A Ukrainian military plane with 14 people on board has crashed near Kyiv, emergency service said, according to AFP.

All on board the plane were killed as Ukriane armed forces sought to defend against a massive Russian military operation.

It was also reported that Russian forces have broken into the north of Kyiv region, Ukraine border guards were quoted as saying by AFP.

Ukrainian State Border Guard Service site damaged by shelling in Kyiv

Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, fought Russian forces along practically its entire border with Russia, and there was fierce fighting in the regions of Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odessa and at a military airport near Kyiv, an adviser to the presidential office said.

The Ukrainian official said they feared that Russian forces could be airdropped into the country and then try to penetrate the government district in Kyiv.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Ukrainian border guards had abandoned all facilities at the Russian-Ukrainian border, the Interfax news agency reported.