Russia's full-blown navy invasion of Ukraine introduced a global outcry on Thursday 24 February with NATO condemning a "brutal act of struggle" and G7 leaders calling it a "severe menace to worldwide order".
Brussels and Washington moved to impose additional sanctions on Moscow, concentrating on finance and enterprise. "Putin selected this struggle," mentioned US President Joe Biden, warning that Russia would bear the implications.
A day of preventing noticed clashes and casualties reported across the nation together with close to the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian officers mentioned Russia had taken management of the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Civilians have been seen attempting to flee main cities.
The assault ordered by Vladimir Putin started in a single day, with Russian forces invading Ukraine by land, air and sea. The Russian chief warned different international locations that any try and intrude would result in "penalties you could have by no means seen in historical past".
World leaders decried the beginning of a Russian offensive that would trigger large casualties and appears to be designed to topple Ukraine’s democratically elected authorities.
Here is how the primary day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine unfolded:
The important thing factors to know
- Russia' has launched a full navy assault on Ukraine, invading from the east, north and south;
- Preventing has been reported in lots of components of the nation together with close to Kyiv; casualty figures are arduous to estimate however dozens of civilians and navy personnel are thought to have been killed;
- Ukraine says Russia has seized management of the Chernobyl nuclear plant; Moscow says it has destroyed dozens of Ukrainian navy amenities;
- EU leaders have agreed to impose sanctions towards Russia that may have "large and extreme penalties";
- President Biden has introduced extra US sanctions towards Russia, designed to hit the nation's financial system long-term;
- The measures don't embody concentrating on Putin personally or exclude Russia from the SWIFT worldwide funds system;
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared martial legislation and minimize diplomatic ties with Moscow, including that a "new iron curtain" now separates Russia from the "civilised world";
- Zelenskyy additionally said Moscow designated him as "goal primary" as he ordered a complete mobilisation by midnight on Friday;
- Vladimir Putin mentioned the "particular navy operation" was to guard civilians in japanese Ukraine and "de-Nazify" the nation; warning that any nation trying to intrude would see “penalties you could have by no means seen in historical past";
- Kyiv got here beneath missile hearth early morning on Friday, as Russian troops are reported to be advancing on the Ukrainian capital
Russian assaults proceed all through Ukraine
Ukrainian military stops Russian armour advancing on Kyiv from Chernobyl
Russian troops advancing on Kyiv from the path of Chernobyl was stopped close to the village of Ivankiv, after the Ukrainian forces blew up a bridge on the Teteriv river on Friday.
The Basic Workers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that the bridge was destroyed to halt the advancing column of Russian armour after a battle broke out close to the village that's midway between the Ukrainian capital and the border with Belarus.
China to evacuate its residents from Ukraine, embassy confirms
China’s Embassy in Ukraine says it's arranging evacuation flights for its residents.
An embassy assertion Friday says circumstances in Ukraine have “deteriorated sharply” however makes no point out of the Russian invasion.
The embassy gave no particulars on the place the evacuation flights could be leaving from, nor did it say when the constitution flights would possibly occur, saying that scheduling will rely upon the “flight security state of affairs".
It says travellers must be packed and able to react rapidly as soon as flight schedules are introduced. Passengers should have a passport from China, Hong Kong or Macau or a “Taiwan compatriot card”.
The embassy earlier suggested Chinese language residents in Ukraine to remain dwelling and to mark their automobiles with the flag of their nation in the event that they deliberate to journey lengthy distances.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum rejects Putin's 'denazification' claims
One of many world’s most notable establishments devoted to Holocaust research strongly condemned what it mentioned was an “outrageous assault on Ukraine” on Friday.
“In justifying this assault, Vladimir Putin has misrepresented and misappropriated Holocaust historical past by claiming falsely that democratic Ukraine must be ‘denazified,’” the USHMM said.
“Equally groundless and egregious are his claims that Ukrainian authorities are committing “genocide” as a justification for the invasion of Ukraine.”
Loud explosions in Kyiv
A number of explosions had been heard within the Ukrainian capital early morning on Friday as Russian forces pressed on with their assault, a variety of journalists on the bottom and native retailers alike reported.
The Ukrainian Military claimed that it has taken down two incoming rockets mid-flight.
Ukrainian Inside Ministry advisor Anton Gerashchenko claimed that the explosions had been attributable to ballistic cruise missiles.
"The strikes towards Kyiv with cruise and ballistic missiles have resumed. I heard two loud explosions," Gerashchenko wrote in a submit on Telegram.
A nine-storey house constructing is reportedly on hearth on Koshytsa avenue, in east Kyiv.
One other two-storey constructing within the western a part of town caught hearth.
Western intelligence sources earlier claimed that a Russian offensive on the Ukrainian capital would possibly happen "within the subsequent few hours".
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko mentioned that not less than "three [people were] wounded, one in severe situation" from the falling particles after one of many explosions.
Macron: Putin was 'duplicitous'
French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was "duplicitous" of their earlier conversations following an EU summit in Brussels.
"Sure, there was duplicity, sure there was a deliberate, aware option to launch struggle after we may nonetheless negotiate peace," he mentioned at a press convention after the EU leaders gathered to debate additional sanctions towards Moscow.
Macron added that France would add its personal sanctions to the bloc's bundle.
Additionally, he mentioned that France would pace up its deployment of troops to Romania in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"France will proceed to play its full position in reassuring NATO allies by sending a brand new contingent to Estonia as a part of the bolstered ahead presence, forward of its participation within the Baltic Air Policing from March, and by additionally accelerating its deployment in Romania," the French president mentioned.
Earlier on Thursday, Macron mentioned it will be useful to "go away the trail open" to dialogue with Moscow to halt its offensive in Ukraine after having a "frank, direct, fast change" with Putin.
Numerous government-affiliated web sites in Russia nonetheless down
An account on Twitter purportedly run by the worldwide hacktivist collective Nameless claimed earlier on Thursday that it launched cyber operations towards Russia, taking down the English language web site of the state-controlled broadcaster RT.
A number of authorities web sites are additionally inaccessible, together with these of the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defence, additionally purportedly taken down by the hacker group.
The account claimed it additionally knocked down Russian web service suppliers Com2Com, PTT-Teleport Moscow, RELCOM, and Sovam Teleport.
"We, as a collective need solely peace on the planet. We would like a future for all of humanity. So, whereas folks across the globe smash your web suppliers to bits, perceive that it is totally directed on the actions of the Russian authorities and Putin," the account adopted by 6.5 million customers tweeted in an announcement explaining the hackers' actions.
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