Live Briefing: Ukraine Under Attack Check out RFE/RL's live briefing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how Kyiv and the West are reacting. NATO ambassadors said the alliance has agreed to beef up its land, sea, and air forces on its eastern flank near Ukraine and Russia after Putin ordered the attack on Ukraine. He said Moscow had launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, with missile attacks targeting “our military infrastructure” and border guards in several cities. CNN also showed video purporting to show Russian troops entering Ukraine from Belarus, where they had been involved in military drills. "President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.