It happened. After months of tension, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to attack Ukraine. In a statement sent on Thursday (24) shortly before 5 am (23:00 on Wednesday in Brazil), the leader announced a military operation to “protect the population of Donbass”, the eastern region of the neighbor in which he recognized pro-Russia rebel areas. on the second (21).
Troops were expected to be deployed to rebel areas as promised, but TV crews have already reported explosions in the distance in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the main nearby Donbass city of Kharkiv. Videos of bombings circulate on social media.
While the news is still arriving, internet users are following the movements through the Flight Radar website, which provides a real-time view of planes from around the world through maps. Attention was drawn to the air isolation of the region around Ukraine. The airspace at the site was partially closed off by Russia to “provide security”.
The first tweets came hours before the attack was announced, and already gave an indication that something was not right.
And followed shortly after the attack.
Completely empty.
Civilian flights have been suspended.
Nobody imagined it would be like this.
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