The first day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine left a devastating toll with the death of at least 87 people and hundreds injured, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
Thus The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, reported it in a video addressed to the population.
“Sadly , today we lost 60 heroes, our citizens. Ten of them were agents and 60 people were injured,” Zelensky said.
The forces On Thursday, the Russian forces began a large-scale invasion of Ukraine with attacks from the north, east and south.
Thousands of people in Ukraine have tried to flee in recent hours seeking safety in neighbor countries.
Hundreds of residents of the capital, Kiev, sought refuge in metro stations amid warnings of air strikes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin defends the invasion and says that there was no other way to protect the security of their country.
“They did not give up”
On the first day of the attack, the Ukrainian authorities were the only ones to report the number of dead and wounded.
President Zelensky said in his recorded message that “defending Zmiinyi Island, all our border guards met a heroic death. They never gave up”.
“To all they will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. May those who gave their lives for Ukraine be remembered forever,” he assured.
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