Russia President Vladimir Putin orders military operation in Ukraine

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00:00Local 4 News starts now with a breaking news alert.

00:03And that breaking news is happening overseas with Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing

00:08late tonight a military operation is now underway in Ukraine.

00:12Take your live pictures now from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev,

00:15where journalists are reporting explosions in the area just after 6 a.m. Thursday morning there.

00:22The last update from the Pentagon estimated 150,000 Russian troops have been stationed

00:27along the border. President Biden has already denounced the attack.

00:31Let's get to Alice Barr following the latest from Washington tonight. Alice.

00:36Tonight, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a military operation in eastern Ukraine.

00:42Explosions heard in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city.

00:46New satellite images showing Russian equipment and a field hospital close to the Ukraine border.

00:52Ukraine's president imposing a national state of emergency tonight

00:56and appealing directly to the Russian people in a bid to avoid war.

01:00For the second time this week, the United Nations Security Council holding an emergency meeting

01:06after the Kremlin said Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine

01:10had appealed for military help in what could be a pretext for a broader invasion.

01:17NBC News correspondent Richard Engel witnessing firsthand the attacks coming into Ukraine

01:23from separatist regions where Russian President Vladimir Putin already deployed troops.

01:30The Biden administration leveling new sanctions against the Russian company

01:34behind the lucrative natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.

01:39The Germany announced yesterday it was halting.

01:42That's on top of sanctions President Biden already laid out

01:45against two large Russian banks and elites.

01:48Amid bipartisan calls for tougher measures,

01:51Vice President Kamala Harris defending the response.

01:55If Russia goes further, we will impose more costs.

02:00Despite global pressure, President Putin moving ahead tonight,

02:04declaring Russia's security interests unconditional.

02:08Alice Barr, Local 4.

02:10Now, President Biden releasing a statement as well tonight, reading in part,

02:13President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life

02:19and human suffering.

02:20Russia alone is responsible, and the United States and its allies and partners

02:25will respond in a united and decisive way.

02:28The world will hold Russia accountable.

02:31We'll be following the developments in Ukraine throughout the night,

02:34and at clickondetroit.com.

02:35Full reports from the region, of course, coming up on Local 4 News today,

02:38beginning at 4.30 a.m.