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Russia has launched a major invasion of Ukraine from three main directions.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reports say troops are advancing from the north in the direction of Kyiv; from the east through Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv; and from Crimea in the south.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In less than 24 hours, dozens of targets have been struck, as Russian troops have poured into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From approximately 03:00GMT, explosions were heard in many cities across the country, as Ukraine’s air defences and other military infrastructure came under attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Analysts say that strikes from the air are aimed at clearing the way for ground troops to move in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Among the targets were locations in Kyiv, Karkhiv, Odesa and Ivano-Frankivsk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the north, Russian troops are believed to have crossed the border into Ukraine at the three-way junction between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, at Senkivka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In recent weeks, a huge deployment of Russian troops has gathered close to Novye Yurkovichi and Troebortno, including “the entire 41st army”, according to Michael Kofman of the US-based Center for Naval Analyses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Armoured columns, including tanks and multiple launch rocket systems, have moved towards Chernihiv, on a direct path to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There has also been fighting on the outskirts of the capital, as Ukrainian forces try to recapture Antonov airbase to the west of the city. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Russian airborne troops took control of the Gostomel airfield, but Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, vowed that they would be encircled and crushed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A missile strike also hit the town of Brovary, east of Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Zelensky said his forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear plant at Chernobyl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    From the east, there are reports that Russian tanks have arrived in Kharkhiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Parts of the city have been shelled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Overnight, there were large explosions in Donetsk, and similar blasts coming from the direction of Belgorod across the border, where large troop movements were reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Separately, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported claims from Russian-backed separatists that they had launched an offensive on the Ukrainian-controlled town of Shchastia in Luhansk. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    There was also fierce fighting around Sumy, near Kharkiv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    There are thought to be about 15,000 Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk, who may help a Russian advance. Ukraine believes the figure is higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    In the south, troops have crossed from from Crimea to the mainland, towards Kherson, taking Chongar and Novo Alekseyevka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Overnight, explosions were heard in cities across the region, including Odesa, Mariupol, Melitpol and Kherson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ukrainian officials – quoted by the Reuters news agency – said Russian troops had landed in the ports of Odesa and Mariupol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    In recent days, Russia had positioned landing ships capable of deploying main battle tanks, armoured vehicles and personnel, off the Ukrainian coast in a major build-up in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ukrainian forces are concentrated in the east of Ukraine, towards Donetsk and Luhansk,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ben Barry, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, says that a Russian advance north from Crimea may succeed in cutting them off from Kyiv, stranding them on the east side of the Dnieper River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    With Russian troops to their east, in Donetsk and Luhansk, north in Russia, and on the west bank of the Dnieper, they would be encircled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Graphics by Zoe Bartholomew and Mark Bryson<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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