Vladimir Putin launched the Russian offensive on Ukraine on Wednesday night. During the night, bombardments and troop movements increased. Here is a map to better understand this war.
The Russian president announced in a televised statement at 03:00 GMT that Russia was launching “a special military operation” in Ukraine, calling on separatists to come to their aid in fighting “the genocide” carried out by the Ukrainian authorities in the east of the country. country.
Russian troops have therefore entered Ukrainian territory through various strategic points. In the South of the country, the Russians took the passage of the Crimea annexed in 2014. In the East, the soldiers passed through the pro-Russian independence territories of Donetsk and Lugansk but also by the borders near the cities of Sumy and Kharkov. In the North, the Russian forces passed through the territories near the city of Cherniguiv, bordering Belarus.
In addition to ground troop movements, many Ukrainian cities saw shelling during the night. To the south, the cities of Odessa and Mariupol, to the east, the cities of Lugansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv. In the north of the country, the towns of Soumy and Cherniguiv were the object of bombardments, but also Kiev, the country’s capital. In western Ukraine, Lviv has also been the scene of airstrikes.