Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (25/2/2022) reported on his condition in the capital Kyiv after the Russian attack. Zelensky said that this might be the last seconds the world saw him alive.
quote Newsweek, he said this in an online meeting with several European Union (EU) leaders. Zelensky himself said that he and his family had been targeted by a military operation launched by his neighboring country.
“This may be the last time you will see me alive,” the president, who has a background as a comedian, told several Blue Continent leaders.
Meanwhile, Russian troops are reported to have started entering Kyiv territory since Thursday afternoon local time. The country’s military led by President Vladimir Putin is said to have controlled several strategic assets belonging to the Ukrainian army.
“Heavy fighting is currently underway in the city of Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region, where the invaders are trying to land a landing group,” the armed forces said, as reported by CNBC Indonesia from CNN.
Not only with ground combat, a report also mentions Russia using ballistic missiles to cripple Ukraine’s defenses. In fact, Moscow is said to have used 4 ballistic missiles launched from the territory of Belarus towards Kyiv.
“Four ballistic missiles were fired from the territory of the Republic of Belarus in a southwest direction,” he said Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny.
Russia’s military operation to Ukraine this time is described by Putin as an act to demilitarize given Kyiv’s intention to join NATO. In addition, Russia said this action was a form of assistance and protection for the ethnic Russian community in the Donbass region which is currently in dispute with Ukraine.
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