Ukraine has severed diplomatic ties with Russia, says Zelensky.
Volodymr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, declared on Thursday that his country’s armed forces were trying hard to fight against a Russian attack that began before dawn.
“Ukraine’s armed forces are fighting really hard, repelling attacks in Donbas, other regions in the east, north, south. The enemy has suffered serious losses; the enemy will suffer even more. They came to our land.”, quoted Zelensky.
Zelensky had announced at a televised briefing that Ukraine had severed diplomatic ties with Russia. Zelensky said, “This morning has gone down in history, but this story is completely different for our country and for Russia. And we have severed diplomatic relations with Russia. Ukraine is defending itself and will not give up its freedom, no matter what Moscow thinks.”
Ukraine’s defense ministry claimed a total of six Russian Air Force aircraft and two helicopters had been shot down since the attack began. Media reports said two Su-24 jets, light bombers, were among the aircraft shot down. The defense ministry tweeted two tanks were also destroyed and “about 50 Russian occupiers” killed.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser in the Zelensky government, was quoted by Interfax as saying more than 40 people had died and “several dozen wounded” since the Russian attack began.
Edited by: Mahi Gupta
Published by: Vishakha Verma
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