Russian missiles blitz cities across Ukraine as Putin orders full-scale invasion

VLADIMIR Putin has declared WAR on Ukraine and unleashed his terrifying arsenal with a full scale assault on the country - plunging Europe into a bloody new crisis.

The tyrant declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine with a dawn raid after months of amassing his forces on the border and brazenly lying to the world about his plans to invade.

The world is waking up to what could the most horrific crisis since World War 2 as Putin seeks to tear down the world order.

His full scale invasion of Ukraine is all part of his deluded plan to rebuild the Soviet Union amid his paranoid fears over Nato.

Ukrainians faced the sound of booming explosions and blaring air raid sirens as missiles, airstrikes and artillery shells fell on their homeland.

Putin took to Russian airwaves at 5.50am Moscow time to order an aerial blitz in the first stage of his attack.

Moments later powerful explosions were reported and armoured columns were spotted moving towards the border.

Russia has some 200,000 soldiers ready to move in - encircling the north, south and east of Ukraine.

Hundreds are already feared to have been killed or wounded in a conflict that could kill tens of thousands and displace millions.

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Russian missiles blitz cities across Ukraine with ‘hundreds’ of casualties as Putin orders full-scale invasion
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