Ukrainian President Zelensky orders the military to inflict heavy losses on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered his forces to repel the Russian invasion in full force, the country's army announced.
Russia has moved into Ukraine, and Zelenskyj is asking his countrymen to fight back in defense of their fatherland.
“The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has ordered maximum casualties to be inflicted on the attacking party,” Major General Valery Zaluzhny said.
Russia launches attack on Ukraine
In the middle of the night, around 4 AM Norwegian time, in an extraordinary television address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was launching a military operation in Ukraine.
Putin announced the attack on Ukraine during an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council.
Ukraine has closed its airspace to civilian flights. CNN journalists report explosions in Kyiv and at least six other Ukrainian cities.
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