trucks and buses are seen on the side of a road in Russia's southern Rostov region, which borders the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
Customers stand in line at a gun shop in Kyiv amid rising demand for bullets and weapons.ANTON SKYBA/The Globe and Mail
Ukrainian servicemen eat dinner after their duty at the frontline near Svitlodarsk, eastern Ukraine.Evgeniy Maloletka/The Associated Press
A woman crosses the contact line between pro-Moscow rebels and Ukrainian troops as Ukrainian border guard guards in the settlement of Stanytsia Luhanska.GLEB GARANICH/Reuters
A man walks a dog along a coast of the Sea of Azov in Ukraine's industrial port city of Mariupol.ALEKSEY FILIPPOV/AFP/Getty Images
A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Svitlodarsk, eastern Ukraine.Evgeniy Maloletka/The Associated Press
Ukrainian reservist 28-year-old Anton Lytvyn packs his military equipment at his house as his pet Chinchilla "Chuchu" watches on from his cage after he was called up to active duty in Kyiv.Chris McGrath/Getty Images
A woman crosses into Ukrainian-held territory near Shchastya from the separatist Luhansk region that has been recognized by Russia as independent.LYNSEY ADDARIO/The New York Times News Service
Evacuees board a train at a railway station before leaving the separatist-controlled town of Makiivka outside Donetsk, Ukraine.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to show solidarity with the country during the tensions with Russia.Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press
Demonstrators hold placards and flags as they attend a protest outside the Russian Embassy, in London.Alberto Pezzali/The Associated Press
U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, deployed to Poland to reassure NATO allies, at an airbase, near Arlamow Poland.KACPER PEMPEL/Reuters
Crosses installed during a protest against Russia's actions in the separatist-controlled Donbas region of Ukraine are seen outside the Russian embassy in Kyiv.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters
Police officers and members of the Ukrainian National Guard arrive at the Russian embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters
A police officer and members of the Ukrainian National Guard outside the Russian embassy in Kyiv.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters
Workers unload material from a diplomatic vehicle inside the compound of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images
Workers leave the Russian Embassy in Kyiv with their materials. Moscow's foreign ministry Sergey Lavrov announced it would evacuate diplomats from the country soon, saying this was to "protect their lives".DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) and his counterparts Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (R) and Polish President Andrzej Duda pose with signed documents at a press conference on Wednesday.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
Militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic stand outside a military mobilization point in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine.ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/Reuters
Ukrainian frontier guard patrols an area along the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.ANTONIO BRONIC/Reuters
A Ukrainian frontier guard checks a man's documents at the Hoptivka (Goptovka) crossing on the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday.ANTONIO BRONIC/Reuters
Citizens collect water from a well in the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on February 23, 2022, after the town's pump stations were knocked out of power by shelling.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images
Ukrainian servicemen wait till mortar attack is over at their position on the front line with Russia-backed separatists near the town of Schastia.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images
Ukrainian servicemen on the front line with Russia-backed separatists near the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on Wednesday.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images
People leave Ukraine through the Hoptivka (Goptovka) crossing on the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kharkiv region.ANTONIO BRONIC/Reuters
Vehicles line up to a gasoline station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press
A family takes shelter in a metro station in Kyiv early on February 24, 2022. Air raid sirens rang out in downtown Kyiv on Thursday as cities across Ukraine were hit with what Ukrainian officials said were Russian missile strikes and artillery.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images
Girls hold their mobile phone as they take refuge in a metro station in Kyiv in the morning of February 24, 2022. Air raid sirens rang out in downtown Kyiv today as cities across Ukraine were hit with what Ukrainian officials said were Russian missile strikes and artillery.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images
People queue at an ATM after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, February 24, 2022.CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters