Lagatar24 Desk
Kyiv, Feb 25: Multiple explosions were reported in Kyiv in the early hours of Friday. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of ‘military actions’ in Ukraine, day two of shelling and fighting began. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed 137 people had been murdered so far, including 10 military members, and 316 people had been injured.
Ukraine announced in the early hours of Friday that it had lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear complex, which was the location of the 1986 accident, and that the Chernobyl plant’s personnel had been “taken hostage.” The invasion has been condemned by world leaders, who have imposed sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, China’s customs office continues to support the Kremlin, permitting wheat shipments from all areas of Russia.
Meanwhile, US Vice President Joe Biden has stated that if Putin pushes into NATO countries, Washington will interfere, emphasising that if his Russian counterpart is not stopped now, he will become emboldened. The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as the countries on NATO’s eastern border, have all received the first batches of US military troops and equipment.
