China News Service, February 24. According to foreign media reports, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on the 24th that he would launch a military operation in the Donbas region, the situation in the region suddenly became tense.
The European Aviation Authority is urgently telling airlines and other civilian flights to stay away from Ukrainian airspace.
In addition, earlier in the day, the Ukrainian aviation authority issued an aviation directive to restrict civil flights from flying in the country's airspace from the morning of the 24th.
Data map: A Ukrainian soldier in a trench in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
At 6 a.m. local time on the 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised speech announcing a special military operation to protect the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
He said the special operations plan did not include occupying Ukrainian territory, but the situation called for decisive Russian action.
US President Joe Biden issued an urgent statement condemning Russia's actions.
Recently, the situation in eastern Ukraine has continued to be tense, which has attracted attention from the outside world.
Putin announced on the 21st that it recognizes the "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" in eastern Ukraine, and the Russian Federation Council has approved Putin's request for the use of Russian armed forces abroad.