
This handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry on February 15 shows Russian tanks after joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus
(Picture: Russian Defence Ministry/AFP via)Vladimir Putin’s forces have launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine on a series of fronts.
The main line of attack is on Donbas, to defend and expand the territory controlled by the breakaway governments of Luhansk and Donetsk. This is being matched by bombardment of nearby ports on the Black Sea, Mariupol and Odessa, the third biggest city.