Mr Putin declared the military operation on TV at 5.55 am Moscow time. Based on the reports, some minutes later the first shelling and missiles were thrown into Ukraine.
The UK, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with more than 160,000 deaths, has been among the first in Europe to try to return to pre-pandemic life, relying on high vaccination coverage.
The Duke of York had vowed to fight to clear his name in court after being charged by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre became a victim who he sexually assaulted in three different circumstances when she was 17.
It came after a top Russian diplomat lifted the threat of an attack on Ukraine if Russian citizens are killed in a region of the country controlled by separatists.
One of them is Tobias Ellwood, a senior Conservative MP and former minister. He affirmed he had filed a letter to his party to initiate a vote on the PM’s future.