In her short time on a federal appeals court, Judge Jackson has yet to issue a set of opinions reflecting legal philosophy. But her earlier rulings as a district judge in Washington were seen as liberal.

Her most notable decisions in district court included blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to hasten deportation, cutting grants for teen pregnancy prevention, and preventing a former White House adviser from testifying before Congress about President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct Russia’s investigation. .

“Presidents are not kings,” she wrote in 2019, ruling that Donald F. McGahn II, a former White House adviser, had to obey a congressional subpoena to testify about Mr. Trump’s actions. “They have no subjects bound by loyalty or blood, whose fate they have the right to dispose of.”

As Mr. Biden weighed his options from a short list of other candidates, Judge Jackson emerged as the front-runner among advisers, who saw her as a logical choice, in part because she had already won Republican support for her appellate court confirmation. . Merrick Garland, Mr. Biden’s Attorney General, whose own nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama was thwarted by Republicans in 2016, was a former chief justice of the appeals court, and it was his decision to leave the bench to serve in Mr. Biden’s cabinet. this cleared the seat, which was filled by Judge Jackson.

The President’s decision to take her to the Court of Appeals was taken as a signal that if he were given the opportunity to name a candidate, she would be at or near the top of his list to fulfill his campaign promise during the Democratic primary to nominate. Black woman in court. Her experience as a public defender also made her an unusual but attractive choice for Mr. Biden.

Who are some of the contenders for a seat on the Supreme Court?

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Leondra R. Krueger. The California Supreme Court justice has many of the qualities typical of U.S. Supreme Court candidates, but she is anomalous in at least one respect: FROMhe serves in the state court. Judge Kruger’s moderation might have made her mediation force in Washington.

“For Joe Biden, this legislation is nothing esoteric,” said Jeff Peck, a lobbyist who served as general counsel and director of personnel on the Senate Judiciary Committee when Mr. Biden was its chairman. “He wants to make sure there is a justice that understands how the law affects people in their daily lives.”

Last year, when a Republican senator asked during the confirmation process if she was concerned that her work as a public defender could bring violent criminals back to the streets, she said having that experience was an advantage.

Thursday was the first day of the first major land war in Europe in decades. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a grim and disturbing event that has rightfully overshadowed the local stories normally covered in this newsletter.

So today I’m going to share some links and resources that will hopefully give you some context on what’s going on in Europe and how it might affect us here in California.

First, if you are still trying to figure out the situation in Ukraine, I recommend this explainer from The New York Times. If you already know these cards intrusion tracking can help you keep up to date with the latest developments.

Recall what has happened so far: On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine, unleashed fighting that killed dozens of people, and seized the former power plant at Chernobyl. Early Friday videos confirmed by The Times showed a large explosion in the sky over the southern outskirts of Kiev, the capital.

It remains unclear what the ultimate goal of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin or US sanctions announced on Thursday persuade him to leave.

The attacks on Ukraine are frustrating for anyone watching from the US, but especially for those of Ukrainian descent. More than 90,000 Californians claim Ukrainian ancestry, about 15 percent of the country’s total Ukrainian population, according to the 2019 American Community Survey.

Many news outlets in California covered the suffering Ukrainian communities – in Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles And bay area — who collect money or gather in local churches for prayer.

Irina Getman, based in Southern California, told ABC7 that she feared for her 38-year-old son, who serves in the Ukrainian armed forces. He has a young daughter and is currently in the eastern region of the country which is under attack.

“I would like to go to Ukraine and be close to my son,” Hetman said. But right now I don’t know what I can do.

Rising gas prices

One effect of the conflict that you may have already felt is high gas prices. On Thursday, the average cost of a gallon in California hit a record high of $4.77. according to AAA.

Yesterday we had the most expensive gas in the country and we were one of the few states where the average price per gallon was over $4. Blame it on California’s high gas taxes, the myriad effects of the coronavirus pandemic — and, of course, the invasion.

Russia is the world’s third-largest oil supplier, so oil prices have been creeping up in recent days amid fears that an invasion could lead to sanctions restricting gas exports. Although California does not import oil from Russia, limited supplies around the world will also lead to increased demand and higher costs here, experts say.

Indeed, gas price records were set on Thursday in large stretches of California, including San Diego, Sacramento, Redding, Napa and Orange County.

But after crude oil prices rose to their highest level in seven years on Thursday, they began to stabilize after President Biden said the United States was working with other countries to coordinate the release of supplies from strategic oil reserves. (In fact, the export of fuel was excluded from the sanctions list of the country against Russia – and not by chance.)

“My administration is using every tool at its disposal to protect American families and businesses from rising gas station prices by taking proactive steps to reduce costs,” Biden said.

More about the Ukrainian conflict:

Where are we going

Today’s advice comes from Cynthia Chambers, who recommends vacationing in Orange County:

“Our favorite place is San Clemente because it is a good place for cycling near the beach, there are good restaurants and resorts where you can take your pet with you. We love that San Clemente is small but a short drive from San Diego. During this pandemic, there are many restaurants and outdoor places.”

Tell us about your favorite places to visit in California. Send your suggestions to [email protected]. We will report more in future editions of the newsletter.

What we recommend

That latest experiments by artist Takesada Matsutaniat Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles.

And before you leave, good news

Fifth Annual Black Joy Paradea walk through the streets of downtown Oakland honoring black businessmen and artists returns on Sunday.

The parade was last held in person in February 2020. This year the event attracted more than 25,000 people. Aucklandside reports.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the Black Joy Parade again in person,” said event founder Elisha Greenwell. “We can’t wait for the community to see what we’ve created to celebrate us. It will be the biggest family reunion in history.”

Thanks for reading. I will return on Monday. — Soumya

PS Here today’s mini crossword puzzleand the clue: “That was so funny” using a non-literal expression (5 letters).

Briana Scalia, Marielle Wamsley and Jordon Wollner contributed to California Today. You can contact the team at [email protected].

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Dow is expected to open 130 points lower a day after markets marked a historic recovery: gas prices are rising by three cents a day as Russia’s invasion shakes global oil markets

• Major US stock indexes were set for a weaker opening on Friday
• Markets rose sharply on Thursday after Biden refused to sanction Russian oil
• Oil prices fell from their highs, but gas prices still soared
• Gasoline averaged $ 3,572 on Friday, at 3 cents a day and 25 cents a month

from Keith Griffith for Dailymail.com and Reuters

Published: 13:11 GMT, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 1:35 PM GMT on February 25, 2022

US stock indexes were set for a weaker opening on Friday, a day after a dramatic late rally, as events surrounding a raging war in Ukraine keep investors on edge.

At 7:43 a.m., Dow futures fell 133 points, or 0.40 percent, S&P 500 futures fell 0.37 percent and Nasdaq futures lost 0.26 percent.

Although oil prices fell from their highest levels as fears of a ban on Russian crude oil imports fell, the average national price of gasoline jumped three cents on Friday to $ 3,572, according to the AAA gas price index.

In Thursday, Dow organized one of its biggest returns so far, swinging nearly 7 percent from the lowest point to the peak of the biggest turn in the day since March 2020.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has shaken global markets, but investors have been relieved to learn that President Joe Biden’s retaliatory sanctions are not aimed at Russian oil and gas, which account for 7 percent of foreign oil imports to the United States.

The average national gasoline price jumped three cents on Friday to $ 3,572, according to the AAA gas price index

On Thursday, the Dow made one of its biggest returns to date, shifting nearly 7 percent from a low to a high in the biggest turnaround of the day in March 2020.

The United States, the European Union and some other countries responded to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine with a wave of sanctions on Thursday, hampering Russia’s ability to do business in major currencies.

The coordinated response, softer than many investors feared, helped ease risk-reducing sentiment in the previous session, with Wall Street finishing sharply higher, driven by Nasdaq’s 3% gain after a weak opening.

“It is too early to assume that sanctions will force Russia to back down or that any other nation will not intervene,” said Haralambos Pisuros, head of research at JFD Group.

“In this way, we prefer to treat yesterday’s recovery of risky assets as a corrective rebound and see a decent chance for another stage in the south.”

Morgan Stanley and Microsoft Corp fell about 1% each in pre-market trading, leading to losses among big banks and megacap names.

Chevron gas station shows gasoline prices per gallon in Los Angeles on Wednesday

Oil companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp fell about 0.7 percent, tracking crude oil prices.

Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp, Northrop Grumman Corp and L3Harris Technologies Inc rose more than 1%.

Fortinet and Palantir’s cybersecurity shares, which rose double-digit on Thursday amid fears of a Russian cyberattack, fell less than 1% in preliminary markets.

All major indexes followed their third consecutive weekly decline, as escalating geopolitical tensions were a double blow for investors who are already worried about aggressive plans to tighten Federal Reserve policy.

Indications for the main PCE price index, durable goods and consumer sentiment data for January are expected later in the day.

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More than 1,300 flights have been canceled and travelers have been warned to stay at home as the huge Oakley winter snowstorm is heading northwest and has already laid six inches of snow and is expected to cause possible power outages from Ohio The valley in New England.

Warnings to interrupt the power supply are issued in parts of Pennsylvaniawestern Maryland and North West Virginia, where significant icing is possible until Friday.

Tree branches are likely to fall and scattered power outages and driving will be very difficult.

Freezing rain and sleet will hit the southern parts of the region, including Pennsylvania, New Jerseythe Hudson Valley and the coast of New England.

In the north, at least six inches of snow will wreak havoc on Americans in the interior of New York State and New England.

And some areas may even see a foot of snow. So far, about 1,326 flights have been canceled in the United States today, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

Early Friday, Baltimore reported 0.15 inches of freezing rain, while 6 inches of snow was already observed in Preston, New York.

Stephen Tole, an employee of the Fayetteville Police Department, offers advice to a driver on College Avenue near the mall in Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas

John Loti shoves snow from his frozen road in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Heavy snow fell over Flagstaff, Arizona, on Wednesday. The storm forced the closure of major roads in Arizona

Runner withstands low temperatures to head to Hyder Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Matthew White enjoys a cold morning walk with his 1-year-old Border Collie Terrier in Albuquerque

Since Wednesday morning, the storm has caused numerous reports of sleet and icy rains, from the far south to central Texas to central and eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic.

More than 118 million people all the way to Texas and New England are under warning of a winter storm, and seven million people in the Tennessee and Ohio valleys are on the lookout for floods due to the heavy rain they can expect.

That’s what James Connolly, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in New York, said. New York Times“Initially, snow will be a problem, then it will turn into a winter mixture and then it will turn into rain.”

He added that there would be the least snow in the coastal areas, while three inches could be seen in New York, Connecticut and the Lower Hudson Valley.

And devastating weather warnings have led governors of states, including Connecticut and Massachusetts, to encourage residents to stay out of the way, and I-70 and I-80 are expected to be particularly smooth.

The snow had already made its way to Chicago and Iowa on Thursday night.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted: “Given the dangerous travel conditions that will be created by the coming winter storm, we urge people to stay out of the way tomorrow – especially during the morning trip.

“Non-part-time civil servants should work remotely tomorrow when possible.”

Record low temperatures can even be reached in California, Western Oregon and Western Arizona.

The United States was hit by a series of winter storms this year, and in early January, a weather system blocked hundreds of I-95 drivers in Virginia for more than 24 hours.

Later that month, another storm hit the south, killing at least two people and leaving thousands without electricity.

This comes after more than 2,000 flights were canceled in the United States as a winter storm broke through to the northeast and is expected to result in six inches of snow by Friday.

More than 110 million Americans received weather warnings Thursday for a winter storm that will bring dangerous ice to the south and midwest on Thursday before dropping a combination of heavy snow, winter mix and rain in the northeast.

Until Thursday evening, ice and rain continued in the southern plains and in Mississippi The valley, as snow is projected to increase in coverage and intensity in the Midwest and southern Great Lakes, while heavy rain with some isolated strong storms will move in the southeast, NBC News reported.

A fresh layer is now visible in Mother Neff State Park in Moody, Texas on Thursday as a winter storm moves through the South and Midwest

Historic San Felipe de Neri in New Mexico’s Old Town is seen with fresh snow on Thursday night as a winter storm breaks through the United States.

Ice accumulations of more than 0.25 inches from the Red River Valley in Texas through the Ozarks and southeastern Missouri are likely, according to the Weather Forecasting Center.

To prepare for the storm, the Texas Electricity Reliability Council warned of tight network conditions and some Texas school districts in Texas have canceled classes due to unsafe driving conditions, CNN reported.

Thousands of flights, mostly outside Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, were also canceled and delayed.

By Thursday afternoon, flights entering, departing and traveling within the United States had been canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.com.

As the storm shifts east at night, it is projected to cause 12-18 inches of snow in parts of New England, along with a mixture of snow, ice and rain for points south on Corridor I-95, Accuweather reported.

A map of the projected snowfall as a winter storm makes its way to the northeast on Thursday

The storm is expected to bring 12-18 inches of snow to parts of New England, along with a mixture of snow, ice and rain for points south on I-95

A huge snowstorm is expected to make its way northeast late Thursday, bringing heavy snow and winter mix and rain

“Heavy snow is expected in upstate New York and New England on Friday, when snow is likely to darken by 1 ft / h at times. It’s probably a dangerous trip, “tweeted the weather service.

The northeast is expected to be dry on Thursday, with a light mixture of rain and sleet expected to spread east to northern Maryland and Virginia and southern Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday night, most of central and southern Pennsylvania through central New Jersey will have rain and icy rain.

New York is expected to have about 2.5 inches of snow, which is expected to be around midnight on Thursday, as well as rain and icy rain, which will spread in the New York subway between late Thursday and Friday afternoon.

“After that, there will be a gradual transition to rain on Friday morning. However, roads and sidewalks are likely to still be slippery, especially over the northern and western suburbs and parts of central Long Island, where the winter mix is ​​likely to linger for a while, said AccuWeather meteorologist Adam Sadvari.

Bad weather has even forced the People’s Convoy heading to Washington to protest COVID’s mask and vaccine mandates to redirection

By Thursday afternoon, 2020 flights entering, leaving and traveling within the United States had been canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.com

On Thursday morning, Chris Young, who is the administrator of the group’s Facebook page, announced the delay in his trip to Lupton, Arizona, citing “weather conditions.”

Young later released an updated route, as if to avoid bad conditions, and told Lupton supporters to prepare for their arrival. The convoy is still expected to arrive in the city on Friday, they are just moving on different roads to get there.

“Arrange over the aisles! Wave your flags! Get the kids to pump their hands! ‘ she wrote.

It is unclear what conditions the convoy met on the original route, as organizers did not respond immediately to a request for comment from DailyMail.com, but a storm fell about a meter of snow in parts of High County on Wednesday in Arizona.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning spanning from Flagstaff to the Nis Show until 11pm on Wednesday. When the truck drivers arrived in Kingman, about 150 miles east of Flagstaff, no snow was visible.

Russia’s Grand Prix will not be part of this year’s Formula One season, after the sport’s bosses decided to remove it from their calendar after Russiathe invasion of Ukraine.

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel he said he would boycott the Sochi Grand Prix and called on Formula One bosses to exclude him from the 2022 calendar, as he became the first driver to speak out against Russia on Thursday.

After initially delaying a decision by saying they were monitoring the situation “very closely”, Formula One officials decided to suspend the race, which is due to take place on September 25 today.

A statement Friday afternoon read: “The FIA ​​FIA World Championship is visiting countries around the world with a positive vision of uniting people, uniting nations.

“We are watching the events in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a speedy and peaceful resolution of the current situation.

“On Thursday night, Formula 1, the FIA ​​and the teams discussed the position of our sport and the conclusion is, including the opinion of all stakeholders, that it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances.”

The loss of the Grand Prix came just hours after UEFA handed over to Paris Champions League final at the end of the football season as the sport continued to turn against Russia.

F1 driver Aston Martin Vettel, 34, said Thursday: “In my personal opinion, I obviously woke up again after the news this morning, shocked.

The Russian Grand Prix in Sochi has been canceled for this season’s Formula One campaign

The news came as Ukrainian troops formed across a highway in Kiev as they prepared to defend the city from Russian invaders, with gunfire and explosions heard in the capital.

“I think it’s awful to watch what’s going on. Obviously, if you look at the calendar, we have a competition scheduled in Russia.

“For me personally, my opinion is that I should not go, I will not go. I think it is wrong to compete in this country. I feel sorry for the people, innocent people who lose their lives, are killed for stupid reasons under very strange and crazy leadership.

“I’m sure that’s something we’re going to talk about, but as I said as the GDPA (Big Drivers Association), we haven’t come together yet.”

Sebastian Vettel said he would boycott the Sochi Grand Prix after the Russian invasion

Raining world champion Max Verstappen has stopped condemning Russia, but also believes the race should be stopped. He added: “When a country is at war, it is not right to compete there.”

F1 took action after CEO Stefano Domenicali chaired a crisis summit with its governing body, the FIA, and the heads of sports teams on Thursday night.

It is unclear at this stage whether the race will be replaced, but Turkey’s Istanbul Park has been discussed as a contender to fill the now-empty space on the calendar.

Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone wrote to Domenicali demanding that the circle be removed from the calendar.

Stone wrote: “It is vital that the rest of the world is united in condemning Putin’s actions, including international sports organizations such as Formula 1. Russia should not be allowed to host prestigious sporting events, so there should be no Russian Grand Prix.

Ukrainian troops occupy a bridgehead in the city of Kiev as Russian forces advance toward the capital

“We know that Putin longs for status and recognition on the world stage. It would be outrageous if the world saw Putin on the Formula One podium in Sochi after the race, as he has done in recent years.

“I commend former world champion Sebastian Vettel, who said he would boycott the race if held. F1 must follow suit and cancel the event. ‘

The Russian Grand Prix was added to the Formula One calendar in 2014, with the track designed to compete around the Sochi Olympic Park, which hosted the Winter Games that same year.

Lewis Hamilton won five of the eight editions, including last year’s race, which was his 100th F1 victory. The other three victories were also taken by Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg triumphing in 2016 and Valteri Botas in 2017 and 2020.

The race at the Sochi Olympic Park, added to the calendar in 2014 after former Supreme President Bernie Ecclestone struck a lucrative deal with Putin, is set to move to Igor Drive, 40 miles north of St. Petersburg, next year.

The Formula 1 team Haas removed the brand of the Russian sponsor Uralkali from their car and released it in all-white livery on the last day of the tests in Barcelona on Friday.

The Formula 1 team Haas removed the brand of the Russian sponsor Uralkali from their car and released it in all-white livery on the last day of the tests in Barcelona on Friday

Haas, with which Russian Nikita Mazepin (above) competes, is sponsored by Uralkali in Russia

Haas drove his cars with Russian Uralkali flags and stickers last season as part of a sponsorship deal that provided funding for the team, and saw company owner and billionaire’s son Dmitry Mazepin Nikita sign a racetrack.

The 22-year-old Russian, who competes with Mick Schumacher and drove in the first two days of the tests in Barcelona, ​​participated in the morning session on Friday, as planned.

Earlier today, St. Petersburg was deprived of the Champions League final after Russia declared war on Ukraine.

UEFA has confirmed that the European club football event will be moved to Paris from Gazprom Arena in the Russian city on Saturday, May 28, after an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee was convened on Friday morning.

Paris’s Stade de France, which last hosted the Champions League final 16 years ago when Barcelona beat Arsenal, will now host the European show at the end of the football season.

Russian armor is now advancing on Kiev from the north and east, with US intelligence saying the plan is to besiege the city, seize an airport and launch paratroopers who will then attack the capital. The goal would be to take over the government and force them to sign a peace treaty that would restore control of the country to Russia or to a Russian puppet.

WAR IN UKRAINE: LAST

• Russia has said it does not want to negotiate with the Ukrainian government until the military operation is over
• This came after Zelenski called for talks to end the fighting
• Ukraine has said Russia has bombed 33 civilian sites in Kiev in the past 24 hours
• Two children were killed in the attack in Kiev last night
• Ukraine bans men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country to enlist in the armed forces
• Russia is sending paratroopers to Chernobyl after capturing it yesterday, Moscow said
• Ukraine reports “abnormal” levels of radiation at the plant amid fears that the nuclear storage facility was breached during a battle, but Moscow said the readings were normal.
• Russia claims to have destroyed 118 Ukrainian military sites in 30 hours of fighting
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised more support in Ukraine in the coming days
• Johnson shared a phone call with Zelensky on Friday morning

The news in the world of sports came when Ukrainian forces took to the streets of Kiev today with National Guard troops filmed in defensive positions on the highway shortly before the sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard as they fought with Russian forces to control the capital. .

Putin’s people are now believed to be in the city, although their exact location and number are unclear. Fighting was reported in Obolon, on the outskirts of the city, in the early hours when the defense ministry told residents to make Molotov cocktails to “repel the occupiers.” Russian forces were also spotted in the Vorzel, Bucha and Irpen districts.

Russian troops are believed to have arrived from the northeast after being pushed out by Chernobyl, which was captured late yesterday. More Russian troops and armor advanced into the capital from Konotop, to the east, bypassing the city of Chernihiv, where they encountered heavy Ukrainian resistance.

Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said today would be “the hardest day” of the war.

Once Kiev is surrounded, US intelligence believes the plan will be for Russian special forces to move and take over an airport – possibly Sikorsky or Borispol – which will then be used to fly a much larger force of up to 10,000 paratroopers. who will attack capital.

The paratroopers’ job will be to enter the city, find Zelensky, his ministers and parliamentarians before forcing them to sign a peace deal restoring control of the country back to Russia or a Moscow-backed puppet regime – effectively ending the war without Putin’s ground forces must fulfill the difficult and bloody task of capturing and occupying the entire country.

The Russians appear to have almost completed the plan on the first day of the invasion, when 20 helicopter attackers landed a team of troops at Antonov Airport, 15 miles north of Kiev. But units of the Ukrainian National Guard managed to regain their runway overnight after heavy fighting, scattering surviving Russian attackers in the area.

A Russian tank is filmed crashing and crushing a civilian car driven by an elderly woman in a suburb of Ukrainethe capital of Kiev.

The incident, recorded from different angles, saw the armored car moving on a main road leading through a residential area.

As the tank quickly approached the civilian car moving in the opposite direction, it abruptly veered toward it, leaving the driver some time to react.

The much larger vehicle collided head-on with the vehicle and rolled over, crushing it under its weight before rolling off and driving off. The car was shunted back and almost on tram rails.

Miraculously, reports say the driver of the car survived the shocking crash, with an additional video showing people working desperately to free her from the wreckage.

The incident occurred as Russian troops approached the Ukrainian capital after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion early Thursday.

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A Russian military car was filmed crashing into a civilian car near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Pictured: The aftermath of the crash, with the driver trapped inside

The incident, recorded from different angles, saw an armored truck driving on a main road leading through a residential area. As the armored vehicle approached the civilian vehicle, it abruptly veered toward it – giving the driver some time to react.

In the photo: the crushed car can be seen in the video as it was hit and crushed by a Russian military car near Kiev

Using tools, including an ax and a lever, a group of men are shown in the video working to loosen the door so they can save the woman who was caught in the car, which was almost completely destroyed.

Numerous videos of the incident were shared on social media, with those who posted it on Twitter reporting that they were recorded on Obolon, found north of Kiev.

One corner is shot from a window overlooking the street. While shot from a distance, the video shows the truck suddenly turning into the car.

Another angle, taken from a window overlooking the multi-lane road, shows the aftermath of the crash, capturing an armored car reversing from the car.

Although the rescue of the woman was not filmed in the video, reports say that rescuers were then able to pull her out of the wreckage.

The photos also show the wrecked vehicle, which is almost completely flattened by the armored truck. The windshield was flat and flush with the front cover, which was also crushed. The engine was also found.

The photos show that the woman must have been able to lean on his seat and cross the passenger seat so that she would not be crushed.

Twitter users said the armored vehicle that crashed into the car appeared to be a 9K35 Strela-10, a short-range surface-to-air missile system.

This was not checked immediately.

Miraculously, reports say the driver of the car survived the shocking crash, with an additional video (pictured) showing people working desperately to free her from the wreckage.

The rockets hit the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pushed forward, and Kiev authorities said they were preparing for an attack aimed at overthrowing the government.

Sirens of air strikes blew over Kiev, a European city of three million people, and some residents sheltered in subway stations a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion that shocked the world.

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian plane was shot down and crashed into a building in Kiev during the night, setting it on fire and injuring eight people.

A senior Ukrainian official said Russian forces would enter areas just outside the capital later Friday and that Ukrainian troops were defending positions on four fronts, despite being superior.

Kyiv City Council has warned residents of the Obolon district near an air base captured by Russian paratroopers on Thursday to remain indoors due to “the approach of active hostilities”.

Windows were blown up in a 10-story apartment building near Kiev’s main airport, where a two-meter crater full of rubble showed where a projectile had struck before dawn. A police officer said there were wounded but not killed.

Pictured: The remains of the vehicle lie on the road near the Ukrainian capital Kiev on February 25, 2022.

“How can we experience this in our time? What to think. “Putin must be burned in hell with his whole family,” said Oksana Gulenko, sweeping broken glass from her room.

A neighbor, Soviet Army veteran Anatoly Marchenko, 57, could not find his cat, which escaped during the shelling.

“I know people there, they are my friends,” he told Russia. “What do they need from me?” War came to my house.

Witnesses said loud explosions were heard in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city near the Russian border, and air raids sounded over Lviv to the west. Authorities say heavy fighting has taken place in the eastern city of Sumy.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people have fled major cities.

Dozens were reported killed. Russian troops captured the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant north of Kiev as they advanced on the city from Belarus. Ukraine said radiation levels there have been raised.

U.S. officials say Russia’s original goal is to oust President Vladimir Zelensky and “decapitate” his government. Zelensky said troops are coming for him, but he will stay in Kiev.

In the photo: Soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard occupy positions in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, February 25, 2022, in anticipation of the impending Russian invasion

A man sits in front of his destroyed building after the bombing of the city of Chuguev in eastern Ukraine on February 24, 2022, while the Russian armed forces invade Ukraine

“The enemy marked me as the number one target,” Zelenski said in a video message. “My family is number two. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state.

Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday after Putin declared war, in the biggest attack on a European country since World War II.

Putin says Ukraine is an illegitimate state carved by Russia, a view Ukrainians believe is aimed at erasing their more than millennial history.

Putin’s full goals remain unclear. He says he is not planning a military occupation just to disarm Ukraine and remove its leaders.

But it is unclear how a pro-Russian leader can be appointed without holding much of the country. Russia has not named a single figure and has not mentioned one.

After Moscow denied for months that it was planning an invasion, the news that Putin had ordered one was a shock to Russians accustomed to seeing their 22-year-old ruler as a cautious strategist. Many Russians have friends and family in Ukraine.

Russia intervened against the dissent, and state media ruthlessly described Ukraine as a threat, but thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest the war. Hundreds were arrested quickly.

A pop star posted a video on Instagram opposing the war, and the head of the Moscow State Theater left, saying she would not take her salary from a murderer.

A year after the first coronavirus vaccines became available in the United States, and after months of politicized disputes over vaccine mandates, the country’s campaign to vaccinate its population appears to have stalled, with very few people showing up for the first shots.

On average, 76,000 Americans a day received their first dose this week, the lowest since December 2020. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of total doses per day, including first doses, second doses, and boosters, is also the lowest since. This is far from the peak of the vaccination campaign in April 2021, when an average of 1.8 million Americans a day received their first shots.

It seems that people who were ready to get vaccinated have already received their shots, while those who are hesitant or resistant to vaccines now have less incentive to change their minds. The number of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining, and many states are waiving mask mandates.

“Talking to vaccine-resistant patients is one of the most frustrating things I have ever done as a doctor,” said Dr. Irvin Redlener, pediatrician and director of the National Disaster Preparedness Center. “The strange thing is that typical public health messages like ‘If you get Covid and don’t get vaccinated, you’re 20 times more likely to die than if you were vaccinated’ just don’t seem to work with these patients. The black-and-white scientific reality is in serious conflict with disinformation.”

As the United States approaches the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, the public mood towards it is dominated by fatigue and frustration. found a recent report. This attitude transcends party lines and crosses different age, gender, racial, ethnic and income groups. The report says the public is currently more concerned about the impact of the Omicron wave on the economy than on their personal health and lives.

“There is a lot of hope that we are done with the pandemic, which is not the case,” Dr. Redlener said, adding that the possible surge of new options and sub-options makes the urgent need for vaccination more real than ever. “I wouldn’t worry if people said, ‘We’re sick of this, we want to go back to normal, but we’re going to get vaccinated.’ Unfortunately, what we are seeing is a confluence of the illusion of normality with vaccine hesitancy.”

Rough 76 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Experts evaluate that, since only about 65 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, there is little hope for the United States of achieving herd immunity. About 80 million Americans still remain unvaccinated, putting them at increased risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19.

This is the desperate eviction from Kiev. Cars bounce from armor to armor, slowly approaching as terrified refugees fleeing Putin’s bombs pack their belongings and head for Western security.

Vehicles loaded to the brim with huge suitcases tied securely to roofs and every possible part of the space occupied by family valuables.

A woman was trapped in a car sitting with her cat in a passenger box while her husband drove.

I joined the big getaway this morning after security advisers told me and the rest of the British media that it was time to leave.

Earlier, my sleep was shattered at 3:30 a.m. by air raid sirens, followed by thunder explosions and sounds of long-range gunfire echoing in the capital – and the gloomy realization of the Russian army on the doorstep and what it could lead to. to that of those who choose to stay.

The tough choice we faced was to risk Kiev with the possibility of heavy fighting, civil unrest and a possible food shortage, or to return to a safer place. And thousands of its citizens also chose the latter in what turned out to be a desperate escape from Russian conquest.

We quickly packed up a month later in the Ukrainian capital and headed west, just as the Russians were entering from the opposite east in their brutal quest to take Kiev.

Nick Craven is on the road with thousands of refugees fleeing Putin’s security bombs in the West

The UN estimates that up to five million Ukrainians can flee their homes, and if the scenes in Kiev are something, it will be a miserable race to get out

The Ukrainian army has built checkpoints on the 540-kilometer road to Lviv, which turns the already long journey into a grueling marathon, as huge queues of traffic accumulate.

Driving in a mustard-colored car with the words “press” and “television” hoping not to be attacked by Putin’s soldiers, our convoy of five cars, also made up of other journalists, headed for Lviv, near the Polish border.

When we left our hotel in the city center, the streets around Maidan Square, which is in the heart of Kiev, were deserted, except for a convoy of Ukrainian armored vehicles.

Driving in a mustard-colored car with the words “press” and “television” hoping not to be attacked by Putin’s soldiers, our convoy of five cars, also made up of other journalists, headed for Lviv, near the Polish border. .

But it quickly became clear that this would be a painful journey full of danger.

When we left our hotel in the city center, the streets around Maidan Square, which is in the heart of Kiev, were deserted, except for the column of Ukrainian armored vehicles.

On the main highway, we encountered thousands of people fleeing by car or on foot, carrying what they could, from the Russian attack on their favorite city.

The UN estimates that up to five million Ukrainians can flee their homes, and if the scenes in Kiev are anything, there will be a miserable race to get out.

Hundreds stood by the road, laden with their meager possessions, frantically trying to lift an elevator from all sorts of cars heading west. Families with young children, the elderly, young people and even some men in military uniforms all have one thing in common: to escape.

After more than an hour of driving, our progress was alarmingly slow, with only a mile or two covered in virtual traffic. The distant sounds of air raid and automatic firing sirens continued to echo in the background, only intensifying the growing tension of the hordes fleeing the city at snail speed.

An enterprising young man swept through the gaps in the electric scooter traffic – though who knows where his battery would take him?

The distant sounds of sirens for air attack and automatic firing continued to echo in the background and only intensified the growing tension of the hordes, which were fleeing the city at a snail’s pace.

On an overpass we saw groups of soldiers waiting to greet the enemy at the gates

Vehicles are loaded to the brim with huge suitcases tied securely to roofs and every possible part of the space occupied by family values

The tough choice we faced was to risk Kiev with the possibility of heavy fighting, civil unrest and a possible food shortage, or to return to a safer place. And thousands of its citizens have also chosen the latter in what has become a desperate escape from Russian conquest.

On the opposite lane of the bilateral lane, there were almost no cars moving east, the direction from which the Russians were advancing, except for small convoys of military vehicles.

On the hard side of the road we heard a strange rhythmic bell from an oncoming vehicle, which turned out to be an army truck with a punctured wheel moving on the rims. The windshield was shattered and the panels of his body were punctured with bullet holes.

On an overpass we saw groups of soldiers waiting to greet the enemy at the gates. One had an RPG, but there were not many signs of another weapon capable of stopping the advance of Russian armor.

The Ukrainian army has set up checkpoints on the 540-kilometer road to Lviv, which turns the already long journey into a grueling marathon as huge queues of traffic accumulate.

After nearly two hours on the road, we had barely covered four miles – and we were still out of sight at the checkpoint we were crawling to.

Our security advisers had informed us that before starting the journey, we should always keep close to the vehicle in front. After passing the first checkpoint, we would decide if and when any of our five vehicles should be refueled, which would be another headache.

Each of us sits in a clumsy bulletproof vest in a helmet-wide car while we hear huge chunks of air strikes not far away.

But we are very happy to be with the British former military advisers, who could easily cope with any challenge we will face in the future.

For the ordinary Ukrainian people in the cars around us, leaving their homes with everything they can carry, their future is much more uncertain.

Chaotic scenes have already been reported at Polish border crossings far ahead of us as millions struggle to leave their homeland, perhaps forever.