Several helicopters launched an attack this afternoon on the hostel military base, about twenty-five kilometers northwest of Kiev. After a fierce fight, they could have taken the airport. It is feared that Russia will now be able to move soldiers more easily to encircle and harass the capital.AP . image
Hostomel attack video footage:
Border point between Belarus and Ukraine, north of Kiev.Image via Reuters
Ukrainian army vehicles in the capital Kiev.AFP photo
Smoke rises after an attack on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense in Kiev.Reuters photo
Thousands of residents are trying to leave Kiev.AFP photo
A woman is injured after an attack on an apartment building in Chuhiv, near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A destroyed radar station near Mariupol, the largest port in southeastern Ukraine.AP . image
A destroyed radar station near Mariupol, the largest port in southeastern Ukraine.AP . image
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to defend themselves in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine.AFP photo
Russian military vehicles in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. Vehicles are marked with the letter Z, like all forces advancing from the south. Vehicles passing north and east have different signs such as a triangle or the letter D.Reuters photo
The situation last night and this morning:
President Putin announced military operations in Ukraine in a televised address last night. Less than ten minutes later, Russia fired its first missiles at Ukrainian cities and military targets, and they did both From the north, east and south†
Since this morning, more and more tanks and vehicles are entering the country. The footage shows Russian tanks entering Ukraine from Belarus.
In the north, the Russians advanced mainly towards Kharkov, the second largest city in Ukraine. Additionally, civilians end up on the streets in the middle of the fighting:
An apartment building was hit in Chugoev near Kharkov, which resulted in many casualties. A boy was also killed, according to Reuters.
Firefighters control a fire in the Ukrainian town of Chugov near Kharkiv, which has come under fire from Russia.AFP photo
Ukraine has also launched air strikes in the south and west of the country, as in the Black Sea port city of Odessa and in Lutsk, just 60 kilometers from the Polish border.
Black smoke billows from Chugoyev Military Airport near the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.AFP photo
Police and security forces are investigating the remains of a missile in the streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.AFP photo
Passers-by mourned the body of a loved one after Russia bombed the eastern city of Chuzhev.AFP photo
Military vehicle on the outskirts of Donetsk. The city is located in an area controlled by pro-Russian militants.Reuters photo
Kiev residents rush out of the Ukrainian capital as Russia invades the country.Image Getty Images
