The special military operation in Ukraine has its goals and they must be achieved," said Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov when asked how long Russia's Ukraine attack will last.
In a televised address early on Friday Russia's President Vladimir Putin ordered a "military operation" in Ukraine's east but the Russian military has since broken through the Ukrainian state border in a number of places, in the north, south and east, including from Belaru, and shelled cities and civilian infrastructure deep inside the country.
"How long it will take will be determined by the Supreme Commander Russian President Vladimir Putin", Dmitry Peskov noted, adding he cannot disclose military information.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Russian cruise missile strikes rained down on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including residential apartment blocks deep inside Ukraine.
Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs said earlier Russian military has broken through the Ukrainian state border in the Kiev region.
This is a catastrophe for our continent.
I will make an address to the nation this morning on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I will also speak to fellow G7 leaders and I am calling for an urgent meeting of all NATO leaders as soon as possible.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 24, 2022
Tomorrow, I will be meeting with the Leaders of the G7, and the United States and our Allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia.
We will continue to provide support and assistance to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022
The sanctions will target strategic sectors of Russia’s economy.
We will freeze Russian assets in the EU and stop access of Russian banks to our financial market.⁰
This is designed to take a heavy toll on the Kremlin’s ability to finance war. pic.twitter.com/Gjz2jDlzM4— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 24, 2022
