Moment Russia bombed Ukraine | By: Adebayo Akinkunmi

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and launched a army assault on the neighbouring nation.

In lots of footage which surfaced on social media, Russian troops might be seen crossing Ukraine’s orders and bombing army targets close to massive cities.

In a pre-dawn TV assertion Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned Russia didn’t plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded that its army lay down their arms.

Moments later, assaults had been reported on Ukrainian army targets.

Ukraine mentioned that “Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine”.

Russian army automobiles had been mentioned to have breached the border in numerous locations, within the north, south and east, together with from Belarus. At the least seven persons are recognized to have been killed in Russian assaults, police say. One other 19 are lacking.

President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced that martial regulation was now being imposed throughout all of Ukraine.

“No panic. We’re robust. We’re prepared for something. We’ll defeat everybody, as a result of we’re Ukraine,” the Ukrainian chief mentioned in a video assertion. Forward of Russia’s assault he had made a last-ditch try to avert conflict, warning that Russia may begin “a significant conflict in Europe” and urging Russian residents to oppose it.

Warning sirens blared throughout the capital, which has a inhabitants of just about three million.

Culled from BBC

These are a few of the first pictures of Russian troops coming into Ukraine, verified by The New York Instances.

Footage captured by safety cameras at a border crossing on Thursday morning reveals Russian army automobiles coming into from Crimea. https://t.co/iAaop3QWru pic.twitter.com/U9gt81z6GR

— The New York Instances (@nytimes) February 24, 2022

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