Russian soldiers cross into Ukraine, at least 7 killed and 9 wounded

Agencies | Kyiv

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Ukraine said that at least seven people were killed and nine wounded by Russian shelling, as per a Reuters report. The casualties are the latest in a series of fast-paced developments that began when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday.

Following this, explosions were reported in several of Ukraine and air sirens went off in Kyiv, indicating that the capital city is under attack. Shortly afterwards, the Russian defence ministry said that Ukraine’s air bases and military infrastructure has been neutralised, according to an IFX news agency report. Russian-backed separatists claimed control of two towns in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, said Reuters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Thursday declared martial law in the country and the Ukrainian foreign minister vowed to fight and defeat Russia. For days now, the Russia-Ukraine borders have seen large deployments of Russian military columns. Tensions had climbed after Putin recognised two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent and ordered the deployment of what he called peacekeepers.