Latest: >EXTREMELY heavy gunfire and explosions were just heard in Kyiv, including on live stream. It went on for hours but seems to have stopped now. Ukraine claims they repelled the invasion of Kyiv but remains to be seen for sure. The Sun is now rising. youtu.be/2vBiebeMD6Y Multicam: youtu.be/teF2f1DkeEQ >Kyiv Maidan Square livestream got cut off after sounds of bombs and gunfire >Russian forces apparently approaching Kyiv power plant >Russia says Sweden and Finland may face military and political consequences if they attempt to join NATO >Russian troops already in Kyiv's outskirts (~10km), entire city expected to become a warzone within days >Kalibr cruise missile exploded over Kyiv in the night. Intercepted by a SAM >10,000 AKs given out to citizens of Kyiv >Russian websites are currently being cyber attacked >Some of the Russian SF captured alive >Ukraine claims to have repelled Russian forces from border cities of Sumy and Kharkov after heavy fighting all day >Russian forces entered on the south from Crimea without much resistance, capturing several towns and cities >Radiation in Chernobyl climbing after fighting there on the 24th, Russian forces in control of Chernobyl >General mobilization & mandatory enlistment decreed in Ukraine >Ukraine's interior ministry says men between the ages of 18 and 60 are banned from leaving the country >Russian tanks are crossing the Dnepr near Kherson >Some images of Russian POW start circulating >Invasion has begun >Putin announced a "special military operation" including "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine, calls on all Ukrainian servicemen to lay down their arms to be able to return to families youtu.be/1qS6J-WbTD8
