VIDEO. Impactful Footage from Near Kyiv

This is what the Zhytomyr highway looks like now, located near Kyiv. The Unian news agency has released impactful footage from the area surrounding Kyiv.

It is worth recalling that on the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the commencement of a special military operation aimed at the demilitarization of Ukraine. In a televised address, he stated that the circumstances "demand decisive and immediate actions from us, as the people's republics of Donbas have appealed to Russia for assistance." According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will rest on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He called upon Ukrainian military personnel to disobey the criminal orders of Ukrainian authorities, lay down their arms, and return home.