A total of 11 airfields, three command posts, a Ukrainian naval base, and 18 radar stations of the S-300 and Buk-M1 air defence missile systems were among the facilities destroyed, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Panic was seen among the people in all the areas. Lakhs of people spent day and night in subways, metro stations, and underground shelters. In many places, people saw a shortage of essential goods. The pictures from Ukraine are widely circulating on social media.
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Here's what we know so far about Russia-Ukraine War:
1. Russia attacked Ukraine from all three sides - land, sea and water.
2. On day 1 of the attack, Russia managed to destroy 83 land-based Ukrainian targets
3. US President Joe Biden blamed Russia for this attack.
4. Explosions heard in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
5. NATO and US President Biden said they won’t send troops to Ukraine.
6. Ukraine’s envoy urged Indian Prime Minister Modi to intervene.
7. PM Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
8. Russian troops captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant; only 32 Kms away from Kyiv.
9. People stayed during the night in underground shelters, subways and metro stations.
10. Indians stranded in Ukraine requested PM Modi for help. The Indian government issued helpline numbers.