Russian defence ministry said it was targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure with precision weaponsNew Delhi:
Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation. Local media reported explosions in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Gunfire was also heard near the capital’s main airport.
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Anton Gerashchenko, Ukraine’s deputy interior minister, said that Russia has fired missiles on military headquarters, airports, military warehouses near Kyiv, Kharkov and Dnieper.
The Russian defence ministry said it was targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure with precision weapons. “Military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields, and aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being disabled with high-precision weapons,” the defence ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.
The US condemned the announcement by Vladimir Putin and said that the world will “hold Russia accountable” for the war against Ukraine.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea to Vladimir Putin to stop “in the name of humanity”.
Flights from cities in southern Russia near Ukraine were cancelled today after Putin declared a war on Ukraine. Flights from 11 airports in southern Russia and one airport in Moscow-annexed Crimea were cancelled, Russia’s main aviation authority Rosaviatsia said in a statement.