The Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine’s air bases and military infrastructure had been neutralised, according to an IFX news agency report. Meanwhile, the Ukraine military said that five Russian plan.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday. As Putin spoke, big explosions were heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other areas of Ukraine. Later, air sirens went off in Kyiv, indicating that the city was under attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared martial law and said Russia had carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and the country’s border guards.