Explosions heard in cities across Ukraine after Vladimir Putin announces operation to ‘demilitarise’ neighbouring country. Follow the latest news and updates
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I’m Samantha Lock and welcome to our rolling coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, which has escalated in recent hours with the start of a Russian attack on its neighbour.
Here are the main developments:
