Ukraine’s deputy interior minister, Anton Gerashchenko, has also confirmed a Russian invasion has begun.
In a statement posted to his official Facebook page, the minister said:
The invasion has begun. There have just been missiles on the military headquarters, airports, military warehouses, near Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnieper.
Gunfire at the border is underway.
Earlier, Ukraine declared a nationwide state of emergency as fears of war rise.
Moreover, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells the General Assembly the world is “facing a moment of peril” over the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
It also advised nationals to leave Russia and slaps sanctions on hundreds of Russians over Moscow’s recognition of “republics” in eastern Ukraine.
