The first confirmation of the invasion came at around 6:00am in moscow, when president putin announced a special military operation was under way in ukraine s eastern donbas region. its purpose, he said, the demilitarisation and denazification of ukraine. as he spoke, missile strikes were reported across ukraine, including in the capital kyiv. russia said it had destroyed more than 70 military targets. that included 11 airfields. 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. as you can see ont his map, they breached the border in three main directions, from the east, the south and the north, including from belarus, russia s long time ally. in just a moment, we will look at all of these developments, the likes of which hasn t been seen in europe for 80 years. we begin with this report from our international correspondent, 0rla guerin.
We have armoured personnel carriers here, and a whole line of traffic for as far as the eye can see, trying to get out. the russian advance has been met with universal condemnation and tougher sanctions from the west. putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will better consequences. bear the consequences. it s 9:00am in singapore, and 3:00am across 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, and many thousands of ukrainians are seeking shelter.