A Ukrainian official announced today, Thursday, that fires broke out in two locations in Kiev, following explosions caused by missile attacks.
And the Russian authorities announced, on Wednesday, the downing of two marches that attempted to attack the Kremlin headquarters in the capital, Moscow, according to Sky News Arabia.
The Kremlin considered the Ukrainian attack an attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to media reports today, Wednesday.
new military operation
Russia has launched a new military operation in the Donbass region on the Russian-Ukrainian border, targeting the military infrastructure, air defense and air forces of Ukraine with “high-precision weapons”.
Ukrainian border guards said that the Ukrainian border has come under Russian attack from Russia, Belarus and Crimea.
Attacks using artillery and heavy equipment
The Ukrainian border guards added that border units, patrols and checkpoints were attacked using artillery, heavy equipment and small arms.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced, after the meeting of the National Security Council, his country’s immediate recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics from Ukraine, and called on the Russian parliament to ratify the decision.
A referendum for the secession of Donetsk and Luhansk from Ukraine
On May 12, 2014, Donetsk and Luhansk declared their independence after most of the residents of the two provinces located in the eastern Donbass basin voted in a referendum in favor of secession from Ukraine.
Russia had amassed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border, which raised tensions in the international community’s view of the expected invasion.
