Hundreds of people are dead or wounded as Russia continues its march into Ukraine.
The Western world has returned fire - but its weapons of choice are words and more sanctions, including freezing the foreign assets of major Russian banks, black listing wealthy associates of President Putin and banning exports that could benefit the invading forces.
Russian troops have taken control of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant - that sits on a strategic route between Belarus and Kyiv.
They've also seized an airport in the capital and launched repeated missile attacks on a nearby military base.
Meanwhile cities have been gridlocked as residents try to flee over the border or take shelter in the underground train networks.
US president Joe Biden says Putin's actions betray his sinister vision for the future of our world and Russia's naked aggression cannot go unanswered.
Nita Blake-Persen reports.
