As it happened: Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities attacked by missile strikes as Vladimir Putin orders ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine; Scott Morrison says ‘Russia has chosen war’


As it happened: Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities attacked by missile strikes as Vladimir Putin orders ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine; Scott Morrison says ‘Russia has chosen war’ - Updated February 25, 2022

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Ukrainian military track burns at an air defence base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, February 24, 2022. CREDIT: AP

 


By Latika Bourke, Liam Mannix and Josh Dye

9.45pm Ukraine leadership say at least 40 people have been killed in attacks

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(The Sydney Morning Herald)