Today’s news summary – Paper Talk

Friday’s front pages are dedicated to full coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Putin sent in forces and civilian targets hit. Most of the papers’ front pages lead with an image of a woman covered in blood after an apartment block was hit by a Russian missile. The papers report on the UK, USA and other allies unveiling tougher sanctions against Putin and Russia. 

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The Independent’s front page is dedicated to the image of a woman outside an apartment block that had been hit. The woman is covered in blood with a bandage around her head, under the headline: The bloodshed begins. 

Ukraine has been “fighting for its survival” after Vladimir Putin unleashed a punishing offensive on the country that left hundreds dead or injured, The Guardian reports. The image of the injured woman covered in blood dominates the front splash. 

Ukraine has begged the world to “come to its aid after Vladimir Putin invaded the country and plunged Europe into war – branding him “the Hitler of the 21st century”, the Metro reports.

Vladimir Putin had “the blood of innocent Ukrainians on his hands last night” after the “Russian tyrant’s forces streaked across the country in a series of lightning strikes”, The Sun reports.

The West has reacted with sanctions after “power-crazed Putin” invaded Ukraine, the Daily Mirror reports. The paper features a picture of an injured Ukrainian woman covered in blood. 

Europe marked its “darkest day in peacetime history” after Vladimir Putin launched a “brutal assault on Ukraine and its people”, the Daily Express reports. The injured woman image features on the front splash.