Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Russia Ukraine Conflict

 

Ukraine-Russia conflict: First pictures from ground zero

Air raid sirens rang out in downtown Kyiv on Thursday as cities across Ukraine were hit with what Ukrainian officials said were Russian missile strikes and artillery.

According to reports, citizens were headed for underground metro stations to take shelter, as authorities declared martial law in the face of what they fear is a full-scale invasion.

Russian military might

Military vehicles are seen on a street on the outskirts of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine on February 23, 2022. 

Writing on Twitter, Ukranian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is targeting cities with weapons strikes.


Kharkiv and Kyiv hit

Smoke rises in Kharkiv, the northeastern city of Ukraine. Ukrainian military command centres in the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv have been attacked by missile strikes, reported Ukrainska Pravda news website citing a Ukrainian interior ministry official.



Map: Cities attacked by Russia

Russia launched cruise and ballistic missiles at airfields and military headquarters near Kyiv, the country’s capital city, according to Ukrainian officials.

In the south, Russian troops landed in Odessa, according to Ukrainian officials. In eastern Ukraine, Russian missiles hit targets in Kharkiv and Dnipro, according to Ukrainian officials, and loud booms were reported in Kramatorsk.

Ukraine’s state emergency services said that attacks had been launched against 10 Ukrainian regions, primarily in the east and south of the country. Several planes were hit at airports, the statement said.


Ukraine is burning

"Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter.

"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."


Military personnel running away from Kalanchak outpost

Vladimir Putin said he had authorised military action after Russia had been left with no choice but to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating from modern Ukraine, a democratic state of 44 million people.


Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv

"Russia cannot feel safe, develop, and exist with a constant threat emanating from the territory of modern Ukraine," Putin said. "All responsibility for bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine."