The third day has passed in Russia's invasion attempt against Ukraine, which was started by using the US, EU and NATO's containment policy as an excuse.
After the night of intense attacks, in the region where clashes and air strikes continued throughout the day, Ukraine was successful in shooting down Russian planes, while the Russians were not successful in their attempts to infiltrate Kiev.
Despite all these developments, clashes and explosions are now very close to Kiev.
Ukraine shot down a Russian bomber, a Russian helicopter, a Su-25 aircraft, a Su-27 type fighter jet, and a military transport II-76 aircraft that was to land in Kiev.
Ukraine, which inflicted great losses on Russia, continues its resistance. Hundreds of thousands of people, from young people to the elderly, were handed weapons in Ukraine, which still does not receive support from the UN and NATO.
REJECT FROM ZELENSKI TO THE USA
The United States offered Ukrainian President Zelensky to evacuate himself from Kiev. Zelenski rejected the offer, saying he needed ammunition, not evacuation. Zelenski, who made frequent statements, said that they would fight and protect their state.
“WE WILL SEND THE BODY OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS TO THEIR MOTHERS”
At the UN Security Council meeting, fierce discussions took place between the Permanent Representative of Ukraine, Ambassador Sergei Kislitsa, and his Russian counterpart, Vassily Nebizia. Angered at the Russian Ambassador's use of his veto right at the Security Council, which convened at the UN Headquarters in New York with a proposal to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine, Kislitsa stated, "This war against my country will not end until the bodies of thousands of Russian soldiers are sent to their mothers in Russia." he said.
MIGRATION QUEUES AT THE BORDER
All of the metro stations across the country began to be used as shelters. Frequent warnings were issued to Ukrainians who spent the night at the stations. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced that 198 Ukrainians died, including three children, and 1,115 injured, including 33 children. On the other hand, 100,000 Ukrainians crossed the Polish border the other day. Long queues formed at the borders of the country.
Censorship of the Press in Russia
On the Russian side of the war, censorship practices came into play. Censoring media outlets that quote non-military media, Russia also banned the words "war" and "occupation" in the news. The Putin administration, which has been harshly intervening with Russian citizens who are demonstrating against the war, continues not to take international sanctions seriously.
RUSSIA PROTECTED ITSELF IN THE UN
Russia vetoed the resolution at the UN Security Council that condemned the "Russian attack on Ukraine" brought by Albania and the USA. Continuing its attacks on Ukraine from every region throughout the night, Russia captured the city of Melitopol in the southeast of Ukraine.
"WE WILL DEFEND UKRAINE TO THE END"
Making a statement from Kiev, which was bombarded by Russia throughout the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that they will defend Ukraine to the end. In his address to the nation, Zelenski stated that they stood upright in the face of the enemy's attacks and successfully repulsed their attacks and said, "The invaders want to block our state and put their puppets here, but we have foiled the enemy's plans. Please stand. We will win this war,” he said. Zelensky urged the Russian people to oppose the war, and invited everyone who wanted to defend Ukraine to his country.
NATO ONLY CONDEMNED
In the statement released on the NATO Summit, which gathered extraordinary after Russia's attack on Ukraine, the statement included the statement, "We stand with the democratically elected President, parliament and government of Ukraine and the brave Ukrainian people who defend their homeland."
The statement of the NATO Summit held by video conference method included a message of support to Ukraine and condemnation to Russia.
In the statement, it was stated that the greatest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades was discussed, and the expression "We condemn in the strongest terms the full-fledged invasion of Ukraine by Russia, facilitated by Belarus."
A MULTI-NATIONAL POWER OF 40,000 SOLDIERS
The NATO Response Force was established with the decision taken at the NATO summit in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, in 2002. NRF consists of air, sea and land elements with high readiness. About 40 thousand soldiers are serving in the NRF. The overall command post is in the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). Air, naval and ground troops, as well as special operations troops, serve in the force.