Ukraine’s border guard said today that a soldier was killed in the shelling
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Russian military fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation. Local media reported explosions in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Gunshots were also heard near the capital’s main airport.
Here are the 5 latest developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
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Ukraine says it has killed ‘about 50 Russian occupiers’. The announcement came hours after Russia’s ground forces entered Ukraine from multiple directions.
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Ukraine’s border guard said today that three soldiers were killed in a shelling attack on the Crimean border, the first officially confirmed military death of a Russian offensive.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said it had destroyed airports, air defenses in Ukraine with precision weapons.
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Ukraine claims it has shot down five Russian planes and a helicopter in the east of the country. “According to the Joint Forces Command, today, February 24, five attackers’ planes and one helicopter were shot down in the area of the Joint Forces operation,” the Army General Staff said.
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Ukraine’s Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said that Russia fired missiles At military headquarters, airports, military warehouses near Kiev, Kharkov and the Dnieper.
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