Helicopter on the outskirts
Russian troops advance into the Kiev region
02/24/2022 1:06 p.m
According to Ukrainian information, the attacking Russian troops have reached the Kiev region. Helicopters are said to be approaching the outskirts.
According to the Ukrainian border guard, Russian troops have advanced into the northern part of the capital region of Kiev. According to the information, the Russian armed forces attacked Ukrainian positions with rockets. According to reporters from the AFP news agency, several low-flying helicopters were also seen flying on the outskirts of Kiev.
Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine early Thursday morning. Explosions were heard in Odessa and the capital Kiev, as well as several other cities, AFP journalists reported. According to the Ukrainian border guard, Russian ground forces entered Ukraine from several directions, including Belarus and Crimea. The government in Kiev imposed martial law.
The Ukrainian border guard had previously announced that Russian ground troops had invaded Ukraine from several directions. Russian tanks and other heavy equipment would have crossed the border in several northern areas and from the annexed Crimea. There were coordinated attacks, especially in eastern Ukraine. In the south, Ukrainian positions would be attacked with missile systems and helicopters, the border guard said.
Three members of the armed forces were killed along the southern border with Crimea, the Ukrainian border guard said. These are the first confirmed fatalities in the ranks of the Ukrainian army since the start of the Russian all-out attack.
“The Ukrainian armed forces are waging heavy fighting,” said Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. “We have casualties,” he added, without giving a number. “In several places, Russian forces have been pushed back.”
According to Ukrainian officials, the Russian army mainly attacked military infrastructure and silos. Accordingly, she advanced five kilometers in the north of Ukraine into the country.