Ukraine’s defense ministry said it was fighting Russia in both the country’s north and south, and included an attempted takeover of the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ET (4:30 a.m. in Ukraine), Russian forces began a military operation in eastern Ukraine. Russian president has not made any comments since his declaration of war was televised in Russia. Oleksii Arestovich, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said at least 40 people had been killed and dozens of others wounded in the attack so far. Ukrainian authorities said Russian forces had hit military assets and other defence facilities, while footage shared by Ukrainian border guards showed Russian military vehicles moving across the border from Crimea.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 24, 2022 19:25 UTC