Russia launches full-scale attack in Ukraine, dozens dead: LIVE UPDATES
President Vladimir Putin threatened “consequences you have never seen” to any country that tries to interfere. The US and its allies have condemned Russia and are imposing more sanctions after Moscow launched the attack on Ukraine and Kyiv overnight.
Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reports from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the latest updates as Russia continues its attack on the country.
According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian transport plane was shot down, killing 5 soldiers. At least 40 Ukrainian military members are believed to have died as Russia continues to invade the country. Those death estimates are expected to rise.
As Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned airlines to avoid flying over Ukraine.
The agency cautioned airline operators flying in airspace within 100 nautical of the Belarus-Ukraine and Russia-Ukraine borders to exercise “extreme caution,” Reuters reported.
On Thursday, flight radar maps show that airspace over Ukraine has largely cleared after Russia began its land, sea and air invasion.