Russia Invades Ukraine
Russia Invades Ukraine
Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner, Agnieszka Legucka, Maria Piechowska
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; Invasion;
Summary/Abstract: On 24 February at about 5 a.m., the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began shelling Ukrainian units in the east of the country and carried out rocket and bomb attacks on the airports in Borispol, Ozernoye, Kulbakin, Chuguev, Kramatorsk, and Chernobayevka, as well as on other military facilities throughout Ukraine. At the same time, artillery shelling of Ukrainian territory along the border with Russia and Belarus began. Airspace was closed to civilian aircraft.
Series: PISM Spotlight
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
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