Moscow, Europe Brief News – Russia invades Ukraine by land, sea and air after weeks of building up a pretext to the War. It was always on the cards as Biden confirmed many times that Putin has made up his mind and Russian invasion can initiate anytime soon.
This is the biggest Attack by one state against another in Europe after WorldWarII. The reports are coming from Ukraine that Russian missiles have been raining down on Ukrainian Cities during the last few hours.
Ukraine Crisis: Citizen Are Fleeing Off Country
Ukraine reported a number of troops pouring across borders into the eastern Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions. Explosions can be heared before dawn in the Capital Kyiv. The residents are trying to flee the country as highways experienced a worst traffic jam.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Putin has made up his mind to destroy his state.
Dmyto Kuleba , Ukrainian Foreign Minister said on twitter “ Putin has just launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes”.
He further added “This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now”.
Joseph Borrel, EU Foreign Affairs Chief “These are among the darkest hours of Europe since the Second World War”.
A resident from the Ukrainian City Kharkiv claimed that the windows in apartment blocks were shaking from constant bombing from Rusian Military.
The Initial reports of casualties were irregular and unconfirmed. Ukraine reported that Russian shelling has killed almost eight of its people along with three border guards in the Southern Kherson Region.
Ukraine military is claiming that they have destroyed four Russian tanks near Kharkiv and killed almost 50 troops near a town in Luhansk region.
On the other side, Russia has denied all the Ukrainian claims of knocking down armoured vehicles. Russian backed Separatists claim that they have knocked down two Ukrainian planes.
In a televised declaration of war Russian president Putin said “we will strive for demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine”.
US president Joe Biden said “ My prayers were with the people of Ukraine as they suffered an unprovoked and unjustified attack. He even guarantees that Russia will face tough sanctions in response.
He further added that he would consult with the other top Leaders of the world as Russia invades ukraine and will talk about what sanctions to impose on Russia to stop further destruction.
