The Telegraph's James Rothwell reports from a shelter in Kyiv as President Putin ordered a full scale invasion fo Ukraine.

Russia said this morning it had already destroyed Ukrainian army bases across the country, while Ukraine claimed to have downed Russian fighter jets and helicopters.

Russian troops crossed the border from the North and landed in the South of the country while heavy fighting took place in the East. Explosions were heard in the capital of Kyiv and as far away as the western city of Lviv, according to reports. Ukraine said it was also coming under sustained cyber attacks.

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