of how it would affect already high oil prices. the conflict sent the cost of oil over $100 a barrel today for the first time in eight years. >> i know this is hard, and that americans are already hurting. >> reporter: with the full-scale russian invasion under way, the president said his decision to deploy 7,000 u.s. troops to germany was not to put them in position to fight russia. >> our forces are not going to europe to fight in ukraine, but to defend our nato allies and reassure those allies in the east. >> reporter: president biden also said today that sanctioning vladimir putin himself is an option that is on the table. but, he declined to answer why it hasn't already happened. the president plans to attend an emergency nato summit tomorrow morning. the 30-nation alliance will map out next steps to deal with this crisis. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you. well, after a firefight with the ukrainians, russian forces took control of the site of the

world's worst nuclear disaster. and in some breaking news, the white house now says that russian soldiers are holding the staff of chernobyl hostage. cbs' david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: russia's road to kyiv runs through nuclear wasteland of chernobyl, site of the 1986 nuclear meltdown that has been blamed for dozens of deaths. today, it became a battleground as ukrainian forces tried to hold off russian troops, raising fears high-powered weapons would puncture the dome erected over the ruined reactor, and once again release radiation. >> the fight is going right there, with ukrainian national guard protecting the chernobyl station from the attack. >> reporter: after the fighting ended with the russians in control, ukraine assured the international atomic energy agency, there had been no casualties nor destruction at chernobyl. ukraine also said all of its 15

nuclear reactors around the country were operating safely and securely. but the russian invasion is only in its opening phase, and the danger of a war-time nuclear accident remains. russian troops are advancing on three fronts. one toward kyiv, one toward kharkiv, and one from the south out of crimea, a province of ukraine which putin seized in 2014. the last time a war like this was fought in europe, there was no such thing as nuclear power. norah. >> david martin at the pentagon, thank you. joining us now is secretary of state antony blinken. mr. secretary, thank you for your time. >> good to be with you, norah. thanks. >> well, there were a number of alarming developments today. do you believe that ukraine's capital of kyiv could soon fall to russian forces? >> well, it's certainly under threat, and it could well be under siege. this is the opening salvo of a massive invasion, and we see

this continuing and threatening kyiv and threatening other major cities in ukraine. >> and where is ukraine's president zelenskyy? and how concerned are you about his safety right now? >> to the best of my knowledge, president zelenskyy remains in ukraine, at his post. and of course we're concerned for the safety of all of our friends in ukraine-- government officials and others. and we're doing everything we can to stand with them, to support them. we're there for them-- not only us, countries throughout europe and countries around the world. >> and we learned today that russia captured chernobyl. ukraine's foreign minister raised the specter of another nuclear disaster. is that something the u.s. government is concerned about? >> well, they're going after various utilities, power facilities. chernobyl is one of them. obviously, that-- that causes heightened concern and scrutiny. it's something we're looking very carefully at. >> when president biden addressed the nation today, he said that putin wants a new soviet union.

is there intelligence to suggest that president putin will advance beyond ukraine? >> you don't need intelligence to tell you that that's exactly what president putin wants. he's made clear that he'd like to reconstitute the soviet empire. short of that, he'd like to reassert his sphere of influence around neighboring countries that were once part of the soviet bloc. now, when it comes to a threat beyond ukraine's borders, there's something very powerful standing in his way. that's article five of nato. "an attack on one is an attack on all." >> so on that point, i mean, while u.s. troops are not in ukraine, they are close by. so what's being done to lower the risk of some accidental escalation with russian forces? >> well, you always want to make sure that you don't have miscalculations, accidents. and so, one of the things we're looking to do is to be in communication with russia on a military basis to make very clear what it risks if-- if it miscalculates. >> i want to ask you about some of the troubling words from vladimir putin's speech. he warned of "consequences never seen in history."

was he threatening a nuclear attack? >> well, i can't begin to get into his head, and to say exactly what he means by that-- by those kinds of words, that kind of bluster. but, again, we've been prepared for whatever course that he chooses to take. we were prepared to engage diplomatically, if we could, to divert him from the aggression that he's pursued. we were also equally prepared now that he committed that aggression. >> russia's economy is fueled by gas, and the u.s. is a consumer. so, would the u.s. consider cutting off oil and gas purchases from russia? >> well, what we're doing, norah, across the board, is making sure that we inflict maximum pain on-- on russia for what president putin has done, while minimizing any of the pain to us. we're in full coordination with other countries, both consumers and producers alike, to minimize any impact that this may have on energy prices and on gasoline. >> mr. secretary, thank you for your time. >> thanks, norah.

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to school, but are headed to emergency shelters. subway stations, usually packed with commuters, are now filled with those seeking shelter from air strikes. and many are stuck waiting-- waiting for money at an atm, or waiting for food; waiting to leave, and to see what exactly vladimir putin will do next. and so, our hearts and our prayers are with the people of ukraine. we'll be right back. >> that is the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later. follow us on line at any time at

cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's cap capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. ukraine is bracing for a second day under assault, as a full-scale invasion by russian troops grinds on. the ukrainian government reporting powerful stroikes overnight in kyiv. president volodymyr zelenskyy said he's the number one target and warned of russian sabotage groups breaching the capital, and declared ukrainian men 18 to 60 are banned from leading. as global leaders call for a

cease-fire, the white house is demanding the release of hostages at the chernobyl nuclear plant captured by russian portions. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. this is the cbs "overnight news." good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, we are witnessing history. the largest war in europe since the end of world war ii. and this is the nightmare scenario that the world feared. the full-scale russian invasion of ukraine is well underway tonight. vladamir putin unleashed a tidal wave of violence across ukraine, firing 160 short-range and medium-range missiles, according to a senior defense official. and at least 137 ukrainians have been kid and hundreds wounded. but those numbers are expected

to surge in the hours ahead. russian forces are advancing on the capital of kyiv. these new images show the first pictures of damage inside ukraine. military installations and airports have been targeted. but so have civilian apartment buildings and hospitals. roadways are jammed as civilians attempt to flee large cities, while subway stations have turned into bomb shelters. president biden announcing a new round of punishing sanctions and the deployment of 7,000 additional troops to europe. we have a team of reporters covering the story, beginning with cbs' charlie d'agata in kyiv. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. it has been a tough day for ukrainian forces. they've been fighting russian troops on multiple fronts, and now we're getting late word tonight that those russian forces are advancing on the capital itself, on day one of this invasion. [ explosion ]

air raid sirens and explosions shattered the peace today. [ explosion ] in a conflict that will send shockwaves far beyond the battlefields of ukraine, in the biggest attack on a european country in nearly 80 years. this is what vladimir putin's operation to demilitarize the country looks like, after declaring war in a pre-dawn announcement. tonight, we're told a major battle is under way at the gostomel airfield, on the outskirts of the capital itself, where russian paratroopers swooped in today. the prpresident of u ukraine confirming paratroopers had landed, saying russian airborne troops are surrounded. but one battle they lost was for the former chernobyl nuclear power plant, around 60 miles from the capital, now fully in the hands of the russians.

the clashes followed a campaign of aerial bombardment across the country. [ explosion ] the streets of kyiv are virtually deserted and with good reason. ukrainians here are in a state of shock. as president putin boasted in his declarationn of war, ukrain and nato allies are only too aware that russia is one of the strongest nuclear powers in the world, an ominous threat. that first bombardment triggered a mass exodus from the capital today. if it happens again tonight, those who remained in the city might be the next ones to flee. now, the ukrainian government has declared martial law, with a curfew in place here from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and they're expecting another round of air

strikes to happen here in the early hours. president zelensky has gone on television moments ago-- he said "we're fighting this war alone." he's now barring men from 18 to 60 from leaving the country. norah. >> calling up all the forces. charlie d'agata, thank you. well, we go now to one of the first cities targeted by the air strikes: kharkiv. it's located just 20 miles from the russian border, and to give you an idea of the size of the city, the eastern ukrainian village is about the size of dallas. cbs' holly williams is there where she met some of the innocent victims of the deadly attack. good evening, holly. >> reporter: good evening, norah. here in kharkiv, we've been hearing what sound like either missile or air strikes tonight. this is ukraine's second-largest city, and a major strategic target for russia. [ speaking foreign language ] [ explosion ] a russian fighter jet over kharkiv, according to a ukrainian n official. russia claims it isn't targeting

civilians, but in the town of chuhuiv, u ukrainian offfficialy the russians bombed this apartment building, killing at least one and injuring 15 residents. "i never thought this would happen on our land," said oleana kurilo, a local teacher. the outskirts of kharkiv have been pummeled by shelling, ruining homes and shattering lives. and, the russians are also taking losses. we believe this soldier was killed by ukrainian forces on the edge of the city. after months of stoical calm in the face of a possible invasion, in kharkiv, there's now panic-buying in supermarkets, a rush to donate blood, and a search for shelter from russian missiles and air strikes. >> it's really terrible. i got up at 5:00, and i listen, a lot of-- of bomb. >> reporter: look at this. andriy ostapenko showed us where

he and hundreds of others will likely sleep tonight: the city's subway. with the trains halted, people are camped out with their children and their pets. marina omelyanenko works in i.t., and is here with her mother. they heard it was too dangerous to flee the city by road. >> it will be scary to stay at home at night. it will be darark. >> reporter:r: many civililians ukraine arare trapped inin the firing line with nowhere to run. the united nations says around 100,000 people have already fled their homes in ukraine since early today when russia began its assault. norah. >> holly williams, thank you. russia's attack ignited protests across the world, nene moscow. here in tus, there are more than a million people with ties to ukraine, and some expressed their anger over the invasion. here's cbs' scott macfarlane.

>> reporter: outside the white house, ukrainian americans rallied for stiffer u.s. sanctions and military support. >> stand with ukraine! >> reporter: ...one of a growing number of protests across america. >> no to putin. >> reporter: plus london and berlin, and more than 900 arrested protesting the war in moscow. some of the calls for protests coming from a bunker in ukraine. >> please protest against what putin is doing. please stop this war. >> reporter: "murder" was spray-painted outside the russian embassy in washington, leading to an arrest. >> we're hopeful. we're praying that everybody is safe. >> reporter: a sleepless night for michael sawkiw, who couldn't reach close friends and family west of kyiv by phone. is it extra challenging not being able to reach somebody you know there? >> it's-- it's challenging. it's challenging, obviously, for two reasons. it's challenging because you don't know whether the network is down, or obviously you don't know if anything has happened to said person. >> reporter: chants of "stand with ukraine," and "stop putin" from this crowd of hundreds in the rain here tonight. another larger demonstration planned here sunday afternoon. norah.

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list, vladamir putin. here is what president biden had to say. >> the russian military's begun a brutal assault on the people of ukraine. without provocation, without justification, without necessity. this is a premeditated attack. vladamir putin has been planning this for months, as we've been saying all along. he moved more than 175,000 troops, military equipment in positions along the ukrainian border. he moved blood supplies into position, built up field hospitals, which tells you all you need to know about his intentions all along. he rejected every good-faith effort the united states and our allies and partners made to address our mutual security concerns through dialogue, to avoid needless conflict, and avert human suffering. for weeks, for weeks, we have been warning that this would happen. and now, it's unfolding largely

as we predicted. in the past week, we've seen shelling increase in the donbas, a region in eastern ukraine controlled by russian-backed separatists. the russian government has perpetrated cyber attacks against ukraine. we saw staged political theater in moscow, outlandish and baseless claims that ukraine was about to invade and launch a war against russia. that ukraine was prepared to use chemical weapons. that ukraine committed a genocide. without any evidence. we saw flagrant violation of international law in attempting to unilaterally create two no so-called republics on sovereign ukrainian territory. and at the very moment that the united nations security council was meeting to stand up for ukraine's sovereignty, to stave off invasion, putin declared his war.

within moments, moments, missile strikes began to fall on historic cities across ukraine. then came the air raids, followed by tanks and troops rolling in. we've been transparent with the world. we've shared declassified evidence about russia's plans, and cyber attacks and false pretexts so there could be no confusion or cover-up about what putin was doing. putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. today, i'm authorizing additional strong sanctions, and new limitations on what can be exported to russia. this is going to impose severe cost on the russian economy immediately and over time. we have purposely designed these sanctions to maximize a long-term impact on russia and to minimize the impact on the united states and our allies. i want to be clear, the united

states is not doing this alone. for months, we've been building a coalition of partners, representing well more than half the global economy. 27 members of the european union, including flansrance, germany, italy, australia, new zealand, and many others, to amplify the joint impact of our response, i just spoke with the g7 leaders this morning and we're in full and total agreement. we will limit russia's ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds, and yen, to be part of the global economy. we'll limit their ability to do that. we're going to stunt their ability to finance and grow the russian military. we're going to impose major -- and impair their ability to compete in high-tech 21st century economy. we've already seen the impact of our actions on russia's currency and the ruble, which earlier

today, hit its weakest level ever, ever in history. the russian stock market plunged today. the russian government rates spiked by over 15%. and today's actions, we have now sanctioned russian banks that together hold around $1 trillion in assets. we've cut off russia's largest bank, a bank that holds more than 1/3 of russia's banking assets by itself. cut it off from the u.s. financial system. and today, we're also bloking four more major banks. that means every asset they have in america will be frozen. this includes vtv, the second largest bank in russia, which has $250 billion in assets. as promised, we're adding the names to the list of russian elites and their family members that we're sanctioning, as well. as i said on tuesday, these are people who personally gain from the kremlin's policies and they

should share in the pain. we will keep up this drumbeat of those designations against corrupt billionaires in the days ahead. on tuesday, we stopped the russian government from raising money from u.s. or european investors. now we're going to apply the same restrictions to russia's largest state-owned enterprises. companies with assets that exceed $1.4 trillion. some of the most powerful imacts of our action also come over time. as we queez their access to technology and finances, and degrade its industrial capacity for years to come. between our actions and those of our allies and partners, we estimate we'll cut off more than half of rusrussia's high tech imports. in addition to the economic penalties, we're taking steps to defend our nato allies. particularly in the east.

tomorrow, nato will convene a summit. we'll be there to bring together the leaders of 30 allied nations, and close partners to affirm our solidarity, and to map out the next steps we will take to further strengthen all aspects of our nato alliance. although we provided over $650 million in defensive assistance to ukraine just this year, this last year, let me say it again, our forces are not and will not be engaged in the conflict with russia in ukraine. our forces are not going to europe to fight in ukraine. but to defend our nato allies and reassure those allies in the east. as i made crystal clear, the united states will defend every inch of nato territory with the full force of american power. and the good news is, nato is more united and more determined than ever. there's no doubt, no doubt that

the united states and every nato ally will meet our article v commitments, which says an attack on one is an attack on all. as we respond, my administration is using the tools, every tool at its disposal to protect american families and businesses from rising prices at the gas pump. we're taking active steps to bring down the costs, american oil and gas companies should not exploit this moment to hike their prices to raise profits. i know this is hard, and that americans are already hurting. i will do everything in my power to limit the pain the american people are feeling at the gas pump. this is critical to me. but this aggression cannot go unanswered. if it did, the consequences for america would be much worse. america stands up to bullies. we stand up for freedom. this is who we are. let me also repeat the warning i

made last week, if russia pursues cyber attacks against our companies, our critical infrastructure, we are prepared to respond. for months, we've been working closely with the private sector to harden our cyber defenses, sharpen our ability to respond to russian cyber attacks, as well. when the history of this era is written, putin's choice to make a totally unjustifiable war in ukraine will have left russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger. liberty, democracy, human dignity, these are the forces far more powerful than fear and oppression. they cannot be extinguished by tie tyrants like putin and his armies. they endure. in the contest between democracy and autocracy, make no mistake,

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the u.s. has deployed thousands of additional troops to nato countries. among them, poland, where they will be dealing with a potential crush of ukrainian refugees. david martin discussed this with adriana diaz. >> there are 5,000 paratroopers from the 82nd airborne in poland. and their primary mission is to go to the polish border, if need, to process the stream of refugees, trying to flee across the border from ukraine. as you can imagine, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of people trying to cross that border by one estimate, five times as many as before the attack. the 82nd would send paratroopers up to the border stations to help polish border patrol guards process people coming across the

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the war in ukraine is 5,000 miles away from new york. unless you live in new york, ukraine. tina krause has a look at the sister city on the frontlines. >> reporter: the town of new york, in eastern ukraine, sits on the frontline of the conflict with russia. its skyline is scarred by war. the only tourist attraction, an exhibit honoring ukrainian soldiers fighting russia-backed rebels. perhaps the only thing the town shares with america's biggest city is the name. [ speaking foreign language ] "we tell ourselves the russians would be too afraid to bomb new york" she says with a bitter

laugh. but it's too late, we're already hearing shelling. around 12,000 ukrainians call this new york home, and they've seen the conflict up close for the past eight years. 16-year-old sergy says, i'm not sure if it makes sense to stay here longer. i don't know how long the war will last. new york isn't far from donetsk. one of the separatist regions president vladamir putin recognized as independent before ordering his forces in this week. mother ela worries what will happen next. she says living here is difficult, with the threat of bombings. but we just live and hope for the best. echoing the kind of resilience often heard from new yorkers. tina krause, cbs news. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this friday. be sure to check back later for cbs morningings and follow us on line at cbsnews.com.

that's where you will find my podcast. this week, i'm congressing with a democratic congressman about his journey from the nfl to congress. i'm major garrett. this is cbs news flash. i'm tom hanson in new york. ukraine is bracing for a second day under assault, as a full-scale invasion by russian troops grinds on. the ukrainian government reporting powerful blast through the night in kyiv, with some strikes hitting residential areas. in a chilling address, president volodymyr zelenskyy said he's the number one target but vowed to stay with his his people. and warned of russian sabotage groups breaching the capital, and declared ukrainian men 18 to 60 are banned from leaving as thousands flee the conflict. as global leaders call for a cease-fire, the white house is demanding the lease of hostages at the chernobyl

nuclear plant captured by russian forces. for more news, download the cbs news app on your ell phone. i'm york. it's friday, february 25th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, ukraine fights back. military forces take down a russian aircraft which slams into a residential building. the latest on the all-out war. the innocent victims in ukraine. homes lost and lives shattered. how citizens are dealing with the attacks. the cost of conflict. the financial impact you may see from gas stations to supermarkets. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with day two of the war in ukraine.