Ukraine’s border guard today said that one servicemen was killed in a shelling attack
New Delhi:
Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation. Local media reported explosions in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Gunfire was also heard near the capital’s main airport.
Here are the 5 latest developments of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
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Ukraine’s border guard today said that one servicemen was killed in a shelling attack along the Crimean border, the first officially confirmed military death of the Russian invasion.
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The Russian defence ministry said it has destroyed air bases, air defences in Ukraine with precision weapons.
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Ukraine claims that it has downed five Russian planes and a helicopter in the east of the country. “According to the Joint Forces Command, today, February 24, in the area of the Joint Forces operation, five planes and a helicopter of the aggressors were shot down,” the army general staff said.
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Anton Gerashchenko, Ukraine’s deputy interior minister, said that Russia has fired missiles on military headquarters, airports, military warehouses near Kyiv, Kharkov and Dnieper.
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The US condemned the announcement by Vladimir Putin and said that the world will “hold Russia accountable” for the war against Ukraine.