The Battle for Hostomel Airfield Putin planned to take over Hostomel Airport, land thousands of troops on its runway and from there enter Kyiv, capture or kill the Ukrainian government and take over the country. The invasion was supposed to take days. Here is every manoeuvre that saved Ukraine from immediate Russian control. The Daily Mail's foreign correspondent Chris Pleasance takes over The Battle Board to explain the tactics and breakdown exactly what happened in the earliest hours of the full-scale Russian invasion. #battleboard #russia #ukraine #ukrainewar #putin #zelensky #dailymailshows Daily Mail Website: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: Daily Mail Twitter: Daily Mail Pinterest: Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: