LIVE: Russia Launches Military Operation Against Ukraine

Russian ground forces have entered Ukrainian territory, notably from annexed Crimea, Ukrainian border guards said on Thursday, as Moscow launched a military operation in the country.

Russian military vehicles, including armoured vehicles, violated the border in the regions of Chernigiv (north, Belarusian border), Sumy (northeast, Russian border), Lugansk and Kharkiv (east, Russian border)” by point crossing between the peninsula and the mainland of Ukraine, indicated the border guards by publishing a video on which we see vehicles marked with the letter Z.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine to defend separatists in the east of the country, despite international outcry and Western sanctions.

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