Russia Ukraine War: Major updates of the 5th day | 28 Feb 2022

Putin had placed the country's nuclear deterrent forces on "special" alert on Sunday. The move was announced during Putin's meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.

"Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic area. I'm speaking about the illegitimate sanctions that everyone is well aware of. However, the top officials of the leading NATO countries also make aggressive statements against our country as well," Putin stated.