Russian President, Vladimir Putin in an early morning address on Thursday said that he had invaded Ukraine, oyogist reports.
Putin while briefing reporters said the invasion was a ‘special military operation’ in the Donbas region to ‘demilitarize’ the area.
Meanwhile, ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video message to the nation early on Thursday morning, declaring martial law and urging people to stay at home.
Zelenskyy said: ‘We are working. The army is working. Don’t panic. We are strong. We are ready for everything. We will defeat everyone. Because we are Ukraine’
Ukraine’s interior ministry also revealed that there have been hundreds of casualties shortly after the invasion. Russia has however, insisted that it was avoiding populated areas and only attacking military targets.
