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Reuters: Russian forces launch invasion of Ukraine with strikes on defence
MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.
Shortly after Putin spoke in a televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport, the Interfax news agency said, and sirens were heard over the city.
WSJ: The Latest News on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Live Updates
Russian troops and tanks pushed into Ukraine and airstrikes hit the country's capital and more than a dozen other cities early Thursday after President Vladimir Putin said he ordered a military operation to "demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine" and bring its leaders to trial.
Ukrainian officials said an initial wave of strikes targeted military installations, airfields and government facilities across the country. Ukraine's border service said its troops came under attack all along the country's frontiers with Russia and Belarus as well as Crimea. Heavy shelling targeted the city of Mariupol on the Azov sea. Air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv after 7 a.m. and the city's airport came under attack. Ukraine's military said it shot down five Russian warplanes and one helicopter. Russia denied any of its aircraft were hit.
CBS: NATO officials say Russian attack on Ukraine has begun
Russia has begun attacking Ukraine, NATO officials confirmed. The late-night attack began moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had "decided to conduct a special military operation" to protect eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. CBS News correspondents reported hearing loud blasts in the capital city, Kyiv, and in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
A Ukrainian government spokesperson said early Thursday that "cruise and ballistic missile strikes are underway at the control centers" in Kyiv.
BBC: Ukraine conflict: Russian forces invade after Putin TV declaration
Russian forces have launched a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine, crossing its borders and bombing military targets near big cities.
In a pre-dawn TV statement Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded that its military lay down their arms.
Moments later, attacks were reported on Ukrainian military targets.
Ukraine said that "Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine".
Russian military vehicles were said to have breached the border in a number of places, in the north, south and east, including from Belarus.
(Score: 0, Troll) by crafoo on Thursday February 24 2022, @04:02PM (1 child)
The American World Police are nearly bankrupt and the world knows it. China and Russia will continue to move to settle old scores. Europe's monetary system, banks, energy sector are melting down. There is a real question if the USA will be able to service their debt over the next 5 years. The Fed is out of cards, the house is about to topple. The petro dollar is over. Everyone switched to buying oil in euros and other currencies, telling USA to go fuck itself with it's, "you must buy oil in USD to sit at the global table".
NATO has been pushing farther East, squeezing. What did they expect? Putin knows their intent is .. not good. NATO is the bully on the block telling you to stop hitting yourself.
Russia's greatest crime is being independent of the Western financial system. In fact, they've been stockpiling gold. For this, they are punished. There is no other reason. It's always about the money.
(Score: 3, Funny) by quietus on Thursday February 24 2022, @06:22PM
Could you please apply for some high-level admin job with an autocrat, somewhere? You must fully qualify, having the mental acumen to say in one breath that the European financial system is melting down while all payments of oil are being executed in euros. And, oh, please stop hitting yourself.