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00:00These are among the darkest hour for Europe since the end of World War II.

00:08Breaking news right now, Russia has attacked Ukraine, marking the start of a new war in

00:13Eastern Europe. An advisor to Ukraine's president says that about 40 people have been killed so far.

00:20Our Tony Cabrera is live in the newsroom following the latest developments out of

00:23Ukraine. Tony, what's the latest? Well, Leslie Brandi, Ukraine's border

00:27service says Russian troops are attacking from the north, south, and east. It's an attack that

00:32involves artillery, tanks, and small arms that have killed at least 40 people and left several

00:37dozens injured. And here's a live look from a square in central Kiev, the capital of Ukraine,

00:43where it looks like a ghost town there. It's the middle of the afternoon where the streets would

00:48normally have a hustle and bustle to it. We do see some smoke in the distance now.

00:52Earlier this morning, sirens helped alert people of the attack.

00:57Since then, people have been trying to escape the violence. Video here showing long lines of cars

01:06on a main highway leading out of Kiev, where there are reports of explosions happening throughout the

01:11morning. Ukraine's president says they've introduced martial law and have given weapons to everyone

01:17who's able to defend their country. Here's what he said in a video message overnight.

01:21Today, Russia began an attack on Ukraine. Putin began war against Ukraine, against the entire

01:30democratic world. He wants to destroy my country, our country, everything we've been building,

01:38everything we are living for. New video into our newsroom shows some of the aftermath,

01:43with buildings blown out. Meanwhile, here in the U.S., President Biden has condemned what he called

01:49an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. He says he spoke with the Ukrainian

01:54president last night to tell him how the U.S. is rallying international support, including the U.N.

02:00Security Council. Biden's expected to meet with G7 leaders at 6 a.m. our time,

02:05then will address the country, likely announcing sanctions against Russia.

02:08Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and

02:13go home. He also warned outside countries not to interfere. A senior Pentagon official telling

02:19ABC News this could be the end of peace on the European continent for a long time to come.

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