The Russian invasion

  

Putin. Gavriil Grigorov / AP  

 

Russian Invasion|Russian Reactions  

Russian radio channels hacked - fake Putin voice sounded the alarm about invasion  

 

Several Russian radio stations were hacked on Monday and played a fake speech by President Vladimir Putin, AFP reports, citing a statement from the Kremlin.  

 

In the speech, the fake Putin is said to have announced that Kyiv had launched an invasion and announced protective measures in three regions bordering Ukraine.  

 

The voice on the radio channels, which AFP said was very similar to Putin's, also announced new martial law, general mobilization and an evacuation of civilians.  

 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says, according to the state-run Russian news agency Ria, that "control has been regained." 

 

Archive image. Swedish Panzerskott 86. Johan Nilsson/TT  

 

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response  

Pro-Ukrainian militia seen with Swedish armor shots in Russia: "Can be exploited"  

 

A video that has spread on social media shows how pro-Ukrainian soldiers deal with Swedish armored fire in the Russian border region of Belgorod, reports SVT Nyheter, which has geolocated the video to the village of Glotove. The soldiers in the clip speak Polish to each other.  

 

That weapons from the West are used in Russia can be exploited by Russian propaganda, says Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lidén.  

 

- It is in Russia's interest to demonstrate that the West is waging a war against Russia. SVT has not been able to verify which date the clip was filmed. 

 

Ukrainian soldiers. Archive image. LIBKOS / AP  

 

The Russian InvasionThe Battles  

More reports of Ukrainian strikes - Russian military blogger: 'Starting to heat up'  

 

Information is now coming from several sources indicating that Ukraine has launched a counter-offensive, although the extent is unclear, writes The Economist. 

 

The newspaper has spoken to "Western representatives with knowledge of the situation" who state that Ukraine has advanced five to six kilometers in Novodonetske in the Russian-occupied region of Donetsk.  

 

The Russian military blogger Semjon Pegov, who goes by the alias "Wargonzo" and is considered to be close to the Kremlin, states that "the enemy had some success" with an attack in Novoselivka in Donetsk. He also says that the news from the area is becoming "more and more alarming" and that "it has started to heat up", according to Sky News.  

 

At the same time, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maljar claims that Ukrainian forces have retaken areas around the town of Bachmut, which was the center of the fighting during the spring. According to The Economist, there have also been reports of fighting going on in the direction of the city of Soledar.  

 

Russia, for its part, has claimed that the ground attacks were repulsed and that the Russian troops caused Ukraine heavy losses.