In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov gives a briefing on the military operation in Ukraine at the Russian National Defence Management Centre, in Moscow, Russia. On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine following recognition of independence of breakaway Donbas republics. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov gives a briefing on the military operation in Ukraine at the Russian National Defence Management Centre, in Moscow, Russia. On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine following recognition of independence of breakaway Donbas republics. Units of the Russian airborne forces has taken full control over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) in northern Ukraine, Konashenkov said on Friday. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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