The United Nations has warned that the world is facing a moment of peril" as fears of a full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia grow.
Millions of Ukrainians live permanently in Russia while Russians also live in Ukraine and people have family in both countries.
On Monday, President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to enter into Donetsk and Luhansk, occupied regions of Ukraine, a breach of International law while also saying Ukraine was not a 'real country' and that it was controlled by the US.
On Wednesday, several Ukrainian government websites went down, the target of an apparent cyber-attack while Ukraine has declared a state of emergency that will last 30 days.
Ukraine is also conscripting reservists into the regular military as it braces for a possible invasion by Russia who have surrounded Ukraine with close to 190,000 soldiers.
Speaking on Wednesday, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that "the world is facing a moment of peril" and it was 'a moment I truly hoped wouldn't come'
António Guterres, speaking at the organisation's headquarters in New York in a UN's General Assembly meeting to discuss Ukraine said the meeting is happening "in the face of the most serious global peace and security crisis in recent years, and certainly in my time as secretary general".
"The latest developments regarding Ukraine are a cause of grave concern, and they include reports of increased ceasefire violations across the contact line, and a real risk of further escalation on the ground," he said.
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