ONLINE WAR IN UKRAINE BEGINS, Putin attacked at night! – Pluska.sk

WHAT HAS HAPPENED

  • On Monday, the Russian president declared the regions – the People’s Republic of Donetsk (DLC) and the People’s Republic of Luhansk (LPR) – to be independent states and ordered the deployment of troops in these areas.
  • Putin announced a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday morning.
  • Explosions are reported in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities.
  • Putin called on Ukrainian troops to lay down their arms and return home. The Russian president has also warned other countries that any attempt to interfere in Russia’s actions will have consequences.
  • NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia to end military action in Ukraine immediately and to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
  • Columns of cars form at the Uzhhorod border crossing. Ukrainians want to get to Slovakia as soon as possible.
  • Russia attacks Ivano-Frankivsk Airport just 350 kilometers from the border with Slovakia. Black smoke billows against the sky and the explosions erupted for miles around. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry informed.


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11:41 The situation at the border crossings in eastern Slovakia with Ukraine is currently calm. Agnesa Kopernická, a spokeswoman for the Border and Alien Police Directorate (RHCP), told TASR.

According to the financial report at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing, at 8.30 am, the waiting time for entry to Slovakia was 120 minutes for passenger transport and 330 minutes for freight transport, and trucks waited 180 minutes for Ukraine. At the Ubľa border crossing, the waiting time from Ukraine for passenger transport was 240 minutes and for pedestrians 90 minutes.

11:40 There are a total of six Slovak teachers in Ukraine – five in primary schools and one university lecturer. Two were already in Slovakia, three teachers had just crossed the border into Slovakia and one teacher was still considering her stay in Ukraine.

11:39 The eastern border with Ukraine should be strengthened militarily. This is announced by the Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď (OĽANO), stating that the increased number of soldiers will be related to police assistance for the time being. At the same time, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korčok (SaS nominee), he informed that the NATO Council had met and several allies had requested the activation of Article 4. NATO considered it necessary to strengthen the eastern borders, including Slovakia.

11:30 The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Eduard Heger (OĽANO) called on the people not to succumb to disinformation and to keep their peace and cool. He stated this after an extraordinary meeting of the Slovak Security Council on Thursday. He said that even in this exceptional situation, our armed forces and the police would ensure a controlled border crossing and that people fleeing the war would be given the necessary facilities.

11:25 Slovak freedom and sovereignty are protected by NATO and European Union allies in a tense situation in relation to Ukraine. It is in Slovakia’s interest to be an integral part of a union in which members guarantee each other’s security. This was stated by President Zuzana Čaputová after an extraordinary meeting of the Security Council of the Slovak Republic.

11:20 “The act of Russia’s unprovoked aggression must be thoroughly condemned not only in words but also in deeds. I love Russian culture, I respect the sacrifice of the Russian people in World War II, but that does not mean that I will agree to the sovereign state without declaring war. a foreign army has entered. Russia is committing a crime against peace. “ Czech President Milos Zeman said this in a speech to the nation on Thursday.

Zeman: The act of Russia’s aggression must be condemned in words and deeds

Source: Czech Television

11:15 The President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová also informed about the Russian attack on Ukraine on the social network. “A few hours ago, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine and launched a military invasion. The Russian armed forces also affected the rest of eastern Ukraine. The hope of those who thought Russia would be satisfied with the military occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions proved to be an illusion.” the president wrote.

11:10 More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers and about ten civilians were killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on Thursday morning. He informed the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský, who was referred to by the AFP news agency.

11:05 Veronika Remisova condemned today’s Russian attack on Ukraine. To show solidarity and protest against the further rise in energy prices in Europe, she decided today to turn off the gas in her apartment. He informs about it on the social network.

! 11:00 The explosions are getting closer to the Slovak border. A few hours ago, Russia attacked Ivano-Frankivsk Airport, about 350 kilometers from Slovakia. However, the city of Chyriv in the west of the country in the Lviv region, which is about 100 kilometers from the Slovak border, is also currently reporting explosions.

11:07 Chaos reigned throughout Moscow on Thursday morning. On the Old Arbat, one of Moscow’s busiest pedestrian streets, many people were shocked that Russia had launched a massive attack on Ukraine. The journalist of the British daily Guardian, Pyotr Sauer, writes about this.

“I didn’t think Putin would want to go all this way to the end. How can we shoot Ukraine? We have disagreements, but this is not the way to resolve them.”said Xenia Fadeeva. “I’m ashamed of my country. To be honest with you, I have no words. War is terrible. We don’t want this.”Nikita Golubev told a Guardian journalist.


10:50 Ukraine’s state air traffic services have closed the country’s airspace, which was attacked by Russian forces on Thursday. The BBC informed about it. All flights are suspended from 2.45 am Kiev time (1.45 am CET) “due to the high risk of aviation safety for civil aviation … The provision of air traffic services to civilian users of Ukraine’s airspace is suspended”.

PHOTO: CURRENT SITUATION IN UKRAINE

Situation in Ukraine: some people are escaping from the country, roads are full of cars, others are staying at home or buying supplies, and others have hiding in metro stations, which are free in some endangered cities for people to gather there.

Source: Profimedia

The situation in Ukraine

Source: Profimedia

! 10:45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that his country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Russia, the AP and Reuters reported.

10:42 After tonight’s events, we need to be really prepared for all the options. Although we have tried to resolve the situation through diplomacy and peace, Russia has chosen the path of war. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský announced this at a press briefing on Thursday as a reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


10:30 Despite weeks of diplomatic efforts when world leaders visited Russian President Vladimir Putin, a full-scale invasion of Ukraine appears to have been planned all the time, Moscow’s BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg wrote on Thursday.

10:20 World leaders on Thursday condemned Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has said that “the world is taking responsibility for Russia” for its attack on Ukraine. he also stressed that the attack would cause “catastrophic loss of life”.

10:18 The Czech Republic announced on Thursday that it had temporarily closed the embassy in Kiev. Consular services for Czech citizens are provided by the consulate in Lviv. “Due to the Russian invasion, a state of war has been declared in Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic warns against trips to Ukraine and calls on the citizens of the Czech Republic to leave Ukraine immediately.” said the Ministry of Diplomacy on the social network Twitter.

10:15 The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have condemned Russia’s military operation in Ukraine “as a crime against the Ukrainian people.” The AP news agency informed about it.

10:13 According to Flightradar.com, several airlines are currently avoiding Ukraine.

According to Flightradar.com, several airlines are avoiding Ukraine.

Source: Flightradar

10:04 Czech President Miloš Zeman will address the nation on Thursday at 11:00. This was announced by his spokesman Jiří Ovčáček on the social network Twitter.

9:55 Russia will face “unprecedented isolation” as well as the “harshest sanctions” the European Union has ever imposed on its attack on Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, quoted by AFP news agency.

VIDEO: WATCH LIVE, UKRAINES LEAVING KIEV


9:53 The Slovaks woke up to war on Thursday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin has attacked our neighbor, Ukraine, which he says he does not recognize as an independent state. More pictures from Ukraine can be found in the article: PHOTO that started the WAR: Hundreds of the dead, families on the run and subway stations like bomb shelters.

! 9:50 The head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, said on Thursday that he had received an order from President Volodymyr Zelensky to repel the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The AFP agency informed about it. “The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has issued an order to inflict maximum losses on the aggressor,” said Zaluzhny.

! 9:48 Columns of cars form at the Uzhhorod border crossing. Ukrainians want to get to Slovakia as soon as possible.

! 9:38 Russia attacks Ivano-Frankivsk Airport just 300 kilometers from the Slovak border. Black smoke billows against the sky and the explosions erupted for miles around. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry informed.

PHOTO: PEOPLE are escaping from KIEV

People are fleeing Kiev.

Source: Pierre Crom

People are fleeing Kiev.

Source: Pierre Crom

People are fleeing Kiev.

Source: Omar Marques

9:24 Australia imposed a “second phase” of sanctions on Russia on Thursday for its attack on Ukraine. A whole “series” of new international sanctions to punish Moscow is also expected.

9:22 People are fleeing Kiev, columns are forming from the city.


! 9:18 Seven people were killed in Russian shelling by Russian forces on Thursday, the BBC reported, referring to Ukrainian police. According to her, six people were killed and seven were injured in a Russian attack on a military unit in the city of Podilsk near the city of Odessa. 19 people remained missing. One person died in Mariupol.

9:14 French President Emmanuel Macron sharply condemned Russia’s military operation against Ukraine on Thursday and pledged that Paris and its allies would try to end the conflict.

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