BREAKING NEWS

Putin’s made a direct appeal to the military forces of Ukraine in his early Thursday speech.

The Russian President had a message to the armed forces of Ukraine as he announced a ‘special military operation’ in Donbass - tells them:

▪️ Your fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers did not fight defending our common homeland for "today's neo-Nazis to seize power"

▪️ You took an oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people - "not to the anti-people junta that robs it and mocks your country"

▪️ Putin urged Ukraine’s forces to immediately lay down your arms and go home

▪️ The Russian president assured all servicemen of the Ukrainian army who make this decision will be able to leave the combat zone without hindrance

▪️ All responsibility for the bloodshed will be "on the conscience of the ruling regime of Ukraine"