Last minute: A day has passed since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation against Donbass. Announcing that Russian sabotage groups had entered Kiev, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskiy stated that 137 people lost their lives and more than 300 were injured in the first day of the Russian occupation. In the morning hours, there were repeated explosions in the capital, Kiev. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced that a Russian plane was shot down over Kiev. Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that a tank attack is expected on Kiev today.
Here are the minute developments…
“TODAY WE EXPECT A TANK ATTACK ON KIEV”
09.54: Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that a tank attack is expected on Kiev today.
UKRAINE AND RUSSIAN ARMY CONFLICT ALL NIGHT
09:37: The clashes of the Ukrainian and Russian army were recorded in the city of Sumi, near the Russian border in Ukraine. As a result of the clashes, extensive fire and damage occurred in the city of Sumi.
08.50: Some settlements were damaged as a result of the bombardment in Starobilsk, near Luhansk, Ukraine. Rescue teams announced that 1 person died and 6 people were injured.
“MISSILE ATTACKS STARTED AGAIN”
08.19: President of Ukraine Zelenski said, “Russian attacks are aimed at both military and civilian targets. Russian soldiers stopped advancing in many directions. Russia’s missile attacks have resumed.”
SIREN SOUNDS HEARED IN KIEV AND LVIV
08.15: Sirens are heard in Kiev.
08:00: Sirens are heard in Lviv, one of the cities in the west of the country. Many foreign embassies in Kiev had moved to Lviv, away from conflict, on the grounds that it was safer.
EXPLOSION SOUNDS AGAIN IN KIEV
07.33: The sound of an explosion was heard again in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
07.32: Anton Gerashchenko, Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, stated that some residences were damaged as a result of rockets falling in the Russian military operation in the capital Kiev, while 3 civilians were injured. Stating that the “enemy rocket” was hit by the Ukrainian air defense system, Gerashchenko stated that the rocket destroyed in the air fell on the residences.
06.57: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced that a Russian plane was shot down over Kiev.
CONSEQUENTIAL EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV
06:00 Valeriy Zaluzhny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced that Russia’s losses against her country were estimated at more than 30 tanks, about 130 armored vehicles, 7 aircraft and 6 helicopters in the first day.
05.25: Explosions were heard in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. After 04:20 local time in Kiev, there were repeated explosions.
04.41: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Macron made a joint statement. Macron said, “We are holding this meeting in this war environment. We tried to act by giving diplomacy a chance. Putin’s election is to try to shake the history of Europe. It is against the contracts signed by Russia as well. We tried to give diplomacy a chance by holding the necessary meetings in our union. We stood by our allies. “We have taken our measures against cyber attacks and regarding disinformation. There has been an attack on European soil. We have shown that Europe is not just a consumer market, but a unity. We are talking about technological dominance,” he said.
04.40: While the attacks of the Russian army on Ukraine continued uninterrupted, the violence of the conflicts reached its peak in the Ukrainian city of Sumi.
THEY ENTERED THE CAPITAL KIEV
02.46: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Russian “Sabotage Groups” have infiltrated the country’s capital, Kiev.