Friday's front pages are dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as world leaders have condemned the actions of president Vladmimir Putin.
The Irish Times reports that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought fear, death and mass condemnation as the West has agreed new sanctions targeting Russia.
The Irish Examiner leads with the photo of an injured woman in Ukraine as peace in Europe has been shattered.
The front page of today's Irish Examiner.
Subscribe today at: https://t.co/Bqu30PdVl7 pic.twitter.com/QKSDGFvFNC— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) February 25, 2022
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The Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Daily Mirror also both lead with the picture of the injured woman while Putin is expected to seize Ukraine's capital within days.
For all the big news, pick up Friday's Irish Daily Mail, or click on https://t.co/wKUyK4A9A5 pic.twitter.com/tqjFd5Yw1J
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) February 24, 2022
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Good morning, here is the front page of Friday's Irish Daily Mirror pic.twitter.com/j8akB9Qjis
— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) February 25, 2022
The Irish Daily Star has described Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Europe's darkest hour.
Friday’s front page pic.twitter.com/WE56no37Sq
— Irish Daily Star (@IsFearrAnStar) February 25, 2022
And the Belfast Telegraph focuses on sanctions imposed by the West on Russia which aim to "cripple" the country.
In the UK, the front pages all focus on the invasion of Ukraine, many accusing Russian president Vladimir Putin of having blood on his hands.
The Daily Telegraph‘s headline casts the conflict as the “new cold war”, the i says panic has gripped Ukraine’s “cities under siege” as hundreds of thousands try to flee, and The Guardian leads with a photograph of a bloodied woman injured during an airstrike in the eastern city of Chuhuiv.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'New cold war as Putin strikes'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Friday's front page: Ukraine's agony - families flee as war comes to Europe#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/J7H1gmytRe
— i newspaper (@theipaper) February 24, 2022
Guardian front page, Friday 25 February 2022: Putin invades pic.twitter.com/lkwYrxaQnk
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) February 24, 2022
“Her blood is on his hands” declares The Sun with a small photograph of Mr Putin over one of the injured woman in Chuhuiv and the Daily Mirror runs with the theme of “Her blood… his hands”.
On tomorrow's front page: pic.twitter.com/UcUucLehlv
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 24, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page: Her blood... his hands #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/UL7tQTkp9h pic.twitter.com/KsvnZ8HkkQ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 24, 2022
Metro shows the injured woman next to Mr Putin backed up by Adolf Hitler, while the Financial Times reports the invasion is the biggest challenge to European peace in 80 years.
Friday’s front page:
WAR IN EUROPE#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/ZnDQw859TF— Metro US (@MetroUS) February 24, 2022
FT: Putin’s forces storm Ukraine #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/m2kl9IeFoD
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 24, 2022
“The bloodshed begins” reads The Independent‘s headline above a photograph of the Chuviuv woman as the Daily Mail says Russia will seize Kyiv “in days”.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1ax pic.twitter.com/UbZ2Jvo6sF
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) February 24, 2022
Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/GaTRugxkFU
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) February 24, 2022
