In Ukraine, the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief was created. The corresponding decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky has been published on the website of the head of state.
According to the document, he heads the Headquarters himself Vladimir Zelensky, and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Alexei Danilov was appointed its coordinator. Also included were the chairman of the State Emergency Service Sergei Kruk, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, and. about. Commander of the National Guard Yuriy Lebed, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Alexander Litvinenko, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, Head of the State Security Department Serhiy Rud, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Head of the State Special Communications Service Yuriy Shchigol.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky announced the introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine.
On the morning of February 24, the Russian Armed Forces began special military operation in Donbass. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that 74 ground facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed on the first day, including 11 airfields, 3 command posts and a naval base. At the same time, the department stressed that nothing threatens the civilian population of the country.
