Russia attacked Ukraine and some of its troops have already entered Ukrainian territory, in what can be described as the beginning of an invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to activate a special military operation, destroying Ukrainian military infrastructure with missiles at around 05:00 (Russian time) on Thursday, February 24.
This action has set off alarms in the world, since a great conflict has been generated between the greatest powers in the world and each party is already analyzing the actions and measures that they will take in this regard.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in 2014, when the Russians took control of Crimea. That same year, Putin supported separatist forces in two regions of eastern Ukraine: Donetsk and Luhansk, which he recognized as independent.
A few days ago, the president of Russia commented that Ukraine was not a real nation but a puppet of the United States, this after Ukraine’s intention to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which is why, last On February 24, Putin launched a military operation towards that region, but not before clarifying that he has no intention of invading Ukraine, on the contrary, he is only supporting the separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk who asked him for help to “demilitarize and denazify” themselves. Ukraine. Everything was reported through a statement, in which the Russian president also clarified that “those who may be tempted to intervene” in Russia’s military action will suffer great consequences.
Now some important words, very important for those who may be tempted to intervene in the current events from the outside. Whoever tries to interfere with us, and even more so create threats to our country, to our people, must know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead to consequences such as they have never experienced in its history. We are ready for any development of events. All the necessary decisions have been taken in this regard. I hope to be heard.
In the face of Russia’s attack on military zones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched martial law and asked people to remain calm and shelter at home.
Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas. Russia carried out attacks against our military infrastructure and our border guards. Explosions were heard in many Ukrainian cities. We are introducing martial law throughout the territory of our country. A minute ago I had a conversation with US President Joe Biden, he has already begun to rally international support. Today each of you must remain calm. Stay home if you can. We are working. The army is working. The entire defense and security sector is working. Let there be no panic. We are strong. We are ready for everything. We will beat everyone because we are Ukraine.
Faced with the statement, Ukrainian citizens have made their own decisions, mostly opting to leave the country. In fact, it is known that both the highways and the train stations are saturated due to the flight of the population that only seeks to safeguard itself, since trying to flee the country by plane is practically impossible, since the airports are closed to the possibility from an air attack.
On the other hand, some foreign countries have already declared their support and participation in NATO and Russia.
- China publicly advocated avoiding direct military conflict. However, they support Russian doubts about the growth of NATO towards the East.
- Japan joined with the United States and assured that, although they are not members, they will cooperate with NATO.
- Turkey is between a rock and a hard place, as it often supports Russian ideology, but sells weapons to Western forces in Ukraine.
- Belarus shares a border with Ukraine and Russia, but warned that it will be an ally of Moscow. It will even open doors to your military.
In case all this conflict is still not clear to you, we recommend you watch the video of the youtuber Mexican Alex Tienda, who is currently in Ukrainian territory, trying to leave the country to be safe and documenting as he goes the most important events of the conflict that has put the entire world in check.