Putin announced that they had launched a military operation in Donbas. On the other hand, the Ukrainian side stated that Russia also attacked other cities of Ukraine and that this was a large-scale invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that they had launched a special military operation in Donbas in eastern Ukraine. In the city of Kramatorsk, located in the Donbas region of Ukraine, two big explosions were heard. Among the news received, there was the information that the sounds of big explosions were also heard in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev.

US President Joe Biden said, “Russia is solely responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring. The United States and its allies will respond with unity and determination.”

In his first statements after the operation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, “Putin launched a large-scale invasion against Ukraine. Attacks continue in peaceful cities of Ukraine. Ukraine will defend itself and win. The world can and must stop Putin. It’s time to act.”