Footage Of Bombings Within Ukraine Pour In As Putin's Forces Attack

Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is targeting cities with weapons strikes, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet.

Interfax Ukraine reported rocket attacks on military facilities throughout Ukraine and that Russian troops had landed in the southern port cities of Odessa and Mariupol. It also reported staff and passengers evacuating Kyiv’s Boryspil airport.

“Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes,” Kuleba said. “This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now.”

Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons, reporting from Kyiv, said at least seven “loud explosions” have been heard in Ukraine’s capital.

“It sounds like shell fire, but it could be air strikes,” Simmons said.

“Boryspil international airport came under attack … we’re not sure whether it was shelled or whether it’s an explosion,” he added.

“We’ve heard sirens as well, so there’s definitely a full attack happening on the capital.”