At 5 am on Thursday morning Russia fired hundreds of missiles towards Ukraine, the beginning of its full-scale invasion of the European country which got its independence from Moscow in 1991.
It is a war that will be played out on social media and will showcase Russia’s military might against Ukraine and Western weapons systems. If Russia’s latest weapons were tested in Syria, they are now being battle-proven in Ukraine.
Videos have already spread over social media of missiles flying over Ukraine, with some reports indicating that they could be naval Kalibr or Iskander ballistic missiles or cruise missiles fired by Russian jets towards strategic Ukrainian targets including military airfields, air defense systems, ammunition depots, infrastructure and more.
After the initial missile barrages, that may have been launched by multi-rocket launch systems (MRLS) like the 9A52-4 Tornado, Russian tanks were filmed crossing into Ukraine as well as jets and helicopters flying over Ukrainian cities and towns. READ MORE