Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "horrific" and called for the Kremlin to face the "severest consequences".
The First Minister joined other political leaders in condemning a string of air strikes which were launched at around 5am local time on a string of cities across the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a TV address to announce he was launching a “special military operation” in Ukraine in what amounted to an effective declaration of war.
Seven people are known to have died in bombing by Russian forces, Ukrainian police say. Officials say an attack on a military unit in Podilsk, outside Odessa killed six people and wounded seven.
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