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'The Unthinkable': International newspapers react to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A selection of the world’s newpapers document the Ukrainian crisis.
AS THE WORLD wakes up to day two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, here is how the newspapers across the globe have been covering the events so far.
The general theme across all front pages shifts between disbelief to claims of war crimes against Vladimir Putin.
The dramatic frontpage of the French newspaper Liberation captures the mood with the headline “The Unthinkable”.
The News publication in Russia has the simple headline “Transnational Operation” leading its coverage.
The New York Times leads with a straight piece with the headline “War in Ukraine” using pictures of a damaged radar instillation and a group of Ukrainians fleeing the violence.
A Ukrainian woman, a survivor of a Russian bombardment, bandaged and bloodied is the picture used by many of the world’s newspapers.
She appears on the front of British daily The Times with the headline “A dark day for Europe”.
The German newspaper Bild leads with the headline “Putin’s Blood” and again the picture of the civilian victim.
In Italy La Repubblica leads again with the civilian victim, smeared in blood and reports her injuries happened when Russian bombs fell on an apartment complex.
Their headline is translated as “Putin’s War” and they document the first day of fighting.
Closer to Europe’s border with Ukraine, in Poland, Dziennik Polski, translated as the Polish Journal documents the first day of the war.
Their headline is “Invasion on Ukraine – Vladimir Putin sets on the world” and a picture of military trucks.
The Australia daily newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald leads with a picture of a huge explosion and the headline “Putin Declares War” as the face of the Ukrainian woman also illustrates the human cost.
The Indian newspaper The Hindu leads with “World shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine” with an image of the building where the injured woman lived.
Back across the Atlantic and the Brazilian newspaper Fohla de S. Paulo arguably has the most powerful frontpage with an image of a grieving Ukrainian man above the body of a civilian victim of Russian fighting.
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