Russia invades Ukraine: People leave Kiev – SME.sk

KIEV. After the Russian attack on Ukraine constipation is formed on the way out of Kiev, from which its inhabitants are trying to get out.

The metropolis and the second largest city in Kharkov have introduced free entry to metro stations so that people can use them as a bomb shelter.

The news portal informed about it Jellyfish the station BBC.

According to Reuters, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has said that the shelling and bombing are taking place across Ukraine.

Warning sirens sounded in Kiev this morning, and videos of the city show long lines of passenger cars blocking the expressways.

Social media contributions show a growing panic. People take refuge in subway stations or pubs. Some are praying in the streets, describes the BBC.

“Our pub in Kiev is now filled with families with small children who have coloring books with them. It breaks the heart.” wrote on twitter Luke Harding, a reporter for The Guardian.

According to the AFP agency, the warning sirens were also heard by the inhabitants of Lviv, which lies in the west of Ukraine. Shelling is reported from the area.

The Ukrainian Border Guard has previously stated that Russian forces have invaded Ukraine ‘s border from Russia and Belarus. According to them, the attack is also taking place from the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Russian President Putin announced this morning the start of a military operation in Donbas. According to the RIA Novosti agency, the Russian Ministry of Defense has denied that Russia would attack the cities, allegedly aiming them at Ukraine’s military infrastructure with precise weapons.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the situation a full-fledged invasion, and the Ukrainian authorities instituted a state of war.