FLASH: Russia Attacks Ukraine Amid Global Outrage | NNH
Russian troops on Thursday launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine amid international condemnation and sanctions against Moscow.
Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
The Russian military said it struck Ukrainian air bases and other military assets and had not targeted populated areas.
The Russian Defence Ministry statement said the military was using precision weapons and claimed that “there is no threat to civilian population”.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin announced the military operation after the Kremlin said rebels in eastern Ukraine asked Russia for military assistance to help fend off Ukrainian “aggression”, an announcement that the White House said was a “false flag” operation by Moscow to offer up a pretext for an invasion.
