the eyes of the world are on ukraine where russian military forces have been carrying out an offensive by land, sea and air. there have been casualties on both sides. ukraine says 137 lives have been lost. many thousands are seeking shelter. president putin announced a special military operation was under way in the eastern donbas region. its purpose he said was a demilitarisation of ukraine. as he spoke, missile strikes were reported across ukraine, including in the capital, care. russia is that it destroyed more than 70 literary targets that included 11 airfields, and damage was reported from all across ukraine, including in the far west. hundreds of kilometres from the russian border. soon after came the land invasion with russian tanks and troops advancing. they reached the border in