06-16-2022, 06:19 AM
On Thursday morning, Putin said he had authorised military action to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating from Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russia had carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and border guards, and that explosions had been heard in many cities. An official also reported non-stop cyberattacks. Zelenskyy said that martial law had been declared. Ukrainian media reported that military command centres in Kyiv and the city of Kharkiv in the northeast had been struck by missiles while Russian troops had landed in the southern port cities of Odesa and Mariupol. Russian troops attacked Ukraine from Belarus as well as Russia with Belarusian support, and an attack was also being launched from annexed Crimea, Ukraine’s border guard service said. Russia’s defence ministry said it had taken out military infrastructure at Ukrainian airbases and degraded its air defences. Russian-backed separatists in the east said they had captured two towns, the RIA news agency reported. What has the reaction been? The invasion triggered swift condemnation. US President Joe Biden, who has ruled out putting US troops on the ground in Ukraine, said Putin had chosen a premeditated war that would bring a “catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”. He said he would speak to G7 leaders. Promised Russia would be held “accountable”.
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