KRAMATORSK, Ukraine – Europe plunged into its deepest crisis in decades early Thursday as Russia defied international law and threatened devastating economic sanctions by unleashing a global crisis. face Invasion of Ukrainethreatens the safety of millions and leaves citizens across the country scrambling for shelter as rockets fall from the sky.
The Russian offensive began early in the morning and arrived by land, air and sea. Shelling and explosions have occurred across the country, far beyond the front lines in eastern Ukraine, indicating a significant escalation of Russia’s 2014 invasion.
Emine Dzheppar, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister, told BuzzFeed News: “We woke up to a completely different world.
The Russian military claims to have destroyed more than 80 Ukrainian military sites, including 11 airports, Major General Igor Konashenkov said. meeting from Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his country late on Thursday, exchanging his suit and tie for a military uniform. He said that at least 137 Ukrainians have been killed so far in the Russian invasion, including civilian and military casualties.
Zelensky ordered the mobilization of the entire army, calling all conscripts and reservists to oppose Russian actions, which he compared to Soviet actions, describing the invasion as ” the sound of the new Iron Curtain falling and shutting Russia off from civilization. world.”
“Our task is to keep that curtain from falling on Ukrainian territory,” Zelensky said.
