Anonymous ID: 513953 Feb. 23, 2022, 9:11 p.m. No.15706497   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6518 >>6557 >>6602 >>6778 >>6807 >>7082

Global Markets Unravel As Putin Launches "Military Operation" In Ukraine

 

As Russian President Putin announces a "special military operation" in Ukraine and warns of "consequences" for foreign interference, global markets are turmoiling.

 

US equity futures are rapidly extending losses from the day session, down around 2-3% since the close…

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/global-markets-unravel-putin-launches-military-operation

Anonymous ID: 513953 Feb. 23, 2022, 9:14 p.m. No.15706526   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6778 >>6807 >>7082

Decision taken on denazification, demilitarization of Ukraine - Putin

 

Justice and truth are on Russia’s side, President Vladimir Putin said

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had made the decision to hold a special military operation in response to the address of leaders of Donbass republics.

 

"People’s republics of Donbass approached Russia with a request for help. In connection therewith, <…I made the decision to hold a special military operation. Its goal is to protect the people that are subjected to abuse, genocide from the Kiev regime for eight years, and to this end we will seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine and put to justice those that committed numerous bloody crimes against peaceful people, including Russian nationals," Putin said in the television address.

 

Justice and truth are on Russia’s side, President Vladimir Putin said in a special television address.

 

"The welfare, the very existence of entire countries and peoples, their success and health are always originating from the strong root system of culture and values, experience and traditions of ancestors, directly depending on abilities to quickly adapt to continuously changing life, consolidation of the society, its readiness to consolidate and gather all forces together for moving forward," Putin said.

 

"Forces are always needed but they can be of different quality," the Russian leader said. "And we know the real strength is in justice and truth that are on our side," he added.

 

https://tass.com/politics/1409189

Anonymous ID: 513953 Feb. 23, 2022, 9:54 p.m. No.15706994   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7082

Fighting raging in Donbass – militia chief

 

The contact line has reportedly become the site of major clashes

 

Fierce fighting has broken out between Ukrainian forces and troops loyal to the breakaway republic of Donetsk, the spokesman for the separatist region’s militia has announced on Thursday morning.

 

In a statement, Eduard Basurin said that "the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic are attacking the positions of the the Ukrainian army along the entire line of contact, using every means of destruction available to them," he said.

 

Earlier the same morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced it had begun strikes against military targets across Ukraine, with explosions heard in major cities.

 

https://sputniknews.com/20220224/series-of-explosions-heard-from-outskirts-of-donetsk-sputnik-correspondent-says-1093320537.html