General Staff of Ukraine Armed Forces: Russia did not land in Odessa

By | February 24, 2022

General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the information about the landing of the Russian troops in Odessa is false.

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У границы агрессор, в частности, открыл огонь из артиллерии. Воздушные силы Вооруженных сил Украины отражают воздушное нападение захватчика. Об этом сообщает Генеральный штаб Вооруженных сил Украины. “Сегодня, 24 февраля, в 5:00 вооруженные силы Российской Федерации начали интенсивные обстрелы наших подразделений на востоке, а также нанесли ракетно-бомбовые удары по аэродромам в Борисполе, Озерном, Кульбакином, Чугуеве, Краматорске, Чернобаевке, а также по военным объектам Вооруженных сил Украины.

The information is part of the press statement on UNIAN as they report on the Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

“Today, February 24, at 5:00, the armed forces of the Russian Federation began intensive shelling of our units in the east, and also inflicted missile and bomb strikes on airfields in Boryspil, Ozerne, Kulbakin, Chuhuiv, Kramatorsk, Chernobaivka, as well as on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, the aggressor began artillery shelling of the territory and settlements of Ukraine along the state border,”

“The defense forces of the state are in full combat readiness, have taken and are holding defensive positions. The situation is under control,”

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
As Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, lines of cars moved out of the capital, Kyiv, many heading west and hoping to find safety in parts of the country closer to Poland and NATO troops. Photo: Twitter@nytimes

According to the statement, Ukrainian Air Force had engaged and repelled Russian air attacks, while air bases and military facilities across Ukraine were hit. Artillery shelling are also confirmed along the border regions.

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