On February 24 (local time) Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced military action on Ukraine in a public address in Moscow. The announcement was broadcasted at around 5:30 AM Russian time. Notably, United Nations Security Council was holding a meeting in New York at the same time and the members had pleaded Putin not to initiate the attack.
Russia’s Putin announces a ‘military operation’ in Ukraine, calls on Ukraine military to ‘lay down its arms’: AFP pic.twitter.com/jf9M3FU6ir
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2022
While warning the West not to meddle with Russia, Putin said, “To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me.”
Threat of a nuclear attack: “To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me.”
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) February 24, 2022
As per BNO News, large explosions could be heard in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
BREAKING: Large explosions reported near Ukraine’s Kharkiv pic.twitter.com/fJYOspt5J7
— BNO News (@BNONews) February 24, 2022
This is a developing story.
