A man takes his things out of the house after damaged by artillery shelling in Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. 

Ukraine declares ‘state of emergency’

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A man takes his things out of the house after damaged by artillery shelling in Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 23, 2022. 

Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, calling up its reservists aged 18 to 60. This follows Russian troops moving into the separatist-controlled Donbas region of Ukraine. And new US sanctions target Russia’s sovereign debt and two large Russian financial institutions. But critics say they’ll be ineffective. Plus, a German shepherd’s meteorite-hit dog house just sold for more than $40,000 at Christie’s annual auction of rare and unusual meteorites from space. 

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