Explosions heard in cities across Ukraine after Vladimir Putin announces operation to ‘demilitarise’ neighbouring country. Follow the latest news and updates
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Reports of explosions have been filtering in from Kyiv, as well as reports of air raid sirens and rocket attacks on Ukrainian fighter jets at an airport outside the city.
Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and local media report, after Russian president Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a “special military operation” in the east.
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