Full-scale ground assault against Ukraine likely to begin within hours, U.S. official says

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An official from the U.S. said Wednesday night that the explosions being reported in multiple Ukrainian cities are preliminary bombardments to be followed by a full-scale ground assault.

The unidentified official said that it had begun and that there had been explosions in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol, Odessa, and Kyiv. The official told her that the Russian ground attack would likely start after several hours of bombardment and include all of Putin's forces.

US official tells me: Right now we are seeing the pre assault fires. Expect this to go on for a few hours. Land attack to follow with ALL of the full forces Putin has arrayed. Explosions heard in Kiev, Odessa, Mariupol. “It’s begun.”
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) February 24, 2022

Estimates put the number of Russian troops in Ukraine at 190,000.

The Russian navy attacked the port of Odessa and posted a video on the internet showing Russian rockets hitting the city of Kramatorsk.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a speech early Thursday that he has authorized a military operation in Ukraine after the two Russian-aligned republics in eastern Ukraine asked him to intervene against the Ukrainian military.

Since the beginning of the year, over 15000 people have been killed in the fighting between the Ukrainian government and the rebels. Russia will end the conflict, said Putin.

Trump praised Putin as a genius and stated that China will be next under Biden's watch. In a recent interview with the conservative talk radio program, the former U.S. President stated that China would be next. Putin was praised by Trump for sending Russian troops into Ukraine.
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