Putin announces a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine
CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine early Thursday local time.
Putin's announcement, broadcast Thursday at 5 a.m. local time in Ukraine, prompted immediate condemnation from the US and its allies, which have threatened to enact "full scale" sanctions in the event of Russian military action.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted on his official page that "peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes" and called the situation "a war of aggression."
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