Search at sea. File photoCHISINAU, Feb 25Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Andrei Spinu claims that a ship under the flag of Moldova with a crew consisting of Russian citizens was hit by a shell in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, a rescue operation is underway.» The Maritime Agency of Moldova reports that on February 25, the ship MILLENIAL SPIRIT IMO Nr. (Chemical tanker) under the flag of Moldova, while in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, was hit by a projectile (the source of the launch of the projectile is unknown). At the moment, rescue work is being carried out by nearby ships. The crew of the ship are citizens of the Russian Federation,» Spinu wrote in his Telegram channel The Deputy Prime Minister clarified that a fire broke out on board the ship due to a shell hit, equipment and lifeboats were destroyed, the ship’s crew of 10 people left the ship wearing only life jackets. Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early Thursday morning, 24 February. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass have asked for help.» />Moldova stopped the movement of trains from Chisinau to OdessaAccording to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. Later, the Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrenders and after that they have the opportunity to return to their families. 
Russian paratroopers captured the Gostomel airfield in the Kiev regionPosted by: Vlada Kopylova
