Today's Ukraine War Crisis News, 25 February: Ukraine has broken diplomatic ties with Russia after Moscow began an all-out land, air, and sea invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, the worst single-state offensive in Europe since World War II.
Russia resumed missile strikes at 4 a.m. on Friday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but its troops were stopped from advancing in most directions. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of'military actions' in Ukraine, the shelling begins the second day of fighting. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed 137 people had been murdered so far, including 10 military members, and 316 people had been injured.
Meanwhile, US Vice President Joe Biden has stated that if Putin pushes into NATO countries, Washington will interfere, emphasising that if his Russian counterpart is not stopped now, he will become emboldened. The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as the countries on NATO's eastern border, have all received the first batches of US military troops and equipment.
Ukraine announced in the early hours of Friday that it had lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear complex, which was the location of the 1986 accident, and that the Chernobyl plant's personnel had been "taken hostage." The invasion has been condemned by world leaders, who have imposed sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, China's customs office continues to support the Kremlin, permitting wheat shipments from all areas of Russia.
Ukrainian forces are defending themselves against a three-pronged invasion by a Russian military that is larger, better armed, and has recent battle experience from Syria's civil war. As columns of troops rushed across Ukraine's borders from Russia and Belarus, missiles rained down on cities, destroying air bases and other important structures.
According to reports, the Spetsnaz, which were transferred to Belarus during joint military training with NATO, were among the Russian military forces that crossed the Ukrainian border. They've carried out missions in both war and peace, as well as in emergencies all throughout the world.
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