Iran Press/ Europe: Russia has launched "a special military operation" in Ukraine on Thursday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he had no other choice than to launch the military operation to stop the Ukrainian military’s interference in two eastern republics that have broken away from Ukraine. Russia perceives NATO’s eastward expansion as a threat.
The Ukrainian military also said that Russian spies and saboteurs had been spotted within the city, some 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the city center, The Associated Press reported.
Russian tanks and troops have already reached the outskirts of the city after entering the country from Belarus to the north.
Also, a witness told Reuters that loud blasts were heard in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday as missile strikes and air raid alerts were reported in a number of cities in Ukraine.
Social media videos showed what appeared to be Russian tanks in an area just north of Kyiv's city center.
Ukraine's military called on residents of Kyiv to track the movements of Russian forces in the city. It also told people to stay home and to make Molotov cocktails — a makeshift weapon that can be constructed from household items.
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