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Video: Russia invades Ukraine, shoots down 5 planes and surrounds military bases

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022By Leonor Manjate

The Russian army bombed the territory of Ukraine, namely air bases and other military areas, not populated areas, according to the Russian state news agency TASS, quoted by cnnportugal.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says that five Russian planes and one helicopter were shot down when Russian forces attacked Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry is using "high-precision weapons" to disable the "military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," our source says.

The neutralization of Ukraine's air bases reportedly occurred just hours after Russia began a "special military operation." The Russian military has denied the allegations.

However cnnportugal avança que foi avança uma coluna militar de veículos a entrarem na Ucrânia através da fronteira bielorrussa. About 2,000 Russian military personnel including paratroopers are on Ukrainian territory.

The Pentagon is looking into the incursion of Russian troops into Ukraine across the border with Belarus to find out if Russian troops are operating in conjunction with Belarusian troops.

Russian President Vladimir Putiin has already spoken on the phone with his Belarusian counterpart and ally, Alexander Lukashenko.

"At about 05:00 today, a telephone conversation took place between the presidents of Belarus and Russia, during which Vladimir Putin briefed his Belarusian counterpart on the situation on the border with Ukraine and in Donbass," according to the BelTA news agency.

Ukraine's foreign minister says 'no one will flee'

Russian paratroopers descend on Kharkiv

Immediate effects of the invasion

Kiev's population tries to leave the city after Russian air strikes

The first reports of deaths are beginning to emerge. The interior minister's aide says that one dead and one wounded are reported in Brovary, in the Kiev region.

Budapest-based Hungarian airline Wizz Air has suspended all operations in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

"Due to the events in Ukraine and the closure of airspace, Wizz Air regrets to inform our customers that the airline will temporarily suspend all flight operations in the country," the airline said.

The ruble, the Russian currency, is falling 5.4%, and is already at historic lows.

Also in free fall, the Moscow Stock Exchange decided this Thursday morning to suspend all trading.

The MOEX, the main index of the Moscow stock exchange, has already fallen 30% compared to October, the time when it last recorded a valuation peak.

Russia is being penalized by investors in government bonds. There is a strong rush to sell Russian debt. Investors also want to get rid of Ukrainian debt securities. The interest rates that penalize the risk of these debts are therefore rising.

Instead, US debt has benefited as investors play it safe. Interest rates on 10-year U.S. government debt have retreated to 1.90%.

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