Overnight, Russia launched its long-awaited attack on Ukraine, striking military posts across the country in the biggest attack in Europe since WWII. The assault began with an angry message from Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast in the middle of the night in which he said, "Russia cannot feel safe, developed and exist with a constant threat emanating from the territory of modern Ukraine." NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Ukraine.

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