Moscow. Russian troops attacked Ukraine on Thursday. At the same time, 7 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 9 have also been injured.’ Russian President Vladimir Putin, condemning the attack internationally and ignoring sanctions, warned other countries that there would be any form of Russian action. Attempts to intervene “will have consequences they have never seen before.”
#UkraineRussiaCrisis Ukraine says at least 7 killed, 9 wounded by Russian shelling: Reuters
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Police officers inspect the remains of a missile that fell in the street, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Kyiv
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Early this morning, loud explosions were heard in Kiev, Kharkiv, Odessa and other cities in Ukraine. At the same time, the leaders of many countries of the world condemned the Russian invasion, which could cause a great deal of loss of life and property and this attack could overthrow the elected government of Ukraine. At the same time, after Russia launched a military offensive, Ukrainian President Blodimir Zelensky declared ‘martial law’ in the country and urged citizens not to panic.
Smoke fumes out of a military installation near the airport, tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol: Reuters pic.twitter.com/UH42Rl05Er
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He said Russia targeted Ukraine’s military infrastructure and blasts were heard across the country. Zelensky said he had just spoken to US President Joe Biden and that the US was gathering international support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has said the new sanctions are meant to punish Russia for its aggression that the international community had feared for weeks but could not be stopped through diplomacy. Earlier, Russian President Putin justified the action in his televised address.
Putin said the attack was necessary to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine. However, the US had already expressed apprehension about the claim that Russia would try to justify the attack unfairly. Putin accused the US and its allies of preventing Ukraine from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and ignoring Russia’s demand for security guarantees to Moscow. He said that this action is being taken in response to threats being posed by Ukraine.
He said that Russia’s goal is not to annex Ukraine, but to free the region from military influence and bring the perpetrators to justice. Putin warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with Russian action “will have consequences they have never seen before”. At the same time, US President Joe Biden said in a written statement, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen a pre-planned war that will have a devastating effect on people’s lives.” Only Russia will be responsible for the loss and destruction of people in this attack. He said the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive manner. The world will “decide the accountability of Russia.”
Biden said he plans to talk to the American people on Thursday after a meeting of the Group of Seven leaders. More sanctions against Russia could be announced on Thursday. At the same time, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba called this action a full-fledged attack on Ukraine and a ‘trespassing war’. He said that Ukraine will defend itself and achieve victory. “The world must and can stop Putin,” he said. It’s time to work. In the midst of this development, the Russian military has said that it has targeted Ukraine’s air force base and other military base. Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement that the military used lethal weapons to target Ukrainian air bases, air defense assets and other military infrastructure. He claimed there was no threat to the civilian population.
At the same time, Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said on Facebook that Russian forces had launched missile attacks on Ukrainian command facilities, air force bases and military reserves in Kiev, Kharkiv and Dnipro. People could be heard shouting in the streets after the initial blast in Kiev. But after some time the situation seemed to be normalizing and the movement of cars and people coming and going in the streets were seen. A full force attack on Ukraine by Russia could result in substantial loss of life and property and result in the overthrow of the elected government of Ukraine. Its conflict could result in worldwide sanctions on Russia, which could have an impact on the supply of energy materials to Europe and also have a serious impact on the global financial market. At the same time, as the military action continued, the Asian stock market saw a fall and saw an increase in oil prices. Earlier, sensing international condemnation and retaliatory measures for military action on Ukraine, Putin warned other countries not to try to interfere in Russian action.
Putin said, “I have a few words for those who think that they can interfere in the developments going on at this time… It must be known that Russia’s response will be immediate and will have consequences that have not been seen in history. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms immediately and return home. In the context of Russia being a nuclear state, Putin warned that no one should doubt that a direct attack on our country would cause destruction and would have dire consequences for a potential aggressor. He said that Russia is nuclear power and has an edge in many ways in terms of state-of-the-art weapons. The US on Tuesday made some announcements about the deployment of its military forces in the Baltic region but said it would not send its troops to fight Russia.