The Ukrainian lands have been under bombardment by land, sea and air since the dawn of last Thursday.
In less than forty-eight hours, the Russian forces tightened the noose on Ukraine through three axes simultaneously, in the south from the Crimea, in the north from Belarus to the capital Kyiv, and from the east towards the country's second largest city, Kharkiv.
A lightning Russian military operation, launched by the second most powerful army in the world, amid fears that the attack could lead to a wider war and the most dangerous conflict in Europe in decades.
How difficult will it be for Kyiv to stand up to the Russian invasion?
What are the objectives and limits of the Russian military operation in Ukraine?
Is the world on the verge of a third world war?
A reading of the Russian war on Ukraine and its consequences with Amal Al-Arissy and her guest, Dr. Omar Ashour, Professor of Security and Strategic Studies at the Doha Institute for Studies.