Putin’s forces attack Ukraine and world leaders react

Ukraine’s government said it faced a full-scale attack from multiple directions. World leaders condemned President Vladimir Putin’s actions.

At least eight people were killed and nine were injured in Russian shelling – this is the first report by the Ukrainian authorities. There is information in the media about airstrikes in the western part of Ukraine. Bombing is also carried out in the vicinity of Lviv, Lutsk (from there it is about 100 km to the border with Poland and the nearest Hrubieszów) and Ivano-Frankivsk (it is 200 km to Przemyśl). Recordings documenting military operations in Ukraine are published on social media.

EU leaders promised "harshest ever sanctions" against Russia in response to a "barbaric attack".

“We will freeze Russian assets in the European Union and stop the access of Russian banks to European financial markets. We condemn this barbaric attack and the cynical arguments that are being used to justify it,” Ursula Von der Leyen, EC President, said.

“These are among the darkest hours for Europe since the end of World War II,” EU High Representative Josep Borrell told reporters.

(WBJ)