Sturgeon calls for severe consequences for Russian assault

Key Facts

• Ukraine has declared a month-long state of emergency as Russia said it had carried out air strikes on Ukraine's military infrastructure and border guard units - but said it had not targeted populated areas.
• Russian military vehicles are reported to have breached Ukraine's border in the north, south and east of the country, including from Belarus.
• And Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton noted that Ukrainian capital Kyiv is twinned with Edinburgh, saying that "we must be prepared to offer all of those fleeing the conflict safe harbour in the towns and villages of Scotland".
• EXPLOSIONS ARE GETTING CLOSER, I'M SCARED WITLESS Media caption, Sean Cusick was speaking to BBC Scotland when he heard a tank approaching and ended the call Sean Cusick from Glasgow, his wife and their two-year-old stepson are stranded in Ukraine with no way out.

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