Zelenskyy said he would implement a 30-day state of emergency in the country. In the wake of Russia's recognition of the east as independent, he plans to call up military reservists.
The leadership in Kyiv has been more reluctant than its Western allies to say publicly they expect an attack from Russia, but Vladimir Putin's recognition of the territories has appeared to spark a sense of urgency in the capital. The beginning of a large-scale war in Ukraine will be the end of the world order according to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister.
The Pentagon isn't ready to say if Russian troops have crossed the border into the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Putin said he was sending troops into the area.
Russian state media blamed the Ukrainian military for the increase in shelling in Luhansk. The Ukrainian government officials who visited the area over the weekend were repeatedly hit by Russian-backed rebels.
More than 150,000 troops have been sent by Russia to the border of Ukraine, from the north to the south. The cities of Mariupol and Kharkiv are located near the Russian border.
The number of Russian troops has increased, and forces are backed by tanks, mobile rocket artillery, and attack helicopters near Belgorod just over the border from Kharkiv over the past week.
Russia has several ships with missiles that can hit targets inland and about 10 amphibious ships that can land troops on the beach.
The official said that Mr. Putin has everything from offensive missile capability to offensive ground power. Most of them are surface fighters. He has a cruise missile capability, he has a ballistic missile capability, he has armor, infantry, and he has special forces.
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