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Russia Declares Full War As Explosion Rocks Ukraine

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, February 24, declared full war on Ukraine as he announces military operation in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Read Also : Who In The Lord’s Name Does Putin Think Gives Him The Right To Declare New So-called Countries On Territory That Belonged To His Neighbours? – Biden Announces Sanctions On […]

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Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, February 24, declared full war on Ukraine as he announces military operation in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.

Read Also : Who In The Lord’s Name Does Putin Think Gives Him The Right To Declare New So-called Countries On Territory That Belonged To His Neighbours? – Biden Announces Sanctions On Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
In a televised announcement that aired just before 5 a.m. Kyiv time, Putin said that NATO was threatening the existence of Russia and that to protect it, he is sending Russian military into Ukraine.

According to AFP, shortly after the announcement, explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and several other cities.
This comes days after Russia recognized its enclaves in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast as independent states on February 21. Russia has been occupying territories in eastern Ukraine and the peninsula of Crimea since 2014.
Following the “recognition,” the Kremlin-installed leaders of the occupied areas of eastern Ukraine requested that Russia provides military protection from the supposed attack of the Ukrainian army, of which there has been no evidence.
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