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Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Poland confirms the Russian missile violated its airspace.
Polish Armed Forces General Staff states that a Russian missile entered their airspace.
"Everything points to the conclusion that a Russian missile has entered Polish airspace. We have confirmation of this on national and allied radars," — General Wiesław Kukuła.
An unidentified aerial object entered Polish airspace.
According to the reports from Polish Operation Command, during the massive Russian missile and drone attack.
Google translation of the original post below:
"In the morning, an unidentified airborne object entered the airspace of the Republic of Poland from the side of the border with Ukraine, and from the moment it crossed the border until the signal disappeared, it was observed by the radars of the country's air defense system.
In accordance with applicable procedures, the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces mobilized the available forces and resources at his disposal."
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US expects Kyiv to fall in few days.
"After the air and artillery end and the ground war really starts, I think Kyiv falls in just a few days," — unonimous source from the US intelligence according to Newsweek.
Russians seize Chernobyl NPP
"After a violent fight, we lost control of the Chernobyl area. The state of the equipment and objects of the former Chernobyl NPP, as well as of the confinement and of the nuclear waste storage facilities is unknown." — Mykhailo Podolyak.
Start of the Siege of Mariupol
The siege of Mariupol started on 24 February 2022 and lasted till 20 May. Russian Armed Forces and pro-russian separatists from the so called Donetsk People's Republic clashing with the Ukrainian Armed Forces over control of Mariupol, located in southeastern Ukraine. The nearly three-month-long siege resulted in invadors' victory, leading to Ukraine losing control of Mariupol.
The remaining Ukrainian forces in the city surrendered at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works on 20 May 2022, following orders to stop fighting.
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"Russian warship, go fuck yourself"
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that Russian forces took control of Snake Island after a combined naval and air assault.
It was initially believed that all thirteen border guards stationed on the island had perished, following their refusal to surrender to a Russian warship.
This act of defiance gained widespread attention when a recording of the guards rejecting a surrender offer went viral on social media.
A second wave of Russian missile bombings targeted the cities of Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Lviv. Heavy ground fighting was reported in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
US Defence officials say Russia plans to "decapitate" Ukrainian government.
"The indications we've seen thus far, in just these first, not even 12 hours, are in keeping with our assessment earlier, that would be his goal: to decapitate this government," — a US official said on condition of unonimity.
Belarus permitted Russian forces to enter Ukraine from the north at 11:00 (UTC+2).
Ukrainian border authorities noted a breach at the Vilcha crossing in Kyiv Oblast, and their counterparts in Zhytomyr Oblast faced bombardment from Russian rocket launchers.
Additionally, an unmarked helicopter was reported to have attacked border posts in Slavutych, originating from Belarus.
Russian airborne troops take control of Antonov Airport.
"They've allowed us to come in and be with them as they defend the perimeter of this airbase, where the helicopter-borne troops were landed in the early hours of the morning to make and perform an air bridge to allow for more troops to come in," — Matthew Chance, CNN reporter.
Putin announces "Special Military Operation"
In a televised speech early Thursday morning, Moscow time, Vladimir Putin declared the commencement of a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine. The Russian president stated that his government does not intend to occupy Ukraine, but he also commanded Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region to disarm.
Putin attributed all potential for "possible bloodshed" to the Ukrainian government in Kyiv, stressed "demilitarisation and denazification" as the purpose of the operation.