Russian military says victory on first day of Ukraine military operation The area where the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located is under Russian control. Six regions of southern Ukraine, including Kherson, are under Russian control. Russia claims to have destroyed 70 military bases, including 11 air bases in Ukraine. You can see the video report.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General said that NATO will not send troops to Ukraine soon. NATO nations will meet tomorrow to discuss the crisis. NATO launched a defensive move to ensure the security of its allies. At the same time, there is strong international criticism that US and UN intervention in Russia’s retaliation is too weak.
NATO, a Western military ally, had stepped up its military operations amid indications that Russia would invade Ukraine. But Vladimir Putin’s repeated insistence that Westerners should not interfere in Ukraine should be taken as a setback for NATO. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Russia has ruled out the possibility of a political consensus. Defensive moves are allowed to ensure the security of allies. NATO will not send troops to Ukraine soon. Democracy will triumph over dictatorship. The Secretary-General announced that a NATO meeting would be convened tomorrow to decide on defense measures.
Even as Russia decided to recognize the self-proclaimed republics of eastern Ukraine, weak sanctions were issued by the United States. Washington has repeatedly said it will intervene, but it is unclear what action will be taken against Russia. The United Nations, meanwhile, has reacted coldly. The UN Secretary-General has said only that Russia should withdraw its troops on humanitarian grounds. Ukraine has repeatedly requested the support of the international community at the UN Security Council, which convened an emergency meeting, but the response has not been favorable. In short, the international community is watching Russia’s invasion of a country’s sovereignty.