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Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

A woman crosses herself in front of Church of Our Lady of Kazan in Red Square with the St. Basil's Cathedral, left, and the Spasskaya Tower, second left, and the Kremlin Wall in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo)

Rowers are in boats at a peace demonstration against the war in Ukraine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, March 20, 2022. According to the organizer, a total of 39 boats with about 220 participants took part in the protest event. (Bodo Marks/dpa via AP)

The Ukrainian refugees Olia, and Solomiia from Rivne in western Ukraine take part in the demonstration "Peace in Ukraine - Security in Europe" holding banners reading "Stop destroying our motherland" and "Stop killing our people" in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, March 22, 2022. (Georg Wendt/dpa via AP)

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict