Watch: Ukrainian man bids goodbye to family as Russia mounts invasion

As the Russian troops continue to invade different regions of Ukraine, several photos and videos of Ukrainians bidding farewell to their loved ones in order to stay back to fight have emerged on social media. One such clip doing the rounds shows a man saying goodbye to his wife and daughter at a safe zone for civilians, from where the two will be taken to a shelter. 

The 45-second video shows the man, in tears, putting a winter hat on his little daughter’s head before bending down and crying profusely. The child too cries in unison. The man then embraces his daughter and wife, before the two get onto the bus likely leaving town for safety. The video, which was first shared by independent media New News EU on Wednesday, has since gone viral on Twitter, raking over 1.5 million views.

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On Thursday morning, Russian military vehicles crossed from Belarus into Ukraine at the Senkovka crossing point in the Chernihiv region. The security camera footage also showed Russian military vehicles crossing from Crimea into the government-held territory at Armyansk checkpoint.

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Around the same time, explosions were heard around Kyiv, and helicopters, believed to be Russian, were seen flying over Kyiv. Explosions were also heard in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine and near an airfield and bomb depot in Myrhorod.

Hours later, the Russian military said that it destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities and confirmed that its forces have moved into Ukraine from Crimea. By evening, Ukraine claimed Russian forces seized the Chernobyl nuclear plant, which is site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.