The Afghan authorities call on the parties to the conflict in Ukraine to sit down at the negotiating table and resolve the problems that have arisen peacefully. This was written by the press secretary of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Kahar Balkhi under the government of the Taliban (recognized as a terrorist movement and banned in the Russian Federation) on his Twitter .
It is noted that the Taliban are closely monitoring the situation in the Donbass, where Russia’s special operation is taking place. They fear civilian casualties and call on the parties to refrain from intense fighting.
It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas: “Circumstances require decisive and immediate action from us.”
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
It all started with a rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The “Smerch” volley fire jet system is launched in Kharkov. The airports are being shelled. They hit the Kiev area with missiles. Russian troops cross the land border of Ukraine. The tanks enter Kharkov. The mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko addresses the citizens, and the military applies to the Russians. The Verkhovna Rada is imposing martial law in Ukraine. Russia closes 14 airports. Zelensky asks everyone to keep calm. The air alarm signal turns on. CNN shows Russian tanks crossing the border into Ukraine from Belarus.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko denies the news.
