Vladimir Putin,
president of Russia, has ordered a special military operation in Ukraine’s
Donbas region.
According to ABC News, Putin announced on television that Russia
would not tolerate the threats from Ukraine.
Ukraine’s interior ministry said Russia has begun attacks on
the country.
Explosions were reportedly heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and in other parts of Ukraine.
The attacks were said to have targeted key infrastructure in
the country.
US President Joe Biden condemned the attacks, describing
them as unprovoked.
He said Putin has chosen a “premeditated war that will bring
a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.
He said the US and its allies — members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) — will deliver a decisive response.
”Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction
this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will
respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,”
Biden said.
Putin had ordered troops into separatist-held parts of
eastern Ukraine in what he called a “peacekeeping” mission.
The order came just hours after he signed decrees
recognising the independence of the Moscow-backed regions.
The decrees signed by Putin conveyed Moscow’s official
recognition of two breakaway territories in the Donbas region of eastern
Ukraine — the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic (DPR and
LPR).
The decrees recognised them as independent states and
guaranteed their security with Russian troops. The decrees also said Russian
peacekeeping forces would be deployed in the areas.
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