--- title: Russia's assault on Ukraine begins description: Watch the latest videos that Newsflare's members are capturing from Russia's assault on Ukraine. image: https://blog.newsflare.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(10)-1.png --- [![newsflare-logo-charcoal-strapline_2021 (2)](https://blog.newsflare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/newsflare-logo-charcoal-strapline_2021%20(2).png?width=383&height=91&name=newsflare-logo-charcoal-strapline_2021%20(2).png "newsflare-logo-charcoal-strapline_2021 (2)")](https://www.newsflare.com/) - [Contact](https://www.newsflare.com/about/contact) - Submenu - [Upload](https://www.newsflare.com/upload) - [Create account](https://www.newsflare.com/account/signup) - [Buy video](https://www.newsflare.com/about/commercial) - [Get exposure](https://www.newsflare.com/sellyourvideo) - [Contact](https://www.newsflare.com/about/contact) - Submenu - [Upload](https://www.newsflare.com/upload) - [Create account](https://www.newsflare.com/account/signup) - [Buy video](https://www.newsflare.com/about/commercial) - [Get exposure](https://www.newsflare.com/sellyourvideo) Close ![](https://blog.newsflare.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(10)-1.png) # Russia's assault on Ukraine begins Published by [Rhia Patel](https://blog.newsflare.com/author/rhia-patel) on Feb 24, 2022 12:56:53 PM # Newsflare members capture the military and human angles of this developing story. Explosions and missile strikes have been reported near major cities in Ukraine today (February 24) as Russian forces launch a major military assault. In a televised statement earlier on Thursday morning, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he was not planning to occupy Ukraine and called on its military to lay down their weapons. Newsflare has been [sourcing and verifying compelling user-generated videos](https://www.newsflare.com/topic/russiaukraineinvasion) from around Ukraine showing the early stages of this assault and the human impact on the local population. > *"Please take me on the bus, all the other buses aren't going anywhere, please take me," begs an elderly woman wanting to escape Kyiv.*   Get in touch to license any clips by emailing: [licensing@newsflare.com](mailto:licensing@newsflare.com) --- ## **Explosions near Ukrainian airport due to Russian attack**   [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/d9e7df8d-d45e-487d-981d-a6d815f8d8c3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/d9e7df8d-d45e-487d-981d-a6d815f8d8c3) --- ## **Blast rocks Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk hours after Russia launches invasion** [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/82d86933-e76f-4ddb-ae0d-d1f3ef859ac1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/82d86933-e76f-4ddb-ae0d-d1f3ef859ac1) --- ## **Explosions heard in Kharkiv City as Russia attacks Ukraine** [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/18a738cd-fdad-497b-852d-b171d8235634.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/18a738cd-fdad-497b-852d-b171d8235634) --- **Residents of Ukrainian city of Kharkiv flee as Russia launches invasion**   ## **[![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/d49722dc-f542-4c71-b39c-9ab2830ad707.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/d49722dc-f542-4c71-b39c-9ab2830ad707)** --- ## **Ukraine-Russia attack: Residents in Kyiv empty ATMs**   [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/f1511c00-edba-4e20-ba8e-c7227e019cf4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/f1511c00-edba-4e20-ba8e-c7227e019cf4) --- ## **Elderly Ukrainian woman begs for bus driver to take her out of Kyiv**   [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/09c290ef-8ff9-4a04-9076-35b87dc9d03c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/09c290ef-8ff9-4a04-9076-35b87dc9d03c) --- ## **Debris strewn across street after missile strikes southwestern Kyiv**   [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/a2b2719d-f5ca-4e7e-9484-067a226a41a1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/a2b2719d-f5ca-4e7e-9484-067a226a41a1) --- # Residents seen panic-buying at supermarket in Ivano-Frankivsk as Russia launches attack on Ukraine [![License video](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4844240/cff18a82-6d2f-4b08-bc62-1c9dd14c9e26.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4844240/cff18a82-6d2f-4b08-bc62-1c9dd14c9e26)   ### Get in touch to license any clips by emailing our team at: [licensing@newsflare.com](mailto:licensing@newsflare.com) Tags: [Publishing](https://blog.newsflare.com/tag/publishing), [breaking news](https://blog.newsflare.com/tag/breaking-news) [Back to Blog](https://blog.newsflare.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [Meet Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY)  - documenting, observing, and presenting to the world the raw and unfiltered reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://blog.newsflare.com/meet-oliya-scootercaster-documenting-observing-and-presenting-to-the-world-the-raw-and-unfiltered-reality-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine) A Newsflare member since 2018, Oliya is an independent journalist based in New York. 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