Russia’s wide-ranging attack and invasion of Ukraine has been quickly condemned by world leaders and shocked observers around the globe, including many Canadians with ties to the region where the conflict is unfolding.
The invasion of Ukraine had been telegraphed to some degree by Western leaders and officials who had warned for days and weeks that an attack was likely imminent.
But it became a reality early Thursday, as Russian airstrikes hit Ukrainian cities and military bases and troops and tanks moved onto Ukrainian soil.
In Atlantic Canada, Nadiya Butt-Velychko is watching from her home in Harbour Grace, N.L., as family in Ukraine provide updates on the incoming
