According to the State Service of Ukraine, attacks were carried out on 10 regions of Ukraine, primarily in the east and south of the country.
Ukraine has closed its airspace.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has urged the population to stay at home until the siren is off, but keep the “alarm suitcase” ready.
Early in the morning, Volodymyr Zelensky convened an urgent meeting of security agencies.
Ukrainian news agency Unian reports at least four explosions in Kramatorsk, a powerful explosion in Odesa, Kharkiv, Berdyansk, the beginning of heavy shelling in the Donbas by terrorists.
People on social networks report several explosions in the Boryspil area east of the capital, where the international airport is located.
On the night of February 24, Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a military operation in Donbas, as Ukraine “is under threat.”
At 4 am Minsk time explosions and shelling of Ukrainian cities began, shots and explosions were heard at the Boryspil airport near Kyiv, explosions in Kharkiv, shelling by Grad systems in Mariupol. The President of the United States Joe Biden said that the people of Ukraine are experiencing an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian forces.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said:
“Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Strikes are being inflicted on peaceful Ukrainian cities. This is an aggressive war. Ukraine will defend and win. The world can and should stop Putin. It’s time to act now. “
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