Russia-Ukraine Crisis Live: Reuters reports that Russia has bombed 33 settlements in the last 24 hours, citing the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Live: Kiev: Russian troops reportedly intensify evacuation targeting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Russian missiles hit Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky has called on the international community to impose sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said the missile strike in Kiev has intensified. He noted that the last such attack on the capital was in 1941, adding that Ukraine would conquer Russia as it had defeated Nazi Germany at the time.
Reuters quoted Ukraine’s Interior Ministry as saying that Russia had bombed 33 settlements in the past 24 hours. AFP reported a series of bombings in various parts of Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky has said that he is Russia’s first target and his second target is his family.
Selensky said 137 people, including soldiers, civilians and soldiers, had been killed and 316 wounded in the Russian offensive so far. He said the country was alone in the struggle and had not received any assistance.
An adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office said on Thursday that the nuclear plant at Chernobyl, where the 1986 nuclear disaster took place, had been seized by Russian forces. The Russian military has destroyed 74 Ukrainian military bases, including 11 air bases, the AP news agency reported.
World leaders have condemned Russia’s military action. The United States and its allies have said they will block the assets of four major Russian banks and impose export restrictions. NATO countries in the east, especially the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, have received US military assistance.
President Joe Biden says US will intervene if Russia starts attacking NATO countries. “If the United States does not stop Russia now, it will try to stop it,” Biden said. “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky has spoken out and promised humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of the people of Ukraine,” Biden said.
Satellite images of Russia’s move 16 km from the Ukrainian border have been released. This was followed by a military coup ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia then launched a missile attack on Ukraine. Russia’s land, air and naval forces have joined forces to attack Ukraine.
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