In the last several hours, Russia has invaded Ukraine.

Ukraine has been attacked from the north, the east and the south.

Putin is the aggressor.

Putin chose this war.

A country under attack after a huge Russian military offensive

by land, sea and air.

Within moments, sea and air. Within moments,

missile strikes began to fall on historic cities across Ukraine.

On February the 24th, 2022, President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered his troops into Ukraine.

I watched in this belief as Russian soldiers came over the border into my home country in tanks and armed vehicles.

They are now moving on Marietole, quite possibly in the next 24 hours or so we could see Marietole surrounded. In weeks, the strategic port city of Marioppol became the most heavily bombed and damaged city in Ukraine.

Marioppol burning apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting Russian

bombardments. 90% of our infrastructure has already been destroyed.

The city's authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100.

As Russian troops advanced, many civilians fled towards the fort was a place of safety. a still planned with underground shelters on the outskirts of the city,

as of Stahl. But within days they would be trapped.

I am Diana Kirschko and for the BBC World Service

this is the documentary. the story of the Siege of the Siege of Other Star thought that a big bloody war was about to start, but somehow I didn't think about it.

In those last days before the beginning of the Russian invasion it had been warm outside

Andrea and I lived in a private house and even though it was still winter

Tulips had begun to bloom in our garden. I can say that I finally started to feel

really happy, happier than in my whole life, because I met a man who I loved and

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