Ukrainians flee to Poland after Russian military attack

Ukrainians arrived at the Polish border crossing early on Thursday (February 24) after Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two. Cars and trucks waited at the border checkpoint as people crossed by foot carrying their suitcases with them. Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities and Ukraine reported columns of troops pouring across its borders into the eastern Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions. Russian troops also landed by sea at the port cities of Odessa and Mariupol in the south. Explosions were heard before dawn in the capital Kyiv, a city of 3 million people. Gunfire rattled, sirens blared, and the highway out of the city choked with traffic as residents fled. Black smoke rose over the headquarters of Ukraine"s military intelligence after an explosion in Kyiv near midday. The assault followed weeks of fruitless diplomatic efforts by Western leaders to avert war and realised their worst fears about Russian President Vladimir Putin"s ambitions. SUBSCRIBE ➤ http://bit.ly/FollowST -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ http://www.straitstimes.com TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes TIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_times TWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_times PODCASTS ➤ http://str.sg/stpodcasts


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