Russia begins large-scale invasion of Ukraine, takes Chernobyl and is located less than 35 km from Kiev

Russia has taken the step that the world feared so much: the president Vladimir Putin has ordered this Thursday a large-scale attack on Ukraineby land, sea and air, and not only in the pro-Russian regions of Donbas, but throughout the country, and Russian troops have penetrated to the gates of Kiev.

At around 8:00 p.m. (Euskal Herria time), the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Kremlin had declared the military operations to be over this Thursday. During the day, however, the Russian Army has carried out bombardments, has taken by force the chernobyl nuclear power plant and has advanced almost without encountering resistance to the Hostomel aerodrome, just 35 kilometers from Kiev.

This is how Russia started the invasion of Ukraine

The Russian attack has sparked a resounding condemnation rarely seen in the international communitywhich is now studying historical sanctions against Russia.

At this time, the consequences of military aggression are difficult to foresee, but they will undoubtedly continue for years to come internationally in ways that are still difficult to imagine. In the economic aspect, for example, the tsunami has hit stock markets and the energy sector: the price of natural gas has shot up 60%, a barrel of Brent has broken the $100 barrier and the main world stock markets have fallen, with the Moscow stock market crashing 38%.

On the horizon, a global energy crisis threatens that will force the pieces of the world geopolitical chessboard to be repositioned; Not surprisingly, Russia is the main gas supplier to many European countries, including Germany, which two days ago unilaterally stopped the approval process for the Russian-German gas pipeline North Stream 2.

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