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An oil depot is on fire in Vasylkiv, 36 km south of Kyiv and another was hit in the village of Kryachky. In the village of Kvitneve, a warehouse for frozen food products is on fire after Russian shelling. No casualties have been reported yet.
An oil depot is on fire in Vasylkiv, 36 km south of Kyiv and another was hit in the village of Kryachky. In the village of Kvitneve, a warehouse for frozen food products is on fire after Russian shelling. No casualties have been reported yet.
At a meeting on March 10, EU leaders condemned the “unspeakable suffering” Russia has brought on the Ukrainian people and said in a statement that they “will not leave Ukraine alone.” While EU leaders acknowledged Ukraine’s EU aspirations, Reuters reported that the leaders were cautious about fast tracking the country’s ascension to the union.
At a meeting on March 10, EU leaders condemned the “unspeakable suffering” Russia has brought on the Ukrainian people and said in a statement that they “will not leave Ukraine alone.” While EU leaders acknowledged Ukraine’s EU aspirations, Reuters reported that the leaders were cautious about fast tracking the country’s ascension to the union.
Sony has halted sales of its PlayStation consoles and software in Russia. Epson will suspend exports of its products to Russia and Belarus and has pledged $1 million to the UNHCR to support humanitarian relief.
Sony has halted sales of its PlayStation consoles and software in Russia. Epson will suspend exports of its products to Russia and Belarus and has pledged $1 million to the UNHCR to support humanitarian relief.
Sony has halted sales of its PlayStation consoles and software in Russia. Epson will suspend exports of its products to Russia and Belarus and has pledged $1 million to the UNHCR to support humanitarian relief.
Head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhivitsky announced in a video message on March 7 that at least 10 people were killed as a result of targeted bombings by Russia on Sumy.
The Russian Embassy in the U.K. tweeted on March 7 quoting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “the goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.” U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price responded, saying, “This is a flat out lie. Russia’s special military operation is instigating a war in Ukraine. Ukraine does not want a war.”
Head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhivitsky announced in a video message on March 7 that at least 10 people were killed as a result of targeted bombings by Russia on Sumy.
The Russian Embassy in the U.K. tweeted on March 7 quoting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “the goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.” U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price responded, saying, “This is a flat out lie. Russia’s special military operation is instigating a war in Ukraine. Ukraine does not want a war.”
The announcement bolsters a Wall Street Journal report on March 6 that Putin was recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine. Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said he had no information on the numbers or caliber of the Syrian fighters.
Video of the incident showed a truck with a large trailer reversing into the gates and forcing them open as a small number of protesters looked on. Mayor of Kherson Igor Kolyhav said. According to CNN, citing screenshots from a webcam and video that have been geolocated, Russian military vehicles entered Kherson after heavy shelling and appear to have taken the southern city. Mayor of Kherson Igor Kolyhav said. According to CNN, citing screenshots from a webcam and video that have been geolocated, Russian military vehicles entered Kherson after heavy shelling and appear to have taken the southern city. Earlier, the bank had opened a special account where Ukrainians and foreigners can donate money to support the military. The sharp decline was the result of severe economic sanctions imposed against the aggressor state, including the anticipated cutting off selected Russian banks from the payment order system SWIFT. Russian companies also plunged. Earlier, the bank had opened a special account where Ukrainians and foreigners can donate money to support the military. The sharp decline was the result of severe economic sanctions imposed against the aggressor state, including the anticipated cutting off selected Russian banks from the payment order system SWIFT. Russian companies also plunged. In a interview with Associated Press, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ‘Kyiv was encircled’ but ready to fight. His spokesperson said that he misspoke, and such information was “a lie and a manipulation.” In a interview with Associated Press, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ‘Kyiv was encircled’ but ready to fight. His spokesperson said that he misspoke, and such information was “a lie and a manipulation.” In a interview with Associated Press, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ‘Kyiv was encircled’ but ready to fight. His spokesperson said that he misspoke, and such information was “a lie and a manipulation.” They are open during curfew and will provide drinking water. A list of the locations can be found here. In addition, Facebook is blocking Russian state media from running ads on its platform anywhere in the world. They are open during curfew and will provide drinking water. A list of the locations can be found here. In addition, Facebook is blocking Russian state media from running ads on its platform anywhere in the world. The decision to cut Russia off the international payment order system has not been officially issued yet, but the technical preparations are ongoing, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. “Ukrainian diplomats dedicate this victory to all defenders of Ukraine.” They are open during curfew and will provide drinking water. A list of the locations can be found here. In addition, Facebook is blocking Russian state media from running ads on its platform anywhere in the world. The decision to cut Russia off the international payment order system has not been officially issued yet, but the technical preparations are ongoing, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. “Ukrainian diplomats dedicate this victory to all defenders of Ukraine.” The decision to cut Russia off the international payment order system has not been officially issued yet, but the technical preparations are ongoing, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. “Ukrainian diplomats dedicate this victory to all defenders of Ukraine.” Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the newspaper claimed Russia is likely to begin a large-scale invasion of Ukraine within 48 hours. CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis confirmed the report, saying that the eastern city of Kharkiv is “at particular risk.” Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the newspaper claimed Russia is likely to begin a large-scale invasion of Ukraine within 48 hours. CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis confirmed the report, saying that the eastern city of Kharkiv is “at particular risk.” Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the newspaper claimed Russia is likely to begin a large-scale invasion of Ukraine within 48 hours. CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis confirmed the report, saying that the eastern city of Kharkiv is “at particular risk.”
2022-03-07 18:19 UK to provide additional $230 million in aid to Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “this is the moment for Ukraine’s friends to create a coalition of humanitarian, economic, and defensive military support to ensure that Putin fails in this catastrophic invasion.”
2022-03-07 18:05 Blinken: Ukraine’s using defense support 'effectively' against Russian aggression.
U.S. Secretary of State said that 70% of the recently provided $350 million in defense support to Ukraine “is already in the hands of Ukrainians,” and $10 billion in emergency aid to be provided by the Congress “very quickly.”
2022-03-07 17:54 State Emergency Service: At least 13 civilians killed in air strike on bread factory in Kyiv Oblast.
Five people were rescued. Around 30 people are believed to have been at the factory before the attack.
2022-03-07 17:40 UN: 1,207 civilian casualties of Russia’s war in Ukraine, 406 people killed and 801 injured.
2022-03-07 17:12 Russian shelling damaged or destroyed 202 schools, 34 hospitals, more than 1,500 residential buildings
The numbers were published by Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration.
2022-03-07 16:09 Bloomberg: Some EU nations balk at push to advance Ukraine’s membership bid.
Germany, the Netherlands and others want to focus on practical support to Ukraine and ending the war rather than embarking on a process that could take at least a decade, diplomats said.
2022-03-07 15:52 Russia claims it will stop war ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine agrees to its demands.
Moscow demands that “Ukraine ceases military action,” changes its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledges occupied Crimea as Russian territory, and recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
2022-03-07 15:49 Ukrainian forces have retaken Mykolaiv airport, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim.
Russian artillery pounded the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv overnight on March 7.
2022-03-07 15:27 EU's working on further sanctions due to Kremlin's 'recklessness' towards civilians, including children.
According to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the EU has to “get rid of the dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal” and will present proposals on March 8 on ways the bloc can diversify its energy supply.
2022-03-07 14:57 Online map shows lines on Ukraine's border in real-time.
The map was created by the Customs Service. It recommends choosing checkpoints on the border with Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova as they are less busy compared to Poland.
2022-03-07 14:03 Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers to meet in Turkey on March 10.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Turkey’s coastal Antalya province, according to their Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
2022-03-07 13:57 Hungary bans weapon shipments to Ukraine from its territory.
The decision was mentioned by Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a special video address. He added that he will meet with leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia in London on March 8, to discuss Ukraine.
2022-03-07 13:39 Third round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations to begin at 4 p.m.
Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration, said on Twitter. Ukraine hasn’t achieved desired results during the previous rounds.
2022-03-07 12:58 Klitschko: 'Heavy fighting around Kyiv, primarily northwest.'
“With extreme rage, the enemy is destroying Bucha, Hostomel, Vorzel, Irpin. They deliberately kill civilians,” Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
2022-03-07 12:50 Russian government refuses to participate in ICJ hearings on Ukraine.
On Feb. 26, Ukraine filed an application to the International Court of Justice instituting proceedings against Russia under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
2022-03-07 12:24 Zelensky asks world to stop buying Russian petroleum.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a new sanctions package is needed. “A boycott of Russian export, refusal to buy Russian oil and petroleum products. You can call it an embargo or a moral thing to do when you refuse to give money to terrorists,” he said.
2022-03-07 11:49 Over 140,000 Ukrainians have returned since the start of Russia's invasion.
According to the State Border Guard Service, 80% of those returning are men. Tens of thousands of them have joined the Territorial Defense Units, wrote Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
2022-03-07 11:36 State Emergency Service: at least 8 killed in Kharkiv over 24 hours.
Russia shelled Kharkiv overnight. According to the report, there were large-scale fires in 21 buildings in the central part of the city. The administrative buildings, medical institutions, educational institutions, and dorms “completely or partially demolished.”
2022-03-07 11:18 Chinese Foreign Minister: China-Russia friendship is ‘rock solid,’ prospects for cooperation extensive.
Two days earlier, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the U.S., NATO, and the EU to “pay attention to the negative impact of NATO’s continuous eastward expansion on Russia’s security.”
2022-03-07 10:30 State Emergency Service: 9 killed, 6 injured in attack on Vinnytsia airport.
One person remains missing. Russia hit Vinnytsia Airport with eight rockets, on March 6.
2022-03-07 10:11 Kremlin announces 'humanitarian corridors to Russia, Belarus.'
The state-controlled RIA news agency writes that Russia will proclaim a ceasefire to “evacuate” civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy. Previously, two Ukrainian attempts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol were halted after Russia breached the ceasefire.
2022-03-07 09:16 Hostomel village council confirms on March 7 Russian troops killed head of Hostomel territorial community Yury Prylypko.
He was killed along with two other people while giving bread and medicine to Hostomel residents.
2022-03-07 09:07 India continues efforts to evacuate students in eastern Ukraine.
On March 6, the Indian embassy said it had a team stationed in Poltava to coordinate the safe passage of nearly 700 Indian students stranded in Sumy to western borders. Over the weekend India’s Ministry of External Affairs asked both sides for a temporary ceasefire to evacuate students.
2022-03-07 07:31 UK injects $100 million into Ukraine’s economy to mitigate financial pressures
created by Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion, the U.K. Prime Minister’s Office announced on March 7. The money could be used to support public sector salaries, allowing critical state functions to keep operating, as well as to support social safety nets and pensions for the Ukrainian people.
2022-03-07 07:05 Russian artillery pounds the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv overnight on March 7.
The shelling hit the city’s outskirts and resulted in fires at residential buildings, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Vadym Denysenko, advisor to interior minister of Ukraine, said that the Russian forces used Smerch heavy multiple rocket launchers to shell the city.
2022-03-07 06:44 New Zealand prepares sanctions law against Russia and Belarus
targeted at strategically important individuals and firms, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on March 7. New Zealand has thus far been restricted in its ability to do so, due to it not having an independent sanctions law, and the law will be voted on by parliament this week, Ardern said.
2022-03-07 06:38 South Korea issues travel ban to areas in Russia and Belarus near Ukraine,
Japan urges citizens to refrain from traveling to Russia. South Korea also joined the U.S. and others in suspending transactions with Russia’s central bank, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on March 7.
2022-03-07 06:03 50 Russian diplomats including their family members return to Moscow from New York City,
CNN reports citing RIA news agency. Their departure follows a request that 12 Russian U.N. diplomats withdraw from the U.S. by March 7. According to Ambassador Richard Mills, the diplomats were removed due to actions that were “not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as diplomats.”
2022-03-07 05:20 Kuleba urges EU and G7 countries to introduce further sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on March 6 during a televised address that he had signed letters to all foreign ministers of EU and G7 countries with a specific list of the sanctions that Ukraine expects “in order to finally pinch the Russian economy and end the war in Ukraine.”
2022-03-07 04:31 Russian forces restrict access to external communication at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,
the International Atomic Energy Agency said on March 6. Mobile networks and internet access at the power plant have been blocked by occupying Russian forces and all operations conducted by the plant’s staff require approval by a Russian commander, the IAEA said in a statement.
2022-03-07 04:29 Russian troops launch a missile strike near the village of Tuzla in Odesa Oblast.
According to the spokesman of Operational Headquarters of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhii Bratchuk, the attack targeted critical infrastructure. Current assessments indicate that nobody was injured or killed, although information is still being gathered.
2022-03-07 04:13 Two Big Four accounting firms KPMG International and PricewaterhouseCoopers to suspend operations in Russia and Belarus.
KPMG has over 4,500 partners and staff in Russia and Belarus. PwC has 3,700 partners and staff in Russia and has operated in the country for 30 years.
2022-03-07 03:38 UK continues to lead effort to suspend Russia from Interpol.
U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote on Twitter on March 6 that she, along with her colleagues from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S., has written calling on Interpol to suspend Russian membership and access to Interpol systems. “Russia’s actions are a direct threat to the safety of individuals and to international law enforcement cooperation,” Patel wrote.
2022-03-07 02:59 Russia has fired 600 missiles and deployed 95% of its amassed troops into Ukraine,
according to a senior US defense official. Fighting is ongoing in Kherson and Mykolaiv and Russian troops continue to encircle Kyiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. However, all Russian advances have been significantly slowed down due to strong Ukrainian resistance.
2022-03-07 02:35 Ukraine suspends exports of rye, oats, buckwheat, millet, sugar, salt, meat, and livestock,
Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on March 6, citing a government decision. Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, stated earlier that the government had decided to restrict the export of a number of socially important goods and raw materials from which they are made amid Russia’s full-scale invasion.
2022-03-07 02:11 Eugene Czolij: NATO member countries are targets of Putin’s military aggression and must act accordingly in Ukraine
2022-03-07 02:02 Hacking group Anonymous interrupts Russian state tv programs with footage of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The group claims to have accessed the TV channels “Russia 24”, “Channel 1”, “Moscow 24”, and streaming services Wink and Ivi, replacing regular programming with videos from Ukraine and an anti-war message.
2022-03-07 01:48 WSJ: Russia recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to be sent to Ukraine to help take Kyiv, according to U.S. officials.
The Wall Street Journal reported that it is unclear how many fighters have been identified, but some are already in Russia preparing to enter the war, according to one official.
2022-03-07 01:22 Reuters: U.S. does not see imminent Russian amphibious assault of Odesa, according to U.S. official.
Earlier on March 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had maps and records, obtained from captured Russian soldiers, that showed Russian forces were planning to bomb Odesa.
2022-03-07 01:30 Civilians flee in terror as Ukraine’s military deter Russia in Irpin
2022-03-06 06:55 Kyiv resident gives birth during war: ‘I forgot about the bombings only in labor’
2022-03-06 01:55 10 days of suffering. Russia’s war against Ukraine in photos
2022-03-05 20:33 Ukrainian loses parent to Russian propaganda: ‘I can consider myself an orphan’
2022-03-05 19:42 Payoneer, Paypal, Adobe suspend operations in Russia.
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2022-03-05 20:39 SBU: Russia planned to create 'republic' in western Ukraine.
The Security Service arrested people alleged of being Russian proxies tasked with organizing the so-called “Federal Republic of Ukraine.” According to the SBU, the supposed “republic” would have included Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi.
2022-03-05 20:33 Ukrainian loses parent to Russian propaganda: ‘I can consider myself an orphan’
2022-03-05 20:17 Israeli Prime Minister secretly visits Russia, talks to Putin.
Israeli leader Naftali Bennett has arrived in Moscow for unannounced negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was later confirmed by Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
2022-03-05 19:47 Russia announces resuming fighting in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Earlier today temporary ceasefire was supposed to take place to create humanitarian corridors and allow civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha, but Russian troops’ shelling halted the evacuation.
2022-03-05 19:42 Payoneer, Paypal, Adobe suspend operations in Russia.
The three companies have joined the growing list of international brands that refuse to do business in Russia over its aggression against Ukraine.
2022-03-05 19:30 Third round of Ukraine-Russia talks to be held on March 7.
A member of the Ukrainian delegation, lawmaker David Arakhamia, announced the date in a Facebook post.
Cyprus banned Russian ships from its port following EU sanctions over Russia’s war, Philenews reported.
2022-03-05 18:18 Ukraine's richest man Akhmetov speaks up about Russia's war.
Ten days after Russia launched an all-out offensive on Ukraine, oligarch Rinat Akhmetov told Ekonomichna Pravda that he had cut business contacts with Russia and had no more interests or assets in the country. “Russia is an aggressor country, and Putin is a war criminal.”
2022-03-05 17:49 Ukrainian forces take control of Mykolaiv, seize Russian occupiers' equipment.
According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaly Kim, there are casualties among civilians, but their number is yet to be determined. Mykolaiv is a regional capital in southern Ukraine.
2022-03-05 17:14 Nuremberg Trials prosecutor: Putin should be 'behind bars.'
Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of Nazis officials at the 1945-1946 Nuremberg trials, told the Mirror that “those responsible should be held accountable for aggression, crimes against humanity and plain murder.” Ferencz also said Putin can be jailed, but that Russia would need a whole new government.
2022-03-05 17:10 Putin says Ukraine could 'lose its statehood.'
Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin said that if Ukraine “continues to behave in the same way,” that will “bring into question the future of its statehood,” during a meeting broadcast on TV.
2022-03-05 16:53 About 400 civilians evacuated from Volnovakha despite thwarted evacuation.
The number was announced by Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. The evacuation of civilians from Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, was supposed to be held today, but Russian forces violated the temporary ceasefire they had previously agreed on with Ukraine.
2022-03-05 16:30 To combat Russia, Ukraine invites foreign fighters. Here’s how to apply
2022-03-05 15:03 Media: Italy seizes property worth $150 million from Russian oligarchs.
According to The Guardian’s sources in Italian police, a villa owned by the billionaire Alisher Usmanov on Sardinia, and a villa on Lake Como owned by the Russian state TV host Vladimir Soloviev, have both been seized. Yachts belonging to Russia’s richest man, Alexei Mordashov, and Gennady Timchenko, close to Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin were also confiscated.
2022-03-05 14:32 Hundreds of thousands of households left without gas due to Russia's war.
Due to damages, the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSO) had to shut down 16 gas distribution stations in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
2022-03-05 14:24 Russian forces kill Hero of Ukraine, captain Chybineiev.
Thirty-four-year-old Ukrainian captain Valeriy Chybineiev was killed in the battle near Hostomel, a city on the outskirts of Kyiv, on his birthday on March 3.
2022-03-05 13:56 Russian pilot captured near Chernihiv.
The pilot was taken prisoner after Ukraine’s military shot down his plane.
2022-03-05 13:49 Media: SBU kills member of Ukrainian negotiations team suspected of treason.
According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation that met with Russia, was shot dead by the Security Service of Ukraine officers as they were trying to detain him. The man was allegedly Denys Kirieiev, a former deputy chairman of Oschadbank. The SBU had “strong evidence” he was leaking information to Russia.
2022-03-05 13:22 Civilians' evacuation in Mariupol postponed as Russian forces break temporary ceasefire agreement.
The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol was supposed to start at 11 a.m. today, but the city administration announced that it will not take place as Russian forces continue shelling the city and its neighboring areas. According to the head of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, Russian occupiers also block setting up humanitarian corridors in the city.
2022-03-05 12:32 Zelensky: 'I'm sure that soon we will tell our people – come back, it's safe now.'
In his latest address to the nation, Zelensky thanked Poland for welcoming hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war. “We effectively don’t have a border with Poland anymore. It’s not the time for borders,” he said.
2022-03-05 11:59 Ukraine wins 7 medals on first day of Paralympics.
Ukrainian athletes won three gold medals, three silver and one bronze in the biathlon discipline on the opening day of the competition at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
2022-03-05 11:35 Kherson citizens rally against Russian occupiers.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, Russian forces occupying the city are trying to block the protesters to not let them break into the city administration building.
2022-03-05 11:05 Over 66,000 men return to Ukraine amid Russia’s war.
According to Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, 66,224 men have already returned to Ukraine from abroad since the war started. He interpreted it as meaning they are returning to take up arms and “protect the country” from Russian forces.
2022-03-05 10:37 Elon Musk refuses to ban Russian news sources on Starlink satellite internet.
“We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,” he said.
2022-03-05 10:16 Blinken: 'Ukraine can absolutely win against Russia'.
“If it’s the intention of Moscow to try somehow to topple the government and install its own puppet regime, Ukrainians are going to reject that one way or the other,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told BBC. The war has already not gone as Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned, he added.
2022-03-05 09:36 Temporary ceasefire begins in Mariupol and Volnovakha to set up humanitarian corridors.
The ceasefire will start from 9 a.m. on March 5 for the two sides to provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the cities that have been cut off from the world by the Russian attackers, Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Suspilne.
2022-03-05 07:56 The staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remain trapped 10 days after it was captured by Russian forces.
“We cannot replace people, they have been working their shift for 10 days already. They are divided into two groups, replacing each other, but they are tired mentally and physically, emotionally,” said Yury Fomichev, Mayor of Slavutych, a city in northern Ukraine built for the evacuated personnel of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster.
2022-03-05 07:48 In the Bucha district near Kyiv, Russian forces opened fire on a car with civilians.
As a result of the attack, two people were killed, including a 17-year-old girl, and four others were injured. The prosecutor’s office in the Kyiv region has launched criminal proceedings over the shelling.
2022-03-05 07:41 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Europe from March 6- 11 to coordinate new sanctions against Russia and show support for Ukraine.
Trudeau will travel to the United Kingdom, Latvia, Germany, and Poland, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on March 4.
2022-03-05 07:32 Singapore sanctions Russia in response to its all-out war against Ukraine.
Singapore announced sanctions against Russia on March 5 that include four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items.
2022-03-05 07:28 International Boxing Association bans Russian and Belarusian boxers and competition officials from participating in international boxing competitions.
Wherever not possible on short notice for organizational or legal reasons, they will be allowed to participate as neutral athletes, according to the IBA’s statement.
2022-03-05 06:52 Uniqlo’s parent company to donate $10 million and 200,000 clothing items to UNHCR to support people forced to flee Russia's all-out war on Ukraine.
The donation will be used by the U.N.’s refugee agency to provide urgent assistance such as shelter, psychosocial support and core relief items to affected populations in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
2022-03-05 05:48 CNN: Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine.
The U.S. has already seen “some indications” that Russian mercenaries may be involved in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “in some places,” a senior defense official said earlier this week. It is not clear where or in what numbers.
2022-03-05 05:27 As of March 3, more than 1.2 million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began on February 24,
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports.
2022-03-05 05:23 Pentagon: Russia has fired more than 500 missiles in the week since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Russia is launching all different types of missiles at a rate of about two dozen per day, a Pentagon official said.
2022-03-05 04:11 International Gymnastics Federation bans Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions starting March 7,
following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Earlier, the FIG announced that Russian and Belarusian would have to play under a neutral status.
2022-03-05 03:53 Poll: Around 74% of Americans - including Republicans and Democrats - said the United States and its NATO allies should impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine,
according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on March 4. An equally bipartisan 80% of Americans said the United States should stop buying Russian oil.
2022-03-05 03:32 Samsung Electronics said on March 5 that shipments to Russia have been suspended "due to current geopolitical developments."
Samsung is also donating $6 million, including $1 million in consumer electronics, to actively support humanitarian efforts “around the region,” including aid for refugees, according to the company’s statement.
2022-03-05 02:41 US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on March 4 at the UN that Russian forces are now 20 miles, and closing, from Ukraine’s second largest nuclear facility
– the Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Station in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast. “This imminent danger continues. We narrowly avoided a disaster last night,” she said, referring to Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. “The international community must be unanimous in demanding Russia’s forces stop their dangerous assault.”
2022-03-05 01:56 The U.S. Embassy did not send a message saying that there "will be strong shelling tonight," and that Russians will target all civil activists after capturing the city and imposing martial law.
The fake message was spread on behalf of US Chargé d’Affaire Kristina Kvien. This message is “fake and seems intended to inspire panic,” according to press attache Daniel Langenkamp.
2022-03-05 00:52 Bloomberg temporarily halts work of its journalists in Russia after Putin criminalizes independent journalism.
2022-03-05 00:45 Reuters: Ukraine still has a "significant majority" of its military aircraft available nine days after Russian forces started their full-scale invasion of the country,
Reuters reported, citing an unnamed U.S. defense official. The official also said that Ukrainian aircraft had suffered some loses, including being destroyed by Russian forces, but did not give details.
2022-03-05 00:26 Armed Forces: Russia fires cluster munition in Pokrovsk, no casualties.
The use of cluster bombs targeting civilians may constitute a war crime, according to Amnesty International. The Kremlin has denied the use of cluster munitions.
2022-03-05 00:25 What will the invasion of Ukraine bring for Russia?
2022-03-05 00:05 Lviv launches protective measures to save cultural heritage from possible airstrikes.
Authorities are removing unique sculptures and stained glass windows of ancient churches in case of shelling or missile attacks.
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2022-03-04 23:57 Zelensky condemns NATO's decision to not close the sky over Ukraine.
“Today the alliance’s leadership gave a green light to the further bombardment of Ukrainian towns and villages, refusing to establish a no-fly zone (over Ukraine),” President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his recent video address.
2022-03-04 23:37 Macron calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on nuclear safety.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russia to “immediately cease its illegal and dangerous military actions in order to allow full control by the Ukrainian authorities over all nuclear facilities within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.”
2022-03-04 23:26 Blinken rejects calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine, sides with NATO.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a no-fly zone would mean sending NATO planes into Ukrainian airspace to shoot down Russian planes. “And that could lead to a full-fledged war in Europe,” he added.
2022-03-04 23:01 US 'considers' ban on Russian oil imports.
The White House is looking into the potential impact of cutting off imports of Russian oil, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors Chair Cecilia Rouse said. “But what’s really most important is that we maintain a steady supply of global energy,” she said.
2022-03-04 22:41 Russia occupies Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast.
The city is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, according to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, the head of Sumy Regional State Administration.
5Mar2022
2022-03-05 11:59 Ukraine wins 7 medals on first day of Paralympics.
Ukrainian athletes won three gold medals, three silver and one bronze in the biathlon discipline on the opening day of the competition at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
2022-03-05 11:35 Kherson citizens rally against Russian occupiers.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, Russian forces occupying the city are trying to block the protesters to not let them break into the city administration building.
2022-03-05 11:05 Over 66,000 men return to Ukraine amid Russia’s war.
According to Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, 66,224 men have already returned to Ukraine from abroad since the war started. He interpreted it as meaning they are returning to take up arms and “protect the country” from Russian forces.
2022-03-05 10:37 Elon Musk refuses to ban Russian news sources on Starlink satellite internet.
“We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,” he said.
2022-03-05 10:16 Blinken: 'Ukraine can absolutely win against Russia'.
“If it’s the intention of Moscow to try somehow to topple the government and install its own puppet regime, Ukrainians are going to reject that one way or the other,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told BBC. The war has already not gone as Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned, he added.
2022-03-05 09:36 Temporary ceasefire begins in Mariupol and Volnovakha to set up humanitarian corridors.
The ceasefire will start from 9 a.m. on March 5 for the two sides to provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the cities that have been cut off from the world by the Russian attackers, Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Suspilne.
2022-03-05 07:56 The staff of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remain trapped 10 days after it was captured by Russian forces.
“We cannot replace people, they have been working their shift for 10 days already. They are divided into two groups, replacing each other, but they are tired mentally and physically, emotionally,” said Yury Fomichev, Mayor of Slavutych, a city in northern Ukraine built for the evacuated personnel of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster.
2022-03-05 07:48 In the Bucha district near Kyiv, Russian forces opened fire on a car with civilians.
As a result of the attack, two people were killed, including a 17-year-old girl, and four others were injured. The prosecutor’s office in the Kyiv region has launched criminal proceedings over the shelling.
2022-03-05 07:41 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Europe from March 6- 11 to coordinate new sanctions against Russia and show support for Ukraine.
Trudeau will travel to the United Kingdom, Latvia, Germany, and Poland, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on March 4.
2022-03-05 07:32 Singapore sanctions Russia in response to its all-out war against Ukraine.
Singapore announced sanctions against Russia on March 5 that include four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items.
2022-03-05 07:28 International Boxing Association bans Russian and Belarusian boxers and competition officials from participating in international boxing competitions.
Wherever not possible on short notice for organizational or legal reasons, they will be allowed to participate as neutral athletes, according to the IBA’s statement.
2022-03-05 06:52 Uniqlo’s parent company to donate $10 million and 200,000 clothing items to UNHCR to support people forced to flee Russia's all-out war on Ukraine.
The donation will be used by the U.N.’s refugee agency to provide urgent assistance such as shelter, psychosocial support and core relief items to affected populations in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
2022-03-05 05:48 CNN: Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine.
The U.S. has already seen “some indications” that Russian mercenaries may be involved in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “in some places,” a senior defense official said earlier this week. It is not clear where or in what numbers.
2022-03-05 05:27 As of March 3, more than 1.2 million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began on February 24,
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports.
2022-03-05 05:23 Pentagon: Russia has fired more than 500 missiles in the week since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Russia is launching all different types of missiles at a rate of about two dozen per day, a Pentagon official said.
2022-03-05 04:11 International Gymnastics Federation bans Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions starting March 7,
following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Earlier, the FIG announced that Russian and Belarusian would have to play under a neutral status.
2022-03-05 03:53 Poll: Around 74% of Americans - including Republicans and Democrats - said the United States and its NATO allies should impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine,
according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on March 4. An equally bipartisan 80% of Americans said the United States should stop buying Russian oil.
2022-03-05 03:32 Samsung Electronics said on March 5 that shipments to Russia have been suspended "due to current geopolitical developments."
Samsung is also donating $6 million, including $1 million in consumer electronics, to actively support humanitarian efforts “around the region,” including aid for refugees, according to the company’s statement.
2022-03-05 02:41 US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on March 4 at the UN that Russian forces are now 20 miles, and closing, from Ukraine’s second largest nuclear facility
– the Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Station in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast. “This imminent danger continues. We narrowly avoided a disaster last night,” she said, referring to Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. “The international community must be unanimous in demanding Russia’s forces stop their dangerous assault.”
2022-03-05 01:56 The U.S. Embassy did not send a message saying that there "will be strong shelling tonight," and that Russians will target all civil activists after capturing the city and imposing martial law.
The fake message was spread on behalf of US Chargé d’Affaire Kristina Kvien. This message is “fake and seems intended to inspire panic,” according to press attache Daniel Langenkamp.
2022-03-05 00:52 Bloomberg temporarily halts work of its journalists in Russia after Putin criminalizes independent journalism.
2022-03-05 00:45 Reuters: Ukraine still has a "significant majority" of its military aircraft available nine days after Russian forces started their full-scale invasion of the country,
Reuters reported, citing an unnamed U.S. defense official. The official also said that Ukrainian aircraft had suffered some loses, including being destroyed by Russian forces, but did not give details.
2022-03-05 00:26 Armed Forces: Russia fires cluster munition in Pokrovsk, no casualties.
The use of cluster bombs targeting civilians may constitute a war crime, according to Amnesty International. The Kremlin has denied the use of cluster munitions.
2022-03-05 00:25 What will the invasion of Ukraine bring for Russia?
2022-03-05 00:05 Lviv launches protective measures to save cultural heritage from possible airstrikes.
Authorities are removing unique sculptures and stained glass windows of ancient churches in case of shelling or missile attacks.
4Mar2022
2022-03-04 23:57 Zelensky condemns NATO's decision to not close the sky over Ukraine.
“Today the alliance’s leadership gave a green light to the further bombardment of Ukrainian towns and villages, refusing to establish a no-fly zone (over Ukraine),” President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his recent video address.
2022-03-04 23:37 Macron calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on nuclear safety.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russia to “immediately cease its illegal and dangerous military actions in order to allow full control by the Ukrainian authorities over all nuclear facilities within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.”
2022-03-04 23:26 Blinken rejects calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine, sides with NATO.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a no-fly zone would mean sending NATO planes into Ukrainian airspace to shoot down Russian planes. “And that could lead to a full-fledged war in Europe,” he added.
2022-03-04 23:01 US 'considers' ban on Russian oil imports.
The White House is looking into the potential impact of cutting off imports of Russian oil, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors Chair Cecilia Rouse said. “But what’s really most important is that we maintain a steady supply of global energy,” she said.
2022-03-04 22:41 Russia occupies Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast.
The city is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, according to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, the head of Sumy Regional State Administration.
2022-03-04 22:02 Zelensky delivered a televised speech to the people of Europe, asked for support.
“Do not be silent, support Ukraine. Because if Ukraine does not survive, the whole of Europe will not survive. If Ukraine falls, the whole of Europe will fall,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-04 21:13 Mariupol Mayor pleads for help, asks for humanitarian corridor.
According to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, the city is cut off from heating, water, and electricity, while people are running out of food and medicine. “We are being destroyed here,” he said.
2022-03-04 21:01 Russia bans Facebook, Twitter.
Roskomnadzor, a Russian government censorship agency, cited Facebook’s “discrimination towards Russian state media outlets” as the reason for the ban.
2022-03-04 20:15 Ukraine joins NATO’s Cyber Defense Center as contributing participant.
The 27 sponsoring nations agreed to Ukraine’s membership with a unanimous vote. “Ukraine could bring valuable first-hand knowledge,” said Jaak Tarien, Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence.
2022-03-04 19:53 Ukrainian supermarket chains stop selling Coca-Cola products as company continues to operate in Russia.
Silpo, Novus, and Varus chains remove all Coca-Cola products, Schweppes, Sprite, Fanta, and BonAqua drinking water. “This shameless company continues to work for the invaders in full strength,” the Novus statement reads.
2022-03-04 19:36 EIB will give Ukraine 668 million euros in immediate financial support.
The European Investment Bank’s support is meant to help Ukraine meet its urgent financial needs, including buying food, medical supplies and fuel.
2022-03-04 19:28 Lawmaker Shufrych detained by territorial defense, alleged of helping Russia.
According to the 206 battalion of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense, Nestor Shufrych, a member of the pro-Kremlin Opposition Platform – For Life party, was taking photos of a Ukrainian checkpoint in Kyiv.
2022-03-04 18:58 Ukraine's military push Russian forces from Mykolaiv, fighting continues.
According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaly Kim, battles continue outside Mykolaiv, a regional capital in southern Ukraine.
2022-03-04 18:41 American IT giants Netscout, Autodesk suspend operations in Russia.
Netscout, a top cybersecurity firm, has paused all sales, support, and services in Russia, leaving many Russian companies open to DDoS attacks. Autodesk, global design-software provider for media, entertainment markets, industrial and civil engineering, has suspended operations in Russia “amid the shock and sadness of this crisis.”
2022-03-04 18:40 A missile fragment, presumably from a Russian missile, falls in the yard of Zelensky's state dacha near Kyiv.
“Missed me,” joked President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to his spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov, who posted photos of the object.
2022-03-04 18:16 28 children killed, 64 wounded in Russia's war.
About 1.5 million children live under constant shelling in war-torn areas of Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights and Children’s Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, as cited by the President’s Office.
2022-03-04 18:06 Ukraine's FM to NATO: Act now before it’s too late.
Dmytro Kuleba urged the alliance to not let Russian President Vladimir Putin turn Ukraine into Syria. “We are ready to fight. We will continue fighting. But we need partners to help us with concrete, resolute and swift actions, now,” he wrote on Twitter.
2022-03-04 17:51 As their universities are shelled, fleeing foreign students wait days at borders
2022-03-04 17:34 NATO chief: Putin underestimated Ukraine's military.
Jens Stoltenberg said Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s troops who were able to fight back and slow down the Russian offensive, according to European Pravda. “This is, first of all, the result of the courage of the Ukrainian army, but also the support and courage of the Ukrainian people and their leadership, President Zelensky,” he said.
2022-03-04 16:39 Microsoft suspends sales of its products and services in Russia.
The company has joined other large tech companies that pulled out of the Russian market earlier, including Apple and Dell Technologies. Microsoft is also stopping many aspects of its business in Russia to comply with sanctions.
2022-03-04 16:26 Coming days of war are 'likely to be worse,' says NATO chief.
Jens Stoltenberg expects “more deaths, more suffering, and more destruction,” as Russia continues its full-scale invasion of the country. However, the alliance has ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian news websites as saying that Russia wants to continue talking to the Ukrainian delegation. On March 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Putin to “sit and talk” with him.
2022-03-04 16:00 Baby lemur born in Kyiv zoo named Bayraktar, after Turkish-made drone used by Ukrainian military.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko announced the news while describing the situation in the capital on March 4, adding that stores and pharmacies are running and the city’s hospitals are fully stocked.
2022-03-04 15:45 Russia attacks, captures Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine
2022-03-04 15:25 Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said on TV that his country isn't participating or planning to participate in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He claimed that the Belarusian forces are protecting the country’s borders. If Belarus joined the war, it would be a ‘gift’ to the West, he added.
5Mar2022
2022-03-05 00:52 Bloomberg temporarily halts work of its journalists in Russia after Putin criminalizes independent journalism.
2022-03-05 00:45 Reuters: Ukraine still has a "significant majority" of its military aircraft available nine days after Russian forces started their full-scale invasion of the country,
Reuters reported, citing an unnamed U.S. defense official. The official also said that Ukrainian aircraft had suffered some loses, including being destroyed by Russian forces, but did not give details.
2022-03-05 00:26 Armed Forces: Russia fires cluster munition in Pokrovsk, no casualties.
The use of cluster bombs targeting civilians may constitute a war crime, according to Amnesty International. The Kremlin has denied the use of cluster munitions.
2022-03-05 00:25 What will the invasion of Ukraine bring for Russia?
2022-03-05 00:05 Lviv launches protective measures to save cultural heritage from possible airstrikes.
Authorities are removing unique sculptures and stained glass windows of ancient churches in case of shelling or missile attacks.
4Mar2022
2022-03-04 23:57 Zelensky condemns NATO's decision to not close the sky over Ukraine.
“Today the alliance’s leadership gave a green light to the further bombardment of Ukrainian towns and villages, refusing to establish a no-fly zone (over Ukraine),” President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his recent video address.
2022-03-04 23:37 Macron calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on nuclear safety.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russia to “immediately cease its illegal and dangerous military actions in order to allow full control by the Ukrainian authorities over all nuclear facilities within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine.”
2022-03-04 23:26 Blinken rejects calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine, sides with NATO.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a no-fly zone would mean sending NATO planes into Ukrainian airspace to shoot down Russian planes. “And that could lead to a full-fledged war in Europe,” he added.
2022-03-04 23:01 US 'considers' ban on Russian oil imports.
The White House is looking into the potential impact of cutting off imports of Russian oil, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors Chair Cecilia Rouse said. “But what’s really most important is that we maintain a steady supply of global energy,” she said.
2022-03-04 22:41 Russia occupies Trostyanets, Sumy Oblast.
The city is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, according to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, the head of Sumy Regional State Administration.
2022-03-04 22:02 Zelensky delivered a televised speech to the people of Europe, asked for support.
“Do not be silent, support Ukraine. Because if Ukraine does not survive, the whole of Europe will not survive. If Ukraine falls, the whole of Europe will fall,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-04 21:13 Mariupol Mayor pleads for help, asks for humanitarian corridor.
According to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, the city is cut off from heating, water, and electricity, while people are running out of food and medicine. “We are being destroyed here,” he said.
2022-03-04 21:01 Russia bans Facebook, Twitter.
Roskomnadzor, a Russian government censorship agency, cited Facebook’s “discrimination towards Russian state media outlets” as the reason for the ban.
2022-03-04 20:15 Ukraine joins NATO’s Cyber Defense Center as contributing participant.
The 27 sponsoring nations agreed to Ukraine’s membership with a unanimous vote. “Ukraine could bring valuable first-hand knowledge,” said Jaak Tarien, Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence.
2022-03-04 19:53 Ukrainian supermarket chains stop selling Coca-Cola products as company continues to operate in Russia.
Silpo, Novus, and Varus chains remove all Coca-Cola products, Schweppes, Sprite, Fanta, and BonAqua drinking water. “This shameless company continues to work for the invaders in full strength,” the Novus statement reads.
2022-03-04 19:36 EIB will give Ukraine 668 million euros in immediate financial support.
The European Investment Bank’s support is meant to help Ukraine meet its urgent financial needs, including buying food, medical supplies and fuel.
2022-03-04 19:28 Lawmaker Shufrych detained by territorial defense, alleged of helping Russia.
According to the 206 battalion of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense, Nestor Shufrych, a member of the pro-Kremlin Opposition Platform – For Life party, was taking photos of a Ukrainian checkpoint in Kyiv.
2022-03-04 18:58 Ukraine's military push Russian forces from Mykolaiv, fighting continues.
According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaly Kim, battles continue outside Mykolaiv, a regional capital in southern Ukraine.
2022-03-04 18:41 American IT giants Netscout, Autodesk suspend operations in Russia.
Netscout, a top cybersecurity firm, has paused all sales, support, and services in Russia, leaving many Russian companies open to DDoS attacks. Autodesk, global design-software provider for media, entertainment markets, industrial and civil engineering, has suspended operations in Russia “amid the shock and sadness of this crisis.”
2022-03-04 18:40 A missile fragment, presumably from a Russian missile, falls in the yard of Zelensky's state dacha near Kyiv.
“Missed me,” joked President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to his spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov, who posted photos of the object.
2022-03-04 18:16 28 children killed, 64 wounded in Russia's war.
About 1.5 million children live under constant shelling in war-torn areas of Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights and Children’s Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, as cited by the President’s Office.
2022-03-04 18:06 Ukraine's FM to NATO: Act now before it’s too late.
Dmytro Kuleba urged the alliance to not let Russian President Vladimir Putin turn Ukraine into Syria. “We are ready to fight. We will continue fighting. But we need partners to help us with concrete, resolute and swift actions, now,” he wrote on Twitter.
2022-03-04 17:51 As their universities are shelled, fleeing foreign students wait days at borders
2022-03-04 17:34 NATO chief: Putin underestimated Ukraine's military.
Jens Stoltenberg said Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s troops who were able to fight back and slow down the Russian offensive, according to European Pravda. “This is, first of all, the result of the courage of the Ukrainian army, but also the support and courage of the Ukrainian people and their leadership, President Zelensky,” he said.
2022-03-04 16:39 Microsoft suspends sales of its products and services in Russia.
The company has joined other large tech companies that pulled out of the Russian market earlier, including Apple and Dell Technologies. Microsoft is also stopping many aspects of its business in Russia to comply with sanctions.
2022-03-04 16:26 Coming days of war are 'likely to be worse,' says NATO chief.
Jens Stoltenberg expects “more deaths, more suffering, and more destruction,” as Russia continues its full-scale invasion of the country. However, the alliance has ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian news websites as saying that Russia wants to continue talking to the Ukrainian delegation. On March 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Putin to “sit and talk” with him.
2022-03-04 16:00 Baby lemur born in Kyiv zoo named Bayraktar, after Turkish-made drone used by Ukrainian military.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko announced the news while describing the situation in the capital on March 4, adding that stores and pharmacies are running and the city’s hospitals are fully stocked.
2022-03-04 15:45 Russia attacks, captures Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine
2022-03-04 15:25 Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said on TV that his country isn't participating or planning to participate in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He claimed that the Belarusian forces are protecting the country’s borders. If Belarus joined the war, it would be a ‘gift’ to the West, he added.
2022-03-04 14:57 In the nation’s darkest hours, Ukrainians look out for each other
2022-03-04 14:47 Poll: 82% of Ukrainians believe in victory against Russia.
63% of respondents told the Gradus research company that the strength of Ukraine’s military will lead Ukraine to victory, while 61% believe it rests on the unity and resistance of the Ukrainian people. Only 1% of respondents would agree to peace with Russia.
2022-03-04 14:38 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuates over 1 million people from Ukraine’s hot spots since the start of Russia’s invasion.
State railway operator says that the main evacuation trains depart from Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and Kyiv, heading to Lviv, Uzhhorod, Rakhiv, and other cities in western Ukraine.
2022-03-04 14:13 Lithuanian PM: 'Calls for NATO no-fly zone in Ukraine are irresponsible.'
“I believe that all encouragements for NATO to get involved into the military conflict now are irresponsible,” Ingrida Simonyte told a news conference in Vilnius, as cited by Reuters.
2022-03-04 13:52 Ukraine's military: Russia exhausted most of its operational reserve in Ukraine.
Nine days after the beginning of its full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has begun transferring troops from its Southern and Eastern Military Districts to replenish its ranks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2022-03-04 13:15 Panasonic suspends transactions with Russia.
The Japanese electronic conglomerate also decided to donate $173 million to the Polish Red Cross to help Ukrainian refugees at the border and to Peace Winds Japan, an NGO providing assistance to Ukraine.
2022-03-04 13:12 Ukraine asks Red Cross to organize humanitarian corridors.
Ukraine’s military is ready to ensure safe passage for civilians’ evacuation and the delivery of food, water, and medicine to the population hit by Russia’s war. “Thousands of people need an urgent evacuation,” the President’s Office said.
2022-03-04 12:59 Death toll in attack on Chernihiv rises to 47 people.
38 men and nine women were killed by Russia’s airstrikes and shelling of residential areas on March 3, according to the Ukrainian government. Eighteen people were injured. Chernihiv is a city of 285,000 people, located north of Kyiv.
2022-03-04 12:36 UK opposition suggests housing Ukrainian refugees in London's Russian oligarchs' mansions.
Meanwhile, U.K. cabinet minister Michael Gove is drafting plans to seize the properties of Russian oligarchs with close ties to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to the Financial Times, but it could take time as government attorneys fear that seizing oligarchs’ houses could violate British property laws.
2022-03-04 11:16 Zelensky: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant disaster would be 6 times worse than Chornobyl.
“Russian tank operators knew what they were shooting at, they directly targeted the station,” said Zelensky. “This night could have been the end of Europe.”
2022-03-04 10:40 The Times: Volodymyr Zelensky survives 3 assassination attempts in days.
Two different groups have been sent to kill him, yet both have been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service, according to the Times’ sources.
2022-03-04 10:14 Ukrainian Navy sinks its flagship to keep it out of Russian hands.
Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny was under repairs in Mykolaiv when the Russian invasion started. The commander was ordered to sink it, according to Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
2022-03-04 09:16 Sergey Fursa: These sanctions need to be imposed against Russia immediately
2022-03-04 07:45 Ukraine's State Emergency Service reports that the fire has been put out at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar at 6:20 a.m. Kyiv time.
There are no reported casualties.
2022-03-04 07:40 Home rental platform Airbnb is suspending all operations in Belarus and Russia,
the company’s CEO Brian Chesky announced on Twitter on March 3.
2022-03-04 06:07 The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Ukraine regulator has not detected a change in radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site,
following a fire that broke out at the plant as the result of Russian attack in the city of Enerhodar early on March 4.
2022-03-04 05:49 UNESCO calls on Russia to respect Ukraine’s cultural heritage, cessation of attacks on civilian facilities.
Concerned about damage to Ukraine’s cultural heritage sites, the U.N.’s cultural agency is working to assess Ukraine’s educational and cultural institutions as well as the country’s seven World Heritage sites.
2022-03-04 05:11 The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in Kherson.
As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city.
2022-03-04 05:01 Glen Grant: Ukraine stands firm despite Russian offensive
2022-03-04 04:46 Russia demands Telegram remove bots that search the platform for evidence of Russian servicemen captured or killed in Ukraine.
Additionally, investigative bodies have been instructed to prosecute perpetrators. Russia has been censoring media and cracking down on anti-war protests throughout the country.
4Mar2022
2022-03-04 18:16 28 children killed, 64 wounded in Russia's war.
About 1.5 million children live under constant shelling in war-torn areas of Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights and Children’s Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, as cited by the President’s Office.
2022-03-04 18:06 Ukraine's FM to NATO: Act now before it’s too late.
Dmytro Kuleba urged the alliance to not let Russian President Vladimir Putin turn Ukraine into Syria. “We are ready to fight. We will continue fighting. But we need partners to help us with concrete, resolute and swift actions, now,” he wrote on Twitter.
2022-03-04 17:51 As their universities are shelled, fleeing foreign students wait days at borders
2022-03-04 17:34 NATO chief: Putin underestimated Ukraine's military.
Jens Stoltenberg said Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s troops who were able to fight back and slow down the Russian offensive, according to European Pravda. “This is, first of all, the result of the courage of the Ukrainian army, but also the support and courage of the Ukrainian people and their leadership, President Zelensky,” he said.
2022-03-04 16:39 Microsoft suspends sales of its products and services in Russia.
The company has joined other large tech companies that pulled out of the Russian market earlier, including Apple and Dell Technologies. Microsoft is also stopping many aspects of its business in Russia to comply with sanctions.
2022-03-04 16:26 Coming days of war are 'likely to be worse,' says NATO chief.
Jens Stoltenberg expects “more deaths, more suffering, and more destruction,” as Russia continues its full-scale invasion of the country. However, the alliance has ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian news websites as saying that Russia wants to continue talking to the Ukrainian delegation. On March 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Putin to “sit and talk” with him.
2022-03-04 16:00 Baby lemur born in Kyiv zoo named Bayraktar, after Turkish-made drone used by Ukrainian military.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko announced the news while describing the situation in the capital on March 4, adding that stores and pharmacies are running and the city’s hospitals are fully stocked.
2022-03-04 15:45 Russia attacks, captures Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine
2022-03-04 15:25 Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said on TV that his country isn't participating or planning to participate in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He claimed that the Belarusian forces are protecting the country’s borders. If Belarus joined the war, it would be a ‘gift’ to the West, he added.
2022-03-04 14:57 In the nation’s darkest hours, Ukrainians look out for each other
2022-03-04 14:47 Poll: 82% of Ukrainians believe in victory against Russia.
63% of respondents told the Gradus research company that the strength of Ukraine’s military will lead Ukraine to victory, while 61% believe it rests on the unity and resistance of the Ukrainian people. Only 1% of respondents would agree to peace with Russia.
2022-03-04 14:38 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuates over 1 million people from Ukraine’s hot spots since the start of Russia’s invasion.
State railway operator says that the main evacuation trains depart from Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and Kyiv, heading to Lviv, Uzhhorod, Rakhiv, and other cities in western Ukraine.
2022-03-04 14:13 Lithuanian PM: 'Calls for NATO no-fly zone in Ukraine are irresponsible.'
“I believe that all encouragements for NATO to get involved into the military conflict now are irresponsible,” Ingrida Simonyte told a news conference in Vilnius, as cited by Reuters.
2022-03-04 13:52 Ukraine's military: Russia exhausted most of its operational reserve in Ukraine.
Nine days after the beginning of its full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has begun transferring troops from its Southern and Eastern Military Districts to replenish its ranks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2022-03-04 13:15 Panasonic suspends transactions with Russia.
The Japanese electronic conglomerate also decided to donate $173 million to the Polish Red Cross to help Ukrainian refugees at the border and to Peace Winds Japan, an NGO providing assistance to Ukraine.
2022-03-04 13:12 Ukraine asks Red Cross to organize humanitarian corridors.
Ukraine’s military is ready to ensure safe passage for civilians’ evacuation and the delivery of food, water, and medicine to the population hit by Russia’s war. “Thousands of people need an urgent evacuation,” the President’s Office said.
2022-03-04 12:59 Death toll in attack on Chernihiv rises to 47 people.
38 men and nine women were killed by Russia’s airstrikes and shelling of residential areas on March 3, according to the Ukrainian government. Eighteen people were injured. Chernihiv is a city of 285,000 people, located north of Kyiv.
2022-03-04 12:36 UK opposition suggests housing Ukrainian refugees in London's Russian oligarchs' mansions.
Meanwhile, U.K. cabinet minister Michael Gove is drafting plans to seize the properties of Russian oligarchs with close ties to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to the Financial Times, but it could take time as government attorneys fear that seizing oligarchs’ houses could violate British property laws.
2022-03-04 11:16 Zelensky: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant disaster would be 6 times worse than Chornobyl.
“Russian tank operators knew what they were shooting at, they directly targeted the station,” said Zelensky. “This night could have been the end of Europe.”
2022-03-04 10:40 The Times: Volodymyr Zelensky survives 3 assassination attempts in days.
Two different groups have been sent to kill him, yet both have been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service, according to the Times’ sources.
2022-03-04 10:14 Ukrainian Navy sinks its flagship to keep it out of Russian hands.
Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny was under repairs in Mykolaiv when the Russian invasion started. The commander was ordered to sink it, according to Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
2022-03-04 09:16 Sergey Fursa: These sanctions need to be imposed against Russia immediately
2022-03-04 07:45 Ukraine's State Emergency Service reports that the fire has been put out at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar at 6:20 a.m. Kyiv time.
There are no reported casualties.
2022-03-04 07:40 Home rental platform Airbnb is suspending all operations in Belarus and Russia,
the company’s CEO Brian Chesky announced on Twitter on March 3.
2022-03-04 06:07 The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Ukraine regulator has not detected a change in radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site,
following a fire that broke out at the plant as the result of Russian attack in the city of Enerhodar early on March 4.
2022-03-04 05:49 UNESCO calls on Russia to respect Ukraine’s cultural heritage, cessation of attacks on civilian facilities.
Concerned about damage to Ukraine’s cultural heritage sites, the U.N.’s cultural agency is working to assess Ukraine’s educational and cultural institutions as well as the country’s seven World Heritage sites.
2022-03-04 05:11 The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in Kherson.
As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city.
2022-03-04 05:01 Glen Grant: Ukraine stands firm despite Russian offensive
2022-03-04 04:46 Russia demands Telegram remove bots that search the platform for evidence of Russian servicemen captured or killed in Ukraine.
Additionally, investigative bodies have been instructed to prosecute perpetrators. Russia has been censoring media and cracking down on anti-war protests throughout the country.
2022-03-04 04:29 Latest US sanctions target Russian oligarchs and their families.
U.S. President Joe Biden imposed on March 3 new sanctions on eight members of the Russian elite and their families, including Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary. The new list of individuals will be cut off from the US financial system, their assets in the US will be frozen and their property blocked from use, according to the White House. The US will also impose visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and 47 of their family members and close associates.
2022-03-04 03:15 Pentagon: 90% of Russian combat power pre-staged at Ukraine’s borders have already entered Ukraine.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki cited the Pentagon at a briefing on March 3. Psaki also said that Russia is “continuing to take aggressive steps and move towards their ultimate objective, which is taking over Kyiv and taking over the country.”
2022-03-04 02:20 Russian forces are firing at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar,
a city on the Dnipro River that accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation. The city’s Mayor Dmytro Orlov said the nuclear plant is now on fire and the plant’s live feed shows smoke coming off the building. Russian tanks and infantry entered Enerhodar on March 3.
2022-03-04 00:47 Eugene Czolij: It is in NATO’s best interests to help Ukraine secure its airspace
3Mar2022
2022-03-03 23:18 Russia Today announces that it will cease production in US.
The production company responsible for RT America has laid off a majority of its staff after it was dropped by DirecTV, one of the main television providers that carried the network.
2022-03-03 22:40 Kuleba urges countries to provide Ukraine with aircraft.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressed those countries that still have not provided Ukraine with military aircraft. “How can you sleep when Ukrainian children are under bombs in Mariupol, Kherson, Kharkiv, other cities? You can take this decision now.”
2022-03-03 22:37 Kyiv under shelling: ‘First thing I heard was my child’s scream’
2022-03-03 22:10 Center for Defense Strategies: Russia will likely impose martial law on March 4.
The Ukrainian defense think tank also expects no progress in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. According to the center, imposing martial law will let Russian authorities prevent possible mass anti-war protests. The Kremlin denies planning to set martial law in the country.
2022-03-03 21:18 Economists say Russian invasion could lead to largest wheat shortage in history.
The invasion will cause a massive supply shock and nothing can be done in the short term to prevent it, according to Scott Irwin, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois. Russia and Ukraine account for a quarter of wheat and one-fifth of corn production worldwide.
2022-03-03 20:56 Zelensky: Close the sky or give us aircraft.
During a press conference with foreign media, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on NATO to close the sky over Ukraine. He asked how many more Ukrainians have to be injured for this decision to be made. “How many? We will count and will wait,” he said. “If you don’t have the strength to close the sky, give us planes.”
2022-03-03 20:30 Heavy shelling in Sumy Oblast leaves civilians without utilities.
After Russian strikes on the evening of March 3, Okhtyrka is left without water, heating, and electricity. Sumy is at least partially left without electricity. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that an evacuation of the region is being planned as homes will turn into “cold, stone traps.”
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukraine is dissatisfied with the outcome of the second round of peace talks with Russia despite agreeing to set up humanitarian corridors. However, the sides will meet for the third round of negotiations “probably in the nearest time.”
2022-03-03 20:00 Ukraine, Russia agree to set up humanitarian corridors.
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, the two sides will together provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the areas with the harshest battles. There might be temporary ceasefire in the areas where help will be provided.
2022-03-03 19:20 OSCE invokes mechanism to address potential war crimes, crimes against humanity committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Under the so-called Moscow Mechanism, the delegations asked Ukraine to allow experts to monitor the situation on the ground.
2022-03-03 19:13 Zelensky tells Putin to leave Ukraine or meet him for talks.
During a press conference with foreign media, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, urging him to sit down for negotiations between the two. “What are you afraid of? We don’t threaten anyone. We are not terrorists,” Zelensky said.
2022-03-03 19:12 Kuleba: Russia plans to fire rockets at its own territory in false-flag operation.
In an interview with the 1+1 TV channel, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that Russia plans to blame Ukraine for the attack and legitimize his war.
2022-03-03 18:47 Q&A with US Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien: ‘From now on, Russia will be a pariah state’
2022-03-03 18:03 BFMTV: 'The worst yet to come,' says Macron after speaking to Putin.
According to French media outlet BFMTV, Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French President Emmanuel Macron that he plans to capture all of Ukraine. If Ukraine did not accept his terms, the situation would worsen, Putin allegedly told Macron.
2022-03-03 17:50 Parliament approves general mobilization of reservists, passes ‘military package’ laws.
The list includes criminal liability for cooperation with Russia, increased criminal penalty for looting, and forcible seizure of property owned by Russia and some of its citizens.
2022-03-03 16:41 Danilov: Ukrainian forces reach Russian border inSumy Oblast.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the State Border Guard Service have recaptured the border in northern Sumy Oblast.
4Mar2022
2022-03-04 10:40 The Times: Volodymyr Zelensky survives 3 assassination attempts in days.
Two different groups have been sent to kill him, yet both have been thwarted by anti-war elements within Russia’s Federal Security Service, according to the Times’ sources.
2022-03-04 10:14 Ukrainian Navy sinks its flagship to keep it out of Russian hands.
Frigate Hetman Sahaidachny was under repairs in Mykolaiv when the Russian invasion started. The commander was ordered to sink it, according to Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
2022-03-04 09:16 Sergey Fursa: These sanctions need to be imposed against Russia immediately
2022-03-04 07:45 Ukraine's State Emergency Service reports that the fire has been put out at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar at 6:20 a.m. Kyiv time.
There are no reported casualties.
2022-03-04 07:40 Home rental platform Airbnb is suspending all operations in Belarus and Russia,
the company’s CEO Brian Chesky announced on Twitter on March 3.
2022-03-04 06:07 The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Ukraine regulator has not detected a change in radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site,
following a fire that broke out at the plant as the result of Russian attack in the city of Enerhodar early on March 4.
2022-03-04 05:49 UNESCO calls on Russia to respect Ukraine’s cultural heritage, cessation of attacks on civilian facilities.
Concerned about damage to Ukraine’s cultural heritage sites, the U.N.’s cultural agency is working to assess Ukraine’s educational and cultural institutions as well as the country’s seven World Heritage sites.
2022-03-04 05:11 The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in Kherson.
As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city.
2022-03-04 05:01 Glen Grant: Ukraine stands firm despite Russian offensive
2022-03-04 04:46 Russia demands Telegram remove bots that search the platform for evidence of Russian servicemen captured or killed in Ukraine.
Additionally, investigative bodies have been instructed to prosecute perpetrators. Russia has been censoring media and cracking down on anti-war protests throughout the country.
2022-03-04 04:29 Latest US sanctions target Russian oligarchs and their families.
U.S. President Joe Biden imposed on March 3 new sanctions on eight members of the Russian elite and their families, including Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary. The new list of individuals will be cut off from the US financial system, their assets in the US will be frozen and their property blocked from use, according to the White House. The US will also impose visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and 47 of their family members and close associates.
2022-03-04 03:15 Pentagon: 90% of Russian combat power pre-staged at Ukraine’s borders have already entered Ukraine.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki cited the Pentagon at a briefing on March 3. Psaki also said that Russia is “continuing to take aggressive steps and move towards their ultimate objective, which is taking over Kyiv and taking over the country.”
2022-03-04 02:20 Russian forces are firing at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar,
a city on the Dnipro River that accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation. The city’s Mayor Dmytro Orlov said the nuclear plant is now on fire and the plant’s live feed shows smoke coming off the building. Russian tanks and infantry entered Enerhodar on March 3.
2022-03-04 00:47 Eugene Czolij: It is in NATO’s best interests to help Ukraine secure its airspace
3Mar2022
2022-03-03 23:18 Russia Today announces that it will cease production in US.
The production company responsible for RT America has laid off a majority of its staff after it was dropped by DirecTV, one of the main television providers that carried the network.
2022-03-03 22:40 Kuleba urges countries to provide Ukraine with aircraft.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressed those countries that still have not provided Ukraine with military aircraft. “How can you sleep when Ukrainian children are under bombs in Mariupol, Kherson, Kharkiv, other cities? You can take this decision now.”
2022-03-03 22:37 Kyiv under shelling: ‘First thing I heard was my child’s scream’
2022-03-03 22:10 Center for Defense Strategies: Russia will likely impose martial law on March 4.
The Ukrainian defense think tank also expects no progress in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. According to the center, imposing martial law will let Russian authorities prevent possible mass anti-war protests. The Kremlin denies planning to set martial law in the country.
2022-03-03 21:18 Economists say Russian invasion could lead to largest wheat shortage in history.
The invasion will cause a massive supply shock and nothing can be done in the short term to prevent it, according to Scott Irwin, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois. Russia and Ukraine account for a quarter of wheat and one-fifth of corn production worldwide.
2022-03-03 20:56 Zelensky: Close the sky or give us aircraft.
During a press conference with foreign media, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on NATO to close the sky over Ukraine. He asked how many more Ukrainians have to be injured for this decision to be made. “How many? We will count and will wait,” he said. “If you don’t have the strength to close the sky, give us planes.”
2022-03-03 20:30 Heavy shelling in Sumy Oblast leaves civilians without utilities.
After Russian strikes on the evening of March 3, Okhtyrka is left without water, heating, and electricity. Sumy is at least partially left without electricity. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that an evacuation of the region is being planned as homes will turn into “cold, stone traps.”
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukraine is dissatisfied with the outcome of the second round of peace talks with Russia despite agreeing to set up humanitarian corridors. However, the sides will meet for the third round of negotiations “probably in the nearest time.”
2022-03-03 20:00 Ukraine, Russia agree to set up humanitarian corridors.
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, the two sides will together provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the areas with the harshest battles. There might be temporary ceasefire in the areas where help will be provided.
2022-03-03 19:20 OSCE invokes mechanism to address potential war crimes, crimes against humanity committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Under the so-called Moscow Mechanism, the delegations asked Ukraine to allow experts to monitor the situation on the ground.
2022-03-03 19:13 Zelensky tells Putin to leave Ukraine or meet him for talks.
During a press conference with foreign media, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, urging him to sit down for negotiations between the two. “What are you afraid of? We don’t threaten anyone. We are not terrorists,” Zelensky said.
2022-03-03 19:12 Kuleba: Russia plans to fire rockets at its own territory in false-flag operation.
In an interview with the 1+1 TV channel, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that Russia plans to blame Ukraine for the attack and legitimize his war.
2022-03-03 18:47 Q&A with US Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien: ‘From now on, Russia will be a pariah state’
2022-03-03 18:03 BFMTV: 'The worst yet to come,' says Macron after speaking to Putin.
According to French media outlet BFMTV, Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French President Emmanuel Macron that he plans to capture all of Ukraine. If Ukraine did not accept his terms, the situation would worsen, Putin allegedly told Macron.
2022-03-03 17:50 Parliament approves general mobilization of reservists, passes ‘military package’ laws.
The list includes criminal liability for cooperation with Russia, increased criminal penalty for looting, and forcible seizure of property owned by Russia and some of its citizens.
2022-03-03 16:41 Danilov: Ukrainian forces reach Russian border inSumy Oblast.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the State Border Guard Service have recaptured the border in northern Sumy Oblast.
2022-03-03 16:15 Volkswagen, Ikea suspend business in Russia.
The world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea temporarily closes all of its stores and pauses sourcing from both Belarus and Russia. German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen shuts production at two Russian factories following sanctions. The company has also halted exports to Russia “with immediate effect.”
2022-03-03 15:29 EU to provide Ukraine with additional 1.2 billion euros.
European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that at least 600 million euros, without conditions, will be provided in March.
2022-03-03 15:18 Russian forces strike at residential buildings in central Chernihiv.
According to the Northern Territorial Defense Forces, there is no military infrastructure in the nearby area, only several schools, kindergartens, and a hospital. There is no data about casualties yet.
2022-03-03 14:21 Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today, on March 3.
A member of the Ukrainian delegation, lawmaker David Arakhamia, said that Ukraine is looking to at least agree on humanitarian corridors. According to the Russian side, the second round of negotiations will take place in Belarusian Brest Oblast, close to the Polish border.
2022-03-03 14:12 Fitch, Moody's cut Russia's credit rating to 'junk.'
Rating agencies slashed Russia’s credit rating by six notches as a result of the Western sanctions. S&P downgraded Russia’s credit last week. Moody’s stated that the sanctions went beyond expectations. Fitch expects more sanctions on Russian banks in the future.
2022-03-03 14:04 Biden asks Congress to approve $10 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The money would be spent on battling the emerging humanitarian crisis in the country and Ukraine’s defense amid the ongoing war with Russia, the Washington Post reports.
2022-03-03 13:50 Reuters: EU is eyeing disconnecting Belarus from SWIFT.
Reuters has cited an unnamed EU official. Earlier, the EU barred seven Russian banks from the payment system.
2022-03-03 13:40 Kherson regional administration captured by Russia.
Kherson Oblast Governor Hennadiy Lahuta says that the government building in Kherson was seized by Russian troops.
2022-03-03 12:49 Ukraine, Russia to hold new round of peace talks.
According to Vladimir Medinsky, assistant to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the second round of negotiations will take place on March 3, in Belarusian Brest Oblast, which is close to the Polish border.
2022-03-03 12:48 Ukrainian Armed Forces: Russia has lost about 9,000 troops.
According to the indicative estimates of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has also lost 217 tanks, 90 artillery pieces, 42 multiple launch rocket systems, 30 planes, 31 helicopters, 900 armored personnel carriers, 374 cars, and more, since it attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24.
2022-03-03 12:12 Ukrainians that can't work due to war will get Hr 6,500 ($216) in assistance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his address to the nation that there will be no preconditions to receive this money. The president added that elderly people will continue to receive pensions, with a 14% increase.
2022-03-03 11:48 Zelensky: All lines of our defense preserved.
In the recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian forces had no success in any of the strategic directions. “Russia’s missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian cities are a recognition that they have failed to achieve anything significant on our land.”
2022-03-03 11:27 Zelensky to Russia: Learn the word "reparation."
In the most recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia will compensate Ukraine for all the damages it suffered during Moscow’s brutal war. “We will restore every house, every street, every city.”
2022-03-03 11:14 Deputy FM of Poland: Ukraine could get EU candidate status any day.
“Ukrainę could get it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if only there is a political decision of the EU,” said Marcin Przydacz.
2022-03-03 10:33 Ukraine's air defense shoots down a Russian fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 near Kyiv.
The fighter jet was downed in Irpin, a satellite city of Kyiv, according to Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine.
2022-03-03 09:41 Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee said.
The Winter Paralympics begin on Saturday, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday.
2022-03-03 08:26 Russian forces seize the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after taking control of the local council building, Kherson’s mayor, Igor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post on March 2.
Mayor Igor Kolykhaiev said that “for Ukrainian flag to keep flying over us” he negotiated several conditions, such as curfew and limitations for moving around the city.
2022-03-03 08:12 Spotify closes its office in Russia in response to its full-scale war in Ukraine.
Spotify said on March 1 it has closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the music streaming service described as Russia’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” Earlier, Spotify had complied with Russian legislation that obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to open local offices or be subject to restrictions or outright bans.
2022-03-03 07:05 In the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, a building of the military faculty
of Sumy State University was shelled this morning by Russian forces, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky reported.
2022-03-03 06:26 Six adults and two children were killed in a residential building
as a result of a Russian attack on the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast.
3Mar2022
2022-03-03 20:30 Heavy shelling in Sumy Oblast leaves civilians without utilities.
After Russian strikes on the evening of March 3, Okhtyrka is left without water, heating, and electricity. Sumy is at least partially left without electricity. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that an evacuation of the region is being planned as homes will turn into “cold, stone traps.”
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukraine is dissatisfied with the outcome of the second round of peace talks with Russia despite agreeing to set up humanitarian corridors. However, the sides will meet for the third round of negotiations “probably in the nearest time.”
2022-03-03 20:00 Ukraine, Russia agree to set up humanitarian corridors.
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, the two sides will together provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the areas with the harshest battles. There might be temporary ceasefire in the areas where help will be provided.
2022-03-03 19:20 OSCE invokes mechanism to address potential war crimes, crimes against humanity committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Under the so-called Moscow Mechanism, the delegations asked Ukraine to allow experts to monitor the situation on the ground.
2022-03-03 19:13 Zelensky tells Putin to leave Ukraine or meet him for talks.
During a press conference with foreign media, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, urging him to sit down for negotiations between the two. “What are you afraid of? We don’t threaten anyone. We are not terrorists,” Zelensky said.
2022-03-03 19:12 Kuleba: Russia plans to fire rockets at its own territory in false-flag operation.
In an interview with the 1+1 TV channel, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that Russia plans to blame Ukraine for the attack and legitimize his war.
2022-03-03 18:47 Q&A with US Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien: ‘From now on, Russia will be a pariah state’
2022-03-03 18:03 BFMTV: 'The worst yet to come,' says Macron after speaking to Putin.
According to French media outlet BFMTV, Russian President Vladimir Putin informed French President Emmanuel Macron that he plans to capture all of Ukraine. If Ukraine did not accept his terms, the situation would worsen, Putin allegedly told Macron.
2022-03-03 17:50 Parliament approves general mobilization of reservists, passes ‘military package’ laws.
The list includes criminal liability for cooperation with Russia, increased criminal penalty for looting, and forcible seizure of property owned by Russia and some of its citizens.
2022-03-03 16:41 Danilov: Ukrainian forces reach Russian border inSumy Oblast.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the State Border Guard Service have recaptured the border in northern Sumy Oblast.
2022-03-03 16:15 Volkswagen, Ikea suspend business in Russia.
The world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea temporarily closes all of its stores and pauses sourcing from both Belarus and Russia. German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen shuts production at two Russian factories following sanctions. The company has also halted exports to Russia “with immediate effect.”
2022-03-03 15:29 EU to provide Ukraine with additional 1.2 billion euros.
European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that at least 600 million euros, without conditions, will be provided in March.
2022-03-03 15:18 Russian forces strike at residential buildings in central Chernihiv.
According to the Northern Territorial Defense Forces, there is no military infrastructure in the nearby area, only several schools, kindergartens, and a hospital. There is no data about casualties yet.
2022-03-03 14:21 Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today, on March 3.
A member of the Ukrainian delegation, lawmaker David Arakhamia, said that Ukraine is looking to at least agree on humanitarian corridors. According to the Russian side, the second round of negotiations will take place in Belarusian Brest Oblast, close to the Polish border.
2022-03-03 14:12 Fitch, Moody's cut Russia's credit rating to 'junk.'
Rating agencies slashed Russia’s credit rating by six notches as a result of the Western sanctions. S&P downgraded Russia’s credit last week. Moody’s stated that the sanctions went beyond expectations. Fitch expects more sanctions on Russian banks in the future.
2022-03-03 14:04 Biden asks Congress to approve $10 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The money would be spent on battling the emerging humanitarian crisis in the country and Ukraine’s defense amid the ongoing war with Russia, the Washington Post reports.
2022-03-03 13:50 Reuters: EU is eyeing disconnecting Belarus from SWIFT.
Reuters has cited an unnamed EU official. Earlier, the EU barred seven Russian banks from the payment system.
2022-03-03 13:40 Kherson regional administration captured by Russia.
Kherson Oblast Governor Hennadiy Lahuta says that the government building in Kherson was seized by Russian troops.
2022-03-03 12:49 Ukraine, Russia to hold new round of peace talks.
According to Vladimir Medinsky, assistant to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the second round of negotiations will take place on March 3, in Belarusian Brest Oblast, which is close to the Polish border.
2022-03-03 12:48 Ukrainian Armed Forces: Russia has lost about 9,000 troops.
According to the indicative estimates of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has also lost 217 tanks, 90 artillery pieces, 42 multiple launch rocket systems, 30 planes, 31 helicopters, 900 armored personnel carriers, 374 cars, and more, since it attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24.
2022-03-03 12:12 Ukrainians that can't work due to war will get Hr 6,500 ($216) in assistance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his address to the nation that there will be no preconditions to receive this money. The president added that elderly people will continue to receive pensions, with a 14% increase.
2022-03-03 11:48 Zelensky: All lines of our defense preserved.
In the recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian forces had no success in any of the strategic directions. “Russia’s missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian cities are a recognition that they have failed to achieve anything significant on our land.”
2022-03-03 11:27 Zelensky to Russia: Learn the word "reparation."
In the most recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia will compensate Ukraine for all the damages it suffered during Moscow’s brutal war. “We will restore every house, every street, every city.”
2022-03-03 11:14 Deputy FM of Poland: Ukraine could get EU candidate status any day.
“Ukrainę could get it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if only there is a political decision of the EU,” said Marcin Przydacz.
2022-03-03 10:33 Ukraine's air defense shoots down a Russian fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 near Kyiv.
The fighter jet was downed in Irpin, a satellite city of Kyiv, according to Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine.
2022-03-03 09:41 Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee said.
The Winter Paralympics begin on Saturday, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday.
2022-03-03 08:26 Russian forces seize the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after taking control of the local council building, Kherson’s mayor, Igor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post on March 2.
Mayor Igor Kolykhaiev said that “for Ukrainian flag to keep flying over us” he negotiated several conditions, such as curfew and limitations for moving around the city.
2022-03-03 08:12 Spotify closes its office in Russia in response to its full-scale war in Ukraine.
Spotify said on March 1 it has closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the music streaming service described as Russia’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” Earlier, Spotify had complied with Russian legislation that obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to open local offices or be subject to restrictions or outright bans.
2022-03-03 07:05 In the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, a building of the military faculty
of Sumy State University was shelled this morning by Russian forces, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky reported.
2022-03-03 06:26 Six adults and two children were killed in a residential building
as a result of a Russian attack on the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast.
2022-03-03 05:51 Canada sanctions 10 people in Russia’s energy sector, offers further support to Ukraine.
Sanctioned individuals included people from two Russian energy companies, Rosneft and Gazprom. The measures aim to put more pressure on Russia’s leadership to stop the war, according to a news release from Canada’s Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2022-03-03 05:49 At least 1 million Ukrainians have fled the country
since Russia’s invasion began seven days ago, says UN Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
2022-03-03 05:06 UN: 752 civilian casualties as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said that as of midnight on March 1 it has recorded 752 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
2022-03-03 04:38 Massive explosions were heard in Kyiv around 4 a.m. local time.
Footage posted on social media showed an explosion lighting up the night sky. Explosions were also heard on the outskirts of southern Ukraine’s Kherson.
2022-03-03 04:32 A number of cities and towns in Ukraine, including
Okhtyrka and Kharkiv in the northeastern part of the county, sustained heavy damages after Russian shellings. In Kharkiv, military strikes hit at least three schools, and Kharkiv’s Assumption Cathedral. A number of framed art and stained glass were broken by blasts from a strike at the nearby City Council building. In Okhtyrka, dozens of residential buildings were destroyed as a result of artillery blasts.
2022-03-03 04:30 Russia's Ministry of Enlightenment announced
it will stream an ‘All-Russian Open Lesson’ on why “the liberation mission in Ukraine is a necessity” on March 3 at 12 p.m. Moscow time. The lesson will feature some background on why “NATO posses a threat to Russia” and why Russia “stood up to defend the “peaceful residents of Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics.”
2022-03-03 03:23 Zelensky: 'Russia's friends- North Korea, Eritrea, Syria, Belarus and no one else.'
Following a United Nations General Assembly meeting in which 141 countries called on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that only those four nations voted against the resolution. Zelensky said Russia will have no other friends because it “does not know how to live in peace.”
2022-03-03 03:07 Canada leads international call to action against Russian state-sponsored disinformation in Ukraine.
In a post on the official Canadian government website, leading Western nations have called on Russia to stop state-sponsored disinformation campaigns in Ukraine and its censorship of online content in its own country. The statement was endorsed by the governments of Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
2022-03-03 02:39 Danilov: 'If the enemy thinks that Ukraine will only defend itself, they are wrong. We will do as we see fit.'
Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov also stated that Ukraine is acting in “a coordinated and professional manner” and that the priority for Ukraine’s diplomats is to ensure a no-fly zone is implemented above Ukraine.
2022-03-03 02:13 BBC to launch shortwave radio service in Ukraine and Russia.
In order to reach audiences across Ukraine and in parts of Russia, the BBC will start a daily shortwave transmission to ensure access and the “resilience of its news operations.” Listeners can tune their receivers to 15735kHz from 18:00-20:00 and 5875 kHz from 00:00-02:00, Kyiv time. Shortwave radio is difficult to disrupt or censor. It is also useful for emergency communications in the event that internet connectivity or other radio signal is lost.
2022-03-03 01:47 Ukrainians flee war by train, car, on foot
2022-03-03 01:21 OSCE employee killed in Kharkiv.
Maryna Fenina, a national member of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, died in a shelling in Kharkiv on Mar. 1, according to an OSCE press release. Fenina was killed delivering supplies to her family in Kharkiv. A black flag has been put up at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna in commemoration. The OSCE has denounced Russia’s military action against Ukraine and strongly condemns its shelling of civilian areas.
2022-03-03 00:43 Poland asks Ukraine’s new fleet Noosphere to service its Antarctic station.
Poland wants Ukraine to service the Polish Antarctic Station rather than a chartered Russian ship, Director of the National Antarctic Research Center of Ukraine Yevhen Dykyy said in an interview. He said the Ukrainian side has taken the offer but technical details are still being clarified.
2022-03-03 00:26 Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities: No need to declare captured Russian tanks, equipment as income.
The National Agency for the Protection against Corruption has stated that captured Russian tanks and equipment do not need to be declared to tax authorities. This is because the value of this “crap” does not exceed 100 living wages, the agency joked. On a serious note, it said that war trophies are untaxable.
2022-03-03 00:19 Pavlo Lodyn: Putin’s aggression and the threat of environmental catastrophe in Europe
2022-03-03 00:16 38 countries urge ICC to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine.
According to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this is “the largest ever referral to the International Criminal Court.” “We are crystal clear that Putin cannot commit these horrific acts with impunity,” Johnson wrote.
2022-03-03 00:13 Kherson Mayor Kolykhaev: 'City surrounded.'
According to Kherson mayor Igor Kolykhaev, the situation in the southern regional capital is tense with Russian troops entering the city and taking administrative buildings.
2022-03-03 00:01 UN approves resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demand Moscow to withdraw its military forces. The resolution passed in a rare emergency session which was called by the U.N. Security Council.
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2022-03-02 23:56 Ukrainian special forces will no longer capture Russian artillerymen.
The command of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces has warned that it will not spare Russian artillerymen in response to their “brutal shelling” of civilians and cities. Russia has been bombarding civilian areas with rocket systems and cruise missiles since the beginning of the all-out war.
2022-03-02 23:38 JP Morgan: Russia risks default on public debt.
Russia is to pay off more than $700 million in government bonds this month, and the impact of sanctions and frozen assets will make this difficult, writes Reuters citing the bank’s internal memo. Russia’s total public debt is $40 billion.
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2022-03-03 12:12 Ukrainians that can't work due to war will get Hr 6,500 ($216) in assistance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his address to the nation that there will be no preconditions to receive this money. The president added that elderly people will continue to receive pensions, with a 14% increase.
2022-03-03 11:48 Zelensky: All lines of our defense preserved.
In the recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian forces had no success in any of the strategic directions. “Russia’s missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian cities are a recognition that they have failed to achieve anything significant on our land.”
2022-03-03 11:27 Zelensky to Russia: Learn the word "reparation."
In the most recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia will compensate Ukraine for all the damages it suffered during Moscow’s brutal war. “We will restore every house, every street, every city.”
2022-03-03 11:14 Deputy FM of Poland: Ukraine could get EU candidate status any day.
“Ukrainę could get it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if only there is a political decision of the EU,” said Marcin Przydacz.
2022-03-03 10:33 Ukraine's air defense shoots down a Russian fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 near Kyiv.
The fighter jet was downed in Irpin, a satellite city of Kyiv, according to Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine.
2022-03-03 09:41 Athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee said.
The Winter Paralympics begin on Saturday, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday.
2022-03-03 08:26 Russian forces seize the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after taking control of the local council building, Kherson’s mayor, Igor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post on March 2.
Mayor Igor Kolykhaiev said that “for Ukrainian flag to keep flying over us” he negotiated several conditions, such as curfew and limitations for moving around the city.
2022-03-03 08:12 Spotify closes its office in Russia in response to its full-scale war in Ukraine.
Spotify said on March 1 it has closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the music streaming service described as Russia’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” Earlier, Spotify had complied with Russian legislation that obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to open local offices or be subject to restrictions or outright bans.
2022-03-03 07:05 In the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, a building of the military faculty
of Sumy State University was shelled this morning by Russian forces, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytsky reported.
2022-03-03 06:26 Six adults and two children were killed in a residential building
as a result of a Russian attack on the city of Izyum in Kharkiv Oblast.
2022-03-03 05:51 Canada sanctions 10 people in Russia’s energy sector, offers further support to Ukraine.
Sanctioned individuals included people from two Russian energy companies, Rosneft and Gazprom. The measures aim to put more pressure on Russia’s leadership to stop the war, according to a news release from Canada’s Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2022-03-03 05:49 At least 1 million Ukrainians have fled the country
since Russia’s invasion began seven days ago, says UN Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
2022-03-03 05:06 UN: 752 civilian casualties as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said that as of midnight on March 1 it has recorded 752 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
2022-03-03 04:38 Massive explosions were heard in Kyiv around 4 a.m. local time.
Footage posted on social media showed an explosion lighting up the night sky. Explosions were also heard on the outskirts of southern Ukraine’s Kherson.
2022-03-03 04:32 A number of cities and towns in Ukraine, including
Okhtyrka and Kharkiv in the northeastern part of the county, sustained heavy damages after Russian shellings. In Kharkiv, military strikes hit at least three schools, and Kharkiv’s Assumption Cathedral. A number of framed art and stained glass were broken by blasts from a strike at the nearby City Council building. In Okhtyrka, dozens of residential buildings were destroyed as a result of artillery blasts.
2022-03-03 04:30 Russia's Ministry of Enlightenment announced
it will stream an ‘All-Russian Open Lesson’ on why “the liberation mission in Ukraine is a necessity” on March 3 at 12 p.m. Moscow time. The lesson will feature some background on why “NATO posses a threat to Russia” and why Russia “stood up to defend the “peaceful residents of Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics.”
2022-03-03 03:23 Zelensky: 'Russia's friends- North Korea, Eritrea, Syria, Belarus and no one else.'
Following a United Nations General Assembly meeting in which 141 countries called on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that only those four nations voted against the resolution. Zelensky said Russia will have no other friends because it “does not know how to live in peace.”
2022-03-03 03:07 Canada leads international call to action against Russian state-sponsored disinformation in Ukraine.
In a post on the official Canadian government website, leading Western nations have called on Russia to stop state-sponsored disinformation campaigns in Ukraine and its censorship of online content in its own country. The statement was endorsed by the governments of Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
2022-03-03 02:39 Danilov: 'If the enemy thinks that Ukraine will only defend itself, they are wrong. We will do as we see fit.'
Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov also stated that Ukraine is acting in “a coordinated and professional manner” and that the priority for Ukraine’s diplomats is to ensure a no-fly zone is implemented above Ukraine.
2022-03-03 02:13 BBC to launch shortwave radio service in Ukraine and Russia.
In order to reach audiences across Ukraine and in parts of Russia, the BBC will start a daily shortwave transmission to ensure access and the “resilience of its news operations.” Listeners can tune their receivers to 15735kHz from 18:00-20:00 and 5875 kHz from 00:00-02:00, Kyiv time. Shortwave radio is difficult to disrupt or censor. It is also useful for emergency communications in the event that internet connectivity or other radio signal is lost.
2022-03-03 01:47 Ukrainians flee war by train, car, on foot
2022-03-03 01:21 OSCE employee killed in Kharkiv.
Maryna Fenina, a national member of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, died in a shelling in Kharkiv on Mar. 1, according to an OSCE press release. Fenina was killed delivering supplies to her family in Kharkiv. A black flag has been put up at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna in commemoration. The OSCE has denounced Russia’s military action against Ukraine and strongly condemns its shelling of civilian areas.
2022-03-03 00:43 Poland asks Ukraine’s new fleet Noosphere to service its Antarctic station.
Poland wants Ukraine to service the Polish Antarctic Station rather than a chartered Russian ship, Director of the National Antarctic Research Center of Ukraine Yevhen Dykyy said in an interview. He said the Ukrainian side has taken the offer but technical details are still being clarified.
2022-03-03 00:26 Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities: No need to declare captured Russian tanks, equipment as income.
The National Agency for the Protection against Corruption has stated that captured Russian tanks and equipment do not need to be declared to tax authorities. This is because the value of this “crap” does not exceed 100 living wages, the agency joked. On a serious note, it said that war trophies are untaxable.
2022-03-03 00:19 Pavlo Lodyn: Putin’s aggression and the threat of environmental catastrophe in Europe
2022-03-03 00:16 38 countries urge ICC to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine.
According to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this is “the largest ever referral to the International Criminal Court.” “We are crystal clear that Putin cannot commit these horrific acts with impunity,” Johnson wrote.
2022-03-03 00:13 Kherson Mayor Kolykhaev: 'City surrounded.'
According to Kherson mayor Igor Kolykhaev, the situation in the southern regional capital is tense with Russian troops entering the city and taking administrative buildings.
2022-03-03 00:01 UN approves resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demand Moscow to withdraw its military forces. The resolution passed in a rare emergency session which was called by the U.N. Security Council.
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2022-03-02 23:56 Ukrainian special forces will no longer capture Russian artillerymen.
The command of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces has warned that it will not spare Russian artillerymen in response to their “brutal shelling” of civilians and cities. Russia has been bombarding civilian areas with rocket systems and cruise missiles since the beginning of the all-out war.
2022-03-02 23:38 JP Morgan: Russia risks default on public debt.
Russia is to pay off more than $700 million in government bonds this month, and the impact of sanctions and frozen assets will make this difficult, writes Reuters citing the bank’s internal memo. Russia’s total public debt is $40 billion.
2022-03-02 23:33 Russian navy hits foreign ship docked in Mykolaiv Oblast.
According to the Infrastructure Ministry, one crew member was killed due to the missile attack. The vessel docked on Feb. 23 and was unable to leave.
2022-03-02 23:06 Four Russian fighter jets violated Swedish airspace over Baltic Sea.
According to Major General Carl-Johan Edstrom, Sweden takes the incident very seriously amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, calling it “unprofessional and irresponsible action.”
2022-03-02 22:34 White House announces new sanctions on Russian, Belarusian companies.
The latest round of sanctions includes additional export control policies that target Russian oil refining, which is a key revenue source that supports Moscow’s military, as well as other entities supporting the Russian and Belarussian military.
2022-03-02 22:31 Andriy Guck: No-fly zone is what Ukraine urgently needs to save civilians and cities
2022-03-02 22:14 Russia fires rockets, debris hits near train station.
The Russian rocket, allegedly shot at the Ministry of Defense, was shot down by an air defense system, and its wreckage fell near Kyiv’s main train station.
2022-03-02 21:48 Abramovich to sell Chelsea, says will provide funds to victims of war in Ukraine.
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich said that he has told the team to set up a fund to deliver all net proceeds of the sale of Chelsea to “benefit all victims of the war in Ukraine.”
2022-03-02 21:19 Russia reports 498 killed, 1,597 wounded in first report of military casualties.
According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Russia has lost approximately 5,840 soldiers.
2022-03-02 20:09 Kyivans hide in subways as Russian forces bombard the capital
2022-03-02 19:53 ECHR suspends all procedures that require action from Ukraine.
The unprecedented decision by the European Court of Human Rights came in response to a request from Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice.
2022-03-02 19:32 Armed Forces report interception of Russian planning documents alleging invasion affirmed on Jan. 22.
The files include battle assignments, call signs, control signals and an entire personnel list. According to the documents, the takeover of the country is supposed to take 15 days.
2022-03-02 18:46 The EU is introducing an amendment banning shipping euro banknotes into Russia.
The ban does not apply to diplomatic or international organization use. Earlier, Russia’s Central Bank’s foreign reserves were frozen as part of a sweeping Western sanctions package.
2022-03-02 18:29 Almost 836,000 people fled Ukraine since war started.
More than 50,000 foreigners have also left the country since Feb. 24, according to state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. “At this rate, the situation is set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century,” UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said on March 1.
2022-03-02 18:03 Explainer: When can Ukraine get EU membership?
2022-03-02 17:18 Russian parliament proposes imprisonment for spreading 'fake news' about war.
Writing about Russia’s war against Ukraine can lead to up to 15 years in prison. The crackdown may be an attempt to prevent facts about the war from reaching the Russian public.
2022-03-02 17:12 National Bank: Ukrainians have donated $200 million to support army.
The National Bank received the sum to its special account set up on Feb. 24 to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
2022-03-02 16:51 Malta suspends ‘golden passports’ scheme for Russians, Belarusians.
Following the EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia, Malta stopped the sale of citizenship to Russian and Belarusian nationals that used to allow such investors to become EU citizens, obtaining the freedom of movement in the bloc and access to the EU financial systems.
2022-03-02 15:32 Russia killed more than 2,000 civilian Ukrainians.
Since Russian dictator Vladimir Putin declared war against Ukraine, Russia destroyed hundreds of transport infrastructure facilities, homes, hospitals and kindergartens, killing over 2,000 people, according to the State Emergency Service.
2022-03-02 15:01 EXCLUSIVE: Voice message reveals Russian military unit’s catastrophic losses in Ukraine
2022-03-02 14:55 Russian missiles hit central Kharkiv again.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the attack damaged the Kharkiv City Council building, the Palace of Labor, and high-rise buildings.
2022-03-02 14:31 Grybauskaite: NATO should fight alongside Ukraine.
Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite wrote that sanctions alone can’t stop Putin. She added that NATO should intervene militarily.
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2022-03-02 18:46 The EU is introducing an amendment banning shipping euro banknotes into Russia.
The ban does not apply to diplomatic or international organization use. Earlier, Russia’s Central Bank’s foreign reserves were frozen as part of a sweeping Western sanctions package.
2022-03-02 18:29 Almost 836,000 people fled Ukraine since war started.
More than 50,000 foreigners have also left the country since Feb. 24, according to state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. “At this rate, the situation is set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century,” UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said on March 1.
2022-03-02 18:03 Explainer: When can Ukraine get EU membership?
2022-03-02 17:18 Russian parliament proposes imprisonment for spreading 'fake news' about war.
Writing about Russia’s war against Ukraine can lead to up to 15 years in prison. The crackdown may be an attempt to prevent facts about the war from reaching the Russian public.
2022-03-02 17:12 National Bank: Ukrainians have donated $200 million to support army.
The National Bank received the sum to its special account set up on Feb. 24 to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
2022-03-02 16:51 Malta suspends ‘golden passports’ scheme for Russians, Belarusians.
Following the EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia, Malta stopped the sale of citizenship to Russian and Belarusian nationals that used to allow such investors to become EU citizens, obtaining the freedom of movement in the bloc and access to the EU financial systems.
2022-03-02 15:32 Russia killed more than 2,000 civilian Ukrainians.
Since Russian dictator Vladimir Putin declared war against Ukraine, Russia destroyed hundreds of transport infrastructure facilities, homes, hospitals and kindergartens, killing over 2,000 people, according to the State Emergency Service.
2022-03-02 15:01 EXCLUSIVE: Voice message reveals Russian military unit’s catastrophic losses in Ukraine
2022-03-02 14:55 Russian missiles hit central Kharkiv again.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the attack damaged the Kharkiv City Council building, the Palace of Labor, and high-rise buildings.
2022-03-02 14:31 Grybauskaite: NATO should fight alongside Ukraine.
Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite wrote that sanctions alone can’t stop Putin. She added that NATO should intervene militarily.
2022-03-02 14:22 EU diplomats approve new sanctions against Belarus.
The sanctions will hit several sectors of the Belarusian economy, including timber, steel and potash.
2022-03-02 13:50 Up to 15,000 people currently hiding from bombs in Kyiv metro.
According to Viktor Brahinsky, head of the Kyiv metro, the underground can host up to 100,000 people. The stations have water, bathrooms, food, and medicine at their disposal.
2022-03-02 13:20 Kuleba: Unclear when next round of Ukraine-Russia talks will be held.
Ukraine’s foreign minister said that Kyiv was ready to negotiate, but would not work with “Russian ultimatums.” Kuleba said that Russia’s demands are “the same as those publicly voiced by Putin at the start of the war,” referring to his stated aim to demilitarize Ukraine and overthrow its government.
2022-03-02 12:20 Poll: Ukrainians' support for NATO, EU integration reaches unprecedented level.
According to a recent poll by the Rating group, 86% of Ukrainians want Ukraine to be part of the European Union, while 76% believe that Ukraine should be a NATO member.
2022-03-02 12:18 Russia threatens to raze Konotop to the ground if it doesn’t surrender.
According to Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin, Russian troops delivered an ultimatum to the local authorities. If inhabitants resist, the city will be shelled with heavy artillery. “I am for fighting,” he said.
2022-03-02 12:15 Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy.
According to local officials, the Swiss-registered company responsible for the Kremlin’s energy project has filed for insolvency and laid off all its staff. Swiss officials state U.S sanctions were a death blow for the project, which intended to bypass Ukrainian gas transit infrastructure and increase Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
2022-03-02 11:55 88% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine will successfully fight off Russia.
According to a new poll by the Rating group, “the belief in the victory prevails in all regions of the country.” The same poll showed that 98% of Ukrainians support the actions of the Armed Forces, while 93% support President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-02 11:47 Media: Putin wants to reinstate Yanukovych as president of Ukraine.
Viktor Yanukovych is allegedly currently in Minsk, and the Kremlin is said to be preparing a special operation to replace Zelensky with the ex-president ousted by the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014, according to Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in Ukrainian intelligence.
2022-03-02 11:40 Russia’s troops land near Mykolayiv, residents urged to remain indoors.
Four helicopters with Russian soldiers landed at the city’s airport located just outside regional capital Mykolayiv. However, Russian troops have not yet entered the city, Mykolayiv Governor Vitaliy Kim said.
2022-03-02 11:36 Unarmed Enerhodar residents block city entrance to Russian troops,
according to Mayor Dmytro Orlov. Enerhodar is a city in southern Ukraine, home to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest power plant in Europe. There’s still a large number of Russian military equipment outside of the city, the mayor said.
In his most recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ukrainians for their resilience. He also urged Russians to stop the war. “Almost 6,000 Russians died. To get what? Get Ukraine? It is impossible,” he said.
2022-03-02 10:43 Armed Forces: Russia loses around 5,840 troops.
According to Ukrainian estimates, Russia already lost 221 tanks, 31 helicopters, 30 aircraft, 85 artillery systems, 862 armored personnel carriers, 355 vehicles, 60 fuel tanks, 40 multiple launch rocket systems, and nine anti-aircraft systems.
2022-03-02 10:11 Oksana Bashuk Hepburn: Dictatorship and isolationism don’t work in the 21st century
2022-03-02 08:45 A Russian rocket hit police headquarters in Kharkiv, UNIAN news agency reports.
The building is nearly destroyed and firefighters are still working to put out the fire.
Transportation will not be provided but private vehicles will be able to follow the convoy. It will leave from 103 Stolychne Shosse.
2022-03-02 08:13 General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces:As of 6:00 a.m. on March 2, the 7th day of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian forces are trying to advance in all directions, but are resisted by Ukraine's military everywhere and are suffering losses.
Unsuccessful in advancing its forces, Russian forces continue to launch missile and bomb strikes in order to intimidate the civilian population, their message reads.
2022-03-02 08:02 Russian rockets hit a military academy in Kharkiv, according to the Hromadske news website.
It has been on fire for the past 9 hours, journalists report.
2022-03-02 06:46 At least 136 people, including 13 children, have been killed in Ukraine
since Thursday, February 24, the UN said on March 1. Earlier Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said 16 Ukrainian children were killed and 45 were injured in Russian shelling in just four days.
2022-03-02 06:28 U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing announced it is suspending parts,
maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines as well as major operations in Moscow as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
2022-03-02 05:50 Ukrainian tennis champion to donate prize money to Ukraine's military.
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova at the Monterrey Open on Tuesday, pledging afterward to donate her prize money to Ukraine’s military.
2022-03-02 05:45 Russian troops seized the river port and railway station in Kherson,
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2022-03-02 05:12 ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international energy companies,
says they will discontinue operations at Sakhalin-1, its last remaining oil-and-gas project in Russia, and will not make any new investments in the country.
2022-03-02 04:45 Vladimir Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000
in foreign currency. The move follows the sanctions the U.S. and allies have imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
2022-03-02 04:35 Artem Zdunov, who heads Russia's Mordovian Republic,
reported the death of Russian Colonel Viktor Isaikin. Zdunov said that Colonel Isaikin was sent to Ukraine on a “military assignment.”
2022-03-02 04:30 Biden: US Department of Justice is assembling a task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs and corrupt Russian leaders.
“To the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who built billions of dollars off this violent regime I say: No more,” Biden said at his annual State of the Union address on March 1.
2022-03-02 04:29 Biden: We will join our allies in closing our airspace to Russian planes.
Speaking at his annual State of the Union address, Biden announced that the United States will join European countries in banning Russian flights from American airspace.
2022-03-02 04:03 128 wounded civilians are currently being treated in local hospitals
after the city was heavily shelled by Russian forces, according to Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko. Electricity was restored in the city and 26 tonnes of bread were baked overnight for Mariupol residents.
2022-03-02 03:57 Russian lawmakers of the Gagarinsky municipal district in Moscow
said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “a disaster” and called on Vladimir Putin to immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine. “This is a path to the degradation and impoverishment of the country. No other actions could cause more damage to the Russian economy,” reads the appeal.
2022-03-02 03:24 Russian paratroopers landed in Kharkiv and attacked one of the city’s military medical centers,
UNIAN news agency reports. Ukrainian forces are repelling the attack.
2022-03-02 03:23 The city of Trostyanets in Sumy Oblast, was occupied by Russian forces, journalists report.
Three columns of Russian troops entered the city on March 1, demolishing the gate to The Round Court, a historical landmark, and destroying an art gallery. Power lines and roads in the city were damaged as well. There’s no TV or radio in Trostyanets at the moment and the internet is unstable.
2022-03-02 02:57 Ukraine negotiating humanitarian corridors for medicine, food.
Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko states that he is in contact with the Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge to organize the delivery of medicines and food to the most heavily affected areas of Ukraine. According to Lyashko, Russian occupying forces have not been allowing deliveries of medicines and foods using private transport.
2022-03-02 02:48 Belarus troops are on standby for deployment
and are stationed close to the border with Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The country has already been used as a staging post by Russian forces.
2022-03-02 02:34 346 residents evacuated from Volnovakha, Donetsk oblast today.
As of Mar. 1, Ukraine has evacuated 496 people from the region, including 100 children and three people with disabilities, according to the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administratio Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russian forces have been attacking Volnovakha for the fifth day in a row. Around 40,000 Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine cannot be evacuated, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky.
2022-03-02 02:23 About 80 percent of the troops that Russia massed along Ukraine’s borders
have crossed into Ukraine since the invasion began Thursday, a Pentagon official revealed on March 1. A senior U.S. Defense Department official told reporters during a background briefing that “morale is flagging” in some of the Russian units. Acts of vandalism include puncturing vehicle gas tanks, presumably so the soldiers can avoid being transported into combat, the official said.
2022-03-02 02:14 Russian troops in Crimea refuse to take part in Ukraine invasion.
According to the Center for Defense Strategies, citing their sources among the marine personnel in Crimea, members of Russia’s 810th Detached Marine Brigade are in a “demoralized state” and have refused to take part in the conflict.
2022-03-02 02:13 A Ukrainian doctor was killed on March 1 while transporting her wounded nephew to the hospital,
reports Ukraine’s Health Minister Viktor Liashko. The doctor’s car was fired on in a village of Kukhari in Kyiv Oblast. She was an anesthesiologist with the Kyiv-based Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
2022-03-02 02:10 Estonia, Latvia to send Ukraine Javelins, ammunition, fuel.
Estonia will provide Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missiles and ammunition, while Latvia will send 30 trucks of ammunition, supplies, and fuel to Ukraine, according to the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.
2022-03-02 02:08 Zaluzhny: Russia has lost tactical initiative, offensive has slowed.
Valerii Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in a post on Facebook, stated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has slowed down. According to Zaluzhny, Russian forces have lost their tactical initiative and have been forced to mobilize reserves to continue their offensive.
2022-03-02 01:49 IMF and World Bank preparing $4.4 billion aid package for Ukraine,
according to a joint statement by the two financial institutions. In response to Ukraine’s appeals for emergency financial support, the World Bank is currently preparing a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine, the first $350 million of which could arrive next week. The International Monetary Fund will provide an additional $1.4 billion for Ukraine if agreed upon at a meeting next week.
2022-03-02 01:40 Zhytomyr under Russian bombardment, residential area destroyed.
Russian forces fired a cruise missile at an apartment building nearby Zhytomyr’s Pavlusenko hospital. Two people are confirmed to have been killed and three injured. Rescue crews are searching through the rubble for survivors and extinguishing fires. According to Adviser to the Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko, the missile was aimed at the base of Zhytomyr’s 95th Brigade.
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In his most recent video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Ukrainians for their resilience. He also urged Russians to stop the war. “Almost 6,000 Russians died. To get what? Get Ukraine? It is impossible,” he said.
2022-03-02 10:43 Armed Forces: Russia loses around 5,840 troops.
According to Ukrainian estimates, Russia already lost 221 tanks, 31 helicopters, 30 aircraft, 85 artillery systems, 862 armored personnel carriers, 355 vehicles, 60 fuel tanks, 40 multiple launch rocket systems, and nine anti-aircraft systems.
2022-03-02 10:11 Oksana Bashuk Hepburn: Dictatorship and isolationism don’t work in the 21st century
2022-03-02 08:45 A Russian rocket hit police headquarters in Kharkiv, UNIAN news agency reports.
The building is nearly destroyed and firefighters are still working to put out the fire.
Transportation will not be provided but private vehicles will be able to follow the convoy. It will leave from 103 Stolychne Shosse.
2022-03-02 08:13 General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces:As of 6:00 a.m. on March 2, the 7th day of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian forces are trying to advance in all directions, but are resisted by Ukraine's military everywhere and are suffering losses.
Unsuccessful in advancing its forces, Russian forces continue to launch missile and bomb strikes in order to intimidate the civilian population, their message reads.
2022-03-02 08:02 Russian rockets hit a military academy in Kharkiv, according to the Hromadske news website.
It has been on fire for the past 9 hours, journalists report.
2022-03-02 06:46 At least 136 people, including 13 children, have been killed in Ukraine
since Thursday, February 24, the UN said on March 1. Earlier Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said 16 Ukrainian children were killed and 45 were injured in Russian shelling in just four days.
2022-03-02 06:28 U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing announced it is suspending parts,
maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines as well as major operations in Moscow as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
2022-03-02 05:50 Ukrainian tennis champion to donate prize money to Ukraine's military.
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova at the Monterrey Open on Tuesday, pledging afterward to donate her prize money to Ukraine’s military.
2022-03-02 05:45 Russian troops seized the river port and railway station in Kherson,
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2022-03-02 05:12 ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international energy companies,
says they will discontinue operations at Sakhalin-1, its last remaining oil-and-gas project in Russia, and will not make any new investments in the country.
2022-03-02 04:45 Vladimir Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000
in foreign currency. The move follows the sanctions the U.S. and allies have imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
2022-03-02 04:35 Artem Zdunov, who heads Russia's Mordovian Republic,
reported the death of Russian Colonel Viktor Isaikin. Zdunov said that Colonel Isaikin was sent to Ukraine on a “military assignment.”
2022-03-02 04:30 Biden: US Department of Justice is assembling a task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs and corrupt Russian leaders.
“To the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who built billions of dollars off this violent regime I say: No more,” Biden said at his annual State of the Union address on March 1.
2022-03-02 04:29 Biden: We will join our allies in closing our airspace to Russian planes.
Speaking at his annual State of the Union address, Biden announced that the United States will join European countries in banning Russian flights from American airspace.
2022-03-02 04:03 128 wounded civilians are currently being treated in local hospitals
after the city was heavily shelled by Russian forces, according to Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko. Electricity was restored in the city and 26 tonnes of bread were baked overnight for Mariupol residents.
2022-03-02 03:57 Russian lawmakers of the Gagarinsky municipal district in Moscow
said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “a disaster” and called on Vladimir Putin to immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine. “This is a path to the degradation and impoverishment of the country. No other actions could cause more damage to the Russian economy,” reads the appeal.
2022-03-02 03:24 Russian paratroopers landed in Kharkiv and attacked one of the city’s military medical centers,
UNIAN news agency reports. Ukrainian forces are repelling the attack.
2022-03-02 03:23 The city of Trostyanets in Sumy Oblast, was occupied by Russian forces, journalists report.
Three columns of Russian troops entered the city on March 1, demolishing the gate to The Round Court, a historical landmark, and destroying an art gallery. Power lines and roads in the city were damaged as well. There’s no TV or radio in Trostyanets at the moment and the internet is unstable.
2022-03-02 02:57 Ukraine negotiating humanitarian corridors for medicine, food.
Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko states that he is in contact with the Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge to organize the delivery of medicines and food to the most heavily affected areas of Ukraine. According to Lyashko, Russian occupying forces have not been allowing deliveries of medicines and foods using private transport.
2022-03-02 02:48 Belarus troops are on standby for deployment
and are stationed close to the border with Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The country has already been used as a staging post by Russian forces.
2022-03-02 02:34 346 residents evacuated from Volnovakha, Donetsk oblast today.
As of Mar. 1, Ukraine has evacuated 496 people from the region, including 100 children and three people with disabilities, according to the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administratio Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russian forces have been attacking Volnovakha for the fifth day in a row. Around 40,000 Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine cannot be evacuated, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky.
2022-03-02 02:23 About 80 percent of the troops that Russia massed along Ukraine’s borders
have crossed into Ukraine since the invasion began Thursday, a Pentagon official revealed on March 1. A senior U.S. Defense Department official told reporters during a background briefing that “morale is flagging” in some of the Russian units. Acts of vandalism include puncturing vehicle gas tanks, presumably so the soldiers can avoid being transported into combat, the official said.
2022-03-02 02:14 Russian troops in Crimea refuse to take part in Ukraine invasion.
According to the Center for Defense Strategies, citing their sources among the marine personnel in Crimea, members of Russia’s 810th Detached Marine Brigade are in a “demoralized state” and have refused to take part in the conflict.
2022-03-02 02:13 A Ukrainian doctor was killed on March 1 while transporting her wounded nephew to the hospital,
reports Ukraine’s Health Minister Viktor Liashko. The doctor’s car was fired on in a village of Kukhari in Kyiv Oblast. She was an anesthesiologist with the Kyiv-based Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
2022-03-02 02:10 Estonia, Latvia to send Ukraine Javelins, ammunition, fuel.
Estonia will provide Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missiles and ammunition, while Latvia will send 30 trucks of ammunition, supplies, and fuel to Ukraine, according to the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.
2022-03-02 02:08 Zaluzhny: Russia has lost tactical initiative, offensive has slowed.
Valerii Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in a post on Facebook, stated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has slowed down. According to Zaluzhny, Russian forces have lost their tactical initiative and have been forced to mobilize reserves to continue their offensive.
2022-03-02 01:49 IMF and World Bank preparing $4.4 billion aid package for Ukraine,
according to a joint statement by the two financial institutions. In response to Ukraine’s appeals for emergency financial support, the World Bank is currently preparing a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine, the first $350 million of which could arrive next week. The International Monetary Fund will provide an additional $1.4 billion for Ukraine if agreed upon at a meeting next week.
2022-03-02 01:40 Zhytomyr under Russian bombardment, residential area destroyed.
Russian forces fired a cruise missile at an apartment building nearby Zhytomyr’s Pavlusenko hospital. Two people are confirmed to have been killed and three injured. Rescue crews are searching through the rubble for survivors and extinguishing fires. According to Adviser to the Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko, the missile was aimed at the base of Zhytomyr’s 95th Brigade.
2022-03-02 01:23 Georgian opposition demands resignation of Prime Minister Garibashvili.
Georgia has not joined Western sanctions against Russia and has prevented volunteers from traveling to Ukraine. A large opposition rally is taking place in Tblisi where protestors are demanding the prime minister resign over his lack of support for Ukraine.
2022-03-02 01:10 Ukraine destroys Russian column near Mykolaiv.
Ukraine’s Air Force, along with units of the army and territorial defense, destroyed a large Russian military convoy near the city of Bashtanka in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, Mykola Lukashuk, chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council announced on Facebook. Military bloggers report that the convoy contained up to 800 vehicles.
2022-03-02 01:03 Over 100 western diplomats walk out of speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at UN Human Rights Council.
Ukraine’s Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya led the walkout in protest against the war while Lavrov spoke via video link as European countries’ bans on flights from Russia blocked his travel to Geneva.
2022-03-02 00:55 Apple suspends product sales in Russia, limits Apple Pay
Apple has stopped selling all of its products in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the company announced on March 1. Services like Apple Pay will be limited inside Russia.
2022-03-02 00:55 U.K introduces further economic sanctions on Russia.
In addition to banning Russian ships from U.K ports and sanctioning Belarus, the UK has also placed additional restrictions on Russia’s Central Bank, as well as sanctioned Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund and its chief executive.
2022-03-02 00:52 Russia bans leading opposition media 'TV Rain' and 'Echo of Moscow.'
Russia’s prosecutor general has blocked access to two independent Russian media outlets due to alleged “violations” over their reporting of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia claims that Rain and Echo of Moscow had posted information calling for “extremist, violence against citizens of Russia.” Echo of Moscow had run uninterrupted since 1990.
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2022-03-01 23:53 Ukraine opens 2 more refugee crossings into Poland
2022-03-01 23:28 Russia bombs Kyiv neighborhoods, Vyshneve city outside of the capital,
according to the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine. The neighborhoods currently under attack are Rusanivka, Kurenivka, Boiarka and the area near the Kyiv International Airport, also known as Zhuliany. A loud explosion was also heard in Bila Tserkva, a city in Kyiv Oblast, where a fuel depot was struck, UNIAN news agency reported.
2022-03-01 22:46 International Court of Justice to hold hearings over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Public hearings on genocide charges against Russia will be held on March 7-8. They will be streamed live.
2022-03-01 22:42 UK imposes sanctions on Belarus for its role in invasion of Ukraine.
According to Downing Street, the Belarusian Chief of the General Staff, three deputy defense ministers and two military enterprises are now under sanctions. They won’t be able to travel to the U.K. and their British assets will be frozen.
2022-03-01 22:14 World’s biggest container lines – Maersk, CMA, and MSC – suspend shipping to and from Russia.
The suspension will cover all Russian gateway ports amid Western sanctions. The suspension excludes food, medicines, and other humanitarian supplies.
2022-03-01 22:12 80,000 Ukrainians came back from abroad since Russia invaded further.
According to the Interior Ministry, which cites the State Border Guard Service, the vast majority of citizens who returned to Ukraine after Feb. 24 were men who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces, other military formations, and the Territorial Defense Forces.
Speaking with CNN and Reuters, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO members to impose a no-fly zone to stop the Russian air force, saying this would be a preventative measure and not meant to drag the alliance into an all-out war with Russia.
2022-03-01 20:58 Canada closes ports, territorial waters to Russian ships.
The new ban will become part of the sanctions introduced by Canada over Russia’s all-out attack on Ukraine. It will enter into force later this week, according to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.
2022-03-01 20:30 Seven killed, 24 injured in central Kharkiv rocket strike.
Russian missile attack hit Kharkiv’s Freedom Square the morning of March 1, damaging the Kharkiv Oblast administration building. Among the people injured is one child, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-03-01 20:19 CNN: Russia fired more than 400 missiles on Ukraine.
Citing an anonymous senior U.S. defense official, CNN wrote that Ukraine still has air missile defense systems that remain “viable and intact and engaged.”
2022-03-01 19:59 Eight television channels back up after interruption following Russian attack on Kyiv's TV tower.
The channels include UA Pershiy, Rada TV, 1+1, Ukraina, ICTV, STB, Inter and Ukraina 24.
2022-03-01 19:01 BREAKING: European Parliament recommends giving Ukraine EU candidate status.
The decision follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech in the parliament, where he called on the EU to “prove” that the union is with Ukraine. The parliament’s resolution also demands that Russia withdraws all its troops from the Ukrainian territory.
2022-03-01 18:42 Danilov: Team of elite Chechen forces, sent to assassinate Zelensky, has been eliminated.
Oleksiy Danilov, head of the National Security and Defense Council, said Ukraine had been tipped off by members of Russia’s Federal Security Bureau. A second team is “at gunpoint,” Danilov said.
2022-03-01 18:31 Yermak: Russia hits Babyn Yar, holocaust memorial site.
President’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak says a missile hit Babyn Yar, a holocaust memorial site, where in 1941, Nazi Germany committed a massacre of Kyiv’s Jewish population. Russia has claimed they launched their war against Ukraine to fight “Ukrainian Nazis.”
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2022-03-02 02:57 Ukraine negotiating humanitarian corridors for medicine, food.
Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko states that he is in contact with the Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge to organize the delivery of medicines and food to the most heavily affected areas of Ukraine. According to Lyashko, Russian occupying forces have not been allowing deliveries of medicines and foods using private transport.
2022-03-02 02:48 Belarus troops are on standby for deployment
and are stationed close to the border with Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The country has already been used as a staging post by Russian forces.
2022-03-02 02:34 346 residents evacuated from Volnovakha, Donetsk oblast today.
As of Mar. 1, Ukraine has evacuated 496 people from the region, including 100 children and three people with disabilities, according to the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administratio Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russian forces have been attacking Volnovakha for the fifth day in a row. Around 40,000 Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine cannot be evacuated, said Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky.
2022-03-02 02:23 About 80 percent of the troops that Russia massed along Ukraine’s borders
have crossed into Ukraine since the invasion began Thursday, a Pentagon official revealed on March 1. A senior U.S. Defense Department official told reporters during a background briefing that “morale is flagging” in some of the Russian units. Acts of vandalism include puncturing vehicle gas tanks, presumably so the soldiers can avoid being transported into combat, the official said.
2022-03-02 02:14 Russian troops in Crimea refuse to take part in Ukraine invasion.
According to the Center for Defense Strategies, citing their sources among the marine personnel in Crimea, members of Russia’s 810th Detached Marine Brigade are in a “demoralized state” and have refused to take part in the conflict.
2022-03-02 02:13 A Ukrainian doctor was killed on March 1 while transporting her wounded nephew to the hospital,
reports Ukraine’s Health Minister Viktor Liashko. The doctor’s car was fired on in a village of Kukhari in Kyiv Oblast. She was an anesthesiologist with the Kyiv-based Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
2022-03-02 02:10 Estonia, Latvia to send Ukraine Javelins, ammunition, fuel.
Estonia will provide Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missiles and ammunition, while Latvia will send 30 trucks of ammunition, supplies, and fuel to Ukraine, according to the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.
2022-03-02 02:08 Zaluzhny: Russia has lost tactical initiative, offensive has slowed.
Valerii Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, in a post on Facebook, stated that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has slowed down. According to Zaluzhny, Russian forces have lost their tactical initiative and have been forced to mobilize reserves to continue their offensive.
2022-03-02 01:49 IMF and World Bank preparing $4.4 billion aid package for Ukraine,
according to a joint statement by the two financial institutions. In response to Ukraine’s appeals for emergency financial support, the World Bank is currently preparing a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine, the first $350 million of which could arrive next week. The International Monetary Fund will provide an additional $1.4 billion for Ukraine if agreed upon at a meeting next week.
2022-03-02 01:40 Zhytomyr under Russian bombardment, residential area destroyed.
Russian forces fired a cruise missile at an apartment building nearby Zhytomyr’s Pavlusenko hospital. Two people are confirmed to have been killed and three injured. Rescue crews are searching through the rubble for survivors and extinguishing fires. According to Adviser to the Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko, the missile was aimed at the base of Zhytomyr’s 95th Brigade.
2022-03-02 01:23 Georgian opposition demands resignation of Prime Minister Garibashvili.
Georgia has not joined Western sanctions against Russia and has prevented volunteers from traveling to Ukraine. A large opposition rally is taking place in Tblisi where protestors are demanding the prime minister resign over his lack of support for Ukraine.
2022-03-02 01:10 Ukraine destroys Russian column near Mykolaiv.
Ukraine’s Air Force, along with units of the army and territorial defense, destroyed a large Russian military convoy near the city of Bashtanka in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, Mykola Lukashuk, chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council announced on Facebook. Military bloggers report that the convoy contained up to 800 vehicles.
2022-03-02 01:03 Over 100 western diplomats walk out of speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at UN Human Rights Council.
Ukraine’s Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya led the walkout in protest against the war while Lavrov spoke via video link as European countries’ bans on flights from Russia blocked his travel to Geneva.
2022-03-02 00:55 Apple suspends product sales in Russia, limits Apple Pay
Apple has stopped selling all of its products in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the company announced on March 1. Services like Apple Pay will be limited inside Russia.
2022-03-02 00:55 U.K introduces further economic sanctions on Russia.
In addition to banning Russian ships from U.K ports and sanctioning Belarus, the UK has also placed additional restrictions on Russia’s Central Bank, as well as sanctioned Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund and its chief executive.
2022-03-02 00:52 Russia bans leading opposition media 'TV Rain' and 'Echo of Moscow.'
Russia’s prosecutor general has blocked access to two independent Russian media outlets due to alleged “violations” over their reporting of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia claims that Rain and Echo of Moscow had posted information calling for “extremist, violence against citizens of Russia.” Echo of Moscow had run uninterrupted since 1990.
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2022-03-01 23:53 Ukraine opens 2 more refugee crossings into Poland
2022-03-01 23:28 Russia bombs Kyiv neighborhoods, Vyshneve city outside of the capital,
according to the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine. The neighborhoods currently under attack are Rusanivka, Kurenivka, Boiarka and the area near the Kyiv International Airport, also known as Zhuliany. A loud explosion was also heard in Bila Tserkva, a city in Kyiv Oblast, where a fuel depot was struck, UNIAN news agency reported.
2022-03-01 22:46 International Court of Justice to hold hearings over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Public hearings on genocide charges against Russia will be held on March 7-8. They will be streamed live.
2022-03-01 22:42 UK imposes sanctions on Belarus for its role in invasion of Ukraine.
According to Downing Street, the Belarusian Chief of the General Staff, three deputy defense ministers and two military enterprises are now under sanctions. They won’t be able to travel to the U.K. and their British assets will be frozen.
2022-03-01 22:14 World’s biggest container lines – Maersk, CMA, and MSC – suspend shipping to and from Russia.
The suspension will cover all Russian gateway ports amid Western sanctions. The suspension excludes food, medicines, and other humanitarian supplies.
2022-03-01 22:12 80,000 Ukrainians came back from abroad since Russia invaded further.
According to the Interior Ministry, which cites the State Border Guard Service, the vast majority of citizens who returned to Ukraine after Feb. 24 were men who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces, other military formations, and the Territorial Defense Forces.
Speaking with CNN and Reuters, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO members to impose a no-fly zone to stop the Russian air force, saying this would be a preventative measure and not meant to drag the alliance into an all-out war with Russia.
2022-03-01 20:58 Canada closes ports, territorial waters to Russian ships.
The new ban will become part of the sanctions introduced by Canada over Russia’s all-out attack on Ukraine. It will enter into force later this week, according to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.
2022-03-01 20:30 Seven killed, 24 injured in central Kharkiv rocket strike.
Russian missile attack hit Kharkiv’s Freedom Square the morning of March 1, damaging the Kharkiv Oblast administration building. Among the people injured is one child, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-03-01 20:19 CNN: Russia fired more than 400 missiles on Ukraine.
Citing an anonymous senior U.S. defense official, CNN wrote that Ukraine still has air missile defense systems that remain “viable and intact and engaged.”
2022-03-01 19:59 Eight television channels back up after interruption following Russian attack on Kyiv's TV tower.
The channels include UA Pershiy, Rada TV, 1+1, Ukraina, ICTV, STB, Inter and Ukraina 24.
2022-03-01 19:01 BREAKING: European Parliament recommends giving Ukraine EU candidate status.
The decision follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech in the parliament, where he called on the EU to “prove” that the union is with Ukraine. The parliament’s resolution also demands that Russia withdraws all its troops from the Ukrainian territory.
2022-03-01 18:42 Danilov: Team of elite Chechen forces, sent to assassinate Zelensky, has been eliminated.
Oleksiy Danilov, head of the National Security and Defense Council, said Ukraine had been tipped off by members of Russia’s Federal Security Bureau. A second team is “at gunpoint,” Danilov said.
2022-03-01 18:31 Yermak: Russia hits Babyn Yar, holocaust memorial site.
President’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak says a missile hit Babyn Yar, a holocaust memorial site, where in 1941, Nazi Germany committed a massacre of Kyiv’s Jewish population. Russia has claimed they launched their war against Ukraine to fight “Ukrainian Nazis.”
2022-03-01 18:28 TV tower attack kills at least 5, injures 5.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, two unidentified missiles hit and set on fire a building right next to the TV tower. The fire has been extinguished.
2022-03-01 18:11 Finance Ministry: Ukraine raises Hr 8 billion from first sale of military bonds.
According to the ministry, money can exclusively be used on Ukraine’s Armed Forces and financial stability during martial law.
2022-03-01 18:01 Interfax: China is ready to help end war in Ukraine.
The agency cites information received from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. According to the report, the Chinese Foreign Minister reaffirmed the country’s strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2022-03-01 17:30 Nord Stream 2 operator on the verge of bankruptcy.
Reuters cited unnamed sources in reporting that the Swiss company is considering filing for insolvency. Germany suspended certification of Nord Stream 2 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The U.S. then sanctioned the company.
2022-03-01 17:19 Russia strikes at TV tower in Kyiv.
Ukrainian TV channels stopped broadcasting several minutes ago. Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the backup broadcast of some channels will be launched “in the nearest time.”
2022-03-01 16:57 European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to stop bombing and shelling civilian targets in Ukraine,
according to European Pravda. Russia’s military actions in Ukraine have created a “real and constant” threat of serious violations of the human rights of the population. Russian forces have struck many civilian targets since the full-scale invasion began.
2022-03-01 16:31 Explosion heard in Kyiv.
Air raid sirens went off a minute later, reminding residents to head to the nearest shelter.
2022-03-01 16:00 Ukraine, Russia hold first prisoner exchange.
In Sumy Oblast, five Ukrainian Territorial Defense members returned home in exchange for a Russian officer, Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, wrote in Telegram.
2022-03-01 15:02 The European Parliament received Ukraine's application to join the European Union.
A special admission procedure has been launched.
2022-03-01 14:40 Zelensky gives emotional speech at European Parliament, talks about shelling, accuses Russia of killing children.
“Yesterday 16 children died,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. He added that the shelling of residential areas is a war crime. “Two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square, in Kharkiv. Dozens of victims. This is the price of freedom (for us),” he added.
2022-03-01 14:39 BREAKING: EU disconnects key Russian banks from SWIFT.
The union will also ban the transaction of Russia’s Central Bank to paralyze billions of foreign reserves and “turn off the tap on Russia’s and Putin’s war,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
2022-03-01 14:28 Zelensky speaks at European Parliament, asks for support.
“With us, the EU will definitely be stronger,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. “Prove that you are with us. Prove that you won’t let us down, prove that you are truly Europeans,” he added.
2022-03-01 13:35 Sumy Oblast Governor: Russian tanks move in with white flags, shoot at civilians.
According to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Russian troops are intentionally shooting at civilians. Residents are advised to stay at home as street fighting is reported across the region.
“We immediately recall the ambassador of Ukraine from Kyrgyzstan for supporting the Russian aggression, we immediately recall the ambassador from Georgia for obstructing the travels for volunteers willing to help Ukraine, for an immoral position towards sanctions,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:56 Zelensky appoints General Zhernov as head of Kyiv military administration.
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed General Mykola Zhernov as head of the Kyiv military administration. Mayor Vitali Klitschko remains the mayor of Kyiv and will work together with the military administration, said Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:43 Zelensky: Launching a rocket at the central square of Kharkiv is an outright, undisguised terror.
“After that, Russia became a terrorist state. No one will forgive. Nobody will forget,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky. The shelling of Kharkiv’s Freedom Square led to the death of at least two people.
2022-03-01 12:19 Russian troops entered Kherson.
Hennadiy Lahuta, head of the Kherson Regional Administration, said that Russian troops are advancing through the city and are planning on using civilians as human shields. Air raid sirens and loud explosions could be heard throughout the city.
2022-03-01 12:12 Indian student killed in Kharkiv shelling, according to Indian foreign ministry.
“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” the ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.
2022-03-01 11:57 Suspilne: Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine.
According to Suspilne media outlet, Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine. The official channel of Ukraine’s parliament had shared a similar statement in social media.
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2022-03-01 22:14 World’s biggest container lines – Maersk, CMA, and MSC – suspend shipping to and from Russia.
The suspension will cover all Russian gateway ports amid Western sanctions. The suspension excludes food, medicines, and other humanitarian supplies.
2022-03-01 22:12 80,000 Ukrainians came back from abroad since Russia invaded further.
According to the Interior Ministry, which cites the State Border Guard Service, the vast majority of citizens who returned to Ukraine after Feb. 24 were men who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces, other military formations, and the Territorial Defense Forces.
Speaking with CNN and Reuters, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO members to impose a no-fly zone to stop the Russian air force, saying this would be a preventative measure and not meant to drag the alliance into an all-out war with Russia.
2022-03-01 20:58 Canada closes ports, territorial waters to Russian ships.
The new ban will become part of the sanctions introduced by Canada over Russia’s all-out attack on Ukraine. It will enter into force later this week, according to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.
2022-03-01 20:30 Seven killed, 24 injured in central Kharkiv rocket strike.
Russian missile attack hit Kharkiv’s Freedom Square the morning of March 1, damaging the Kharkiv Oblast administration building. Among the people injured is one child, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-03-01 20:19 CNN: Russia fired more than 400 missiles on Ukraine.
Citing an anonymous senior U.S. defense official, CNN wrote that Ukraine still has air missile defense systems that remain “viable and intact and engaged.”
2022-03-01 19:59 Eight television channels back up after interruption following Russian attack on Kyiv's TV tower.
The channels include UA Pershiy, Rada TV, 1+1, Ukraina, ICTV, STB, Inter and Ukraina 24.
2022-03-01 19:01 BREAKING: European Parliament recommends giving Ukraine EU candidate status.
The decision follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech in the parliament, where he called on the EU to “prove” that the union is with Ukraine. The parliament’s resolution also demands that Russia withdraws all its troops from the Ukrainian territory.
2022-03-01 18:42 Danilov: Team of elite Chechen forces, sent to assassinate Zelensky, has been eliminated.
Oleksiy Danilov, head of the National Security and Defense Council, said Ukraine had been tipped off by members of Russia’s Federal Security Bureau. A second team is “at gunpoint,” Danilov said.
2022-03-01 18:31 Yermak: Russia hits Babyn Yar, holocaust memorial site.
President’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak says a missile hit Babyn Yar, a holocaust memorial site, where in 1941, Nazi Germany committed a massacre of Kyiv’s Jewish population. Russia has claimed they launched their war against Ukraine to fight “Ukrainian Nazis.”
2022-03-01 18:28 TV tower attack kills at least 5, injures 5.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, two unidentified missiles hit and set on fire a building right next to the TV tower. The fire has been extinguished.
2022-03-01 18:11 Finance Ministry: Ukraine raises Hr 8 billion from first sale of military bonds.
According to the ministry, money can exclusively be used on Ukraine’s Armed Forces and financial stability during martial law.
2022-03-01 18:01 Interfax: China is ready to help end war in Ukraine.
The agency cites information received from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. According to the report, the Chinese Foreign Minister reaffirmed the country’s strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2022-03-01 17:30 Nord Stream 2 operator on the verge of bankruptcy.
Reuters cited unnamed sources in reporting that the Swiss company is considering filing for insolvency. Germany suspended certification of Nord Stream 2 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The U.S. then sanctioned the company.
2022-03-01 17:19 Russia strikes at TV tower in Kyiv.
Ukrainian TV channels stopped broadcasting several minutes ago. Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the backup broadcast of some channels will be launched “in the nearest time.”
2022-03-01 16:57 European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to stop bombing and shelling civilian targets in Ukraine,
according to European Pravda. Russia’s military actions in Ukraine have created a “real and constant” threat of serious violations of the human rights of the population. Russian forces have struck many civilian targets since the full-scale invasion began.
2022-03-01 16:31 Explosion heard in Kyiv.
Air raid sirens went off a minute later, reminding residents to head to the nearest shelter.
2022-03-01 16:00 Ukraine, Russia hold first prisoner exchange.
In Sumy Oblast, five Ukrainian Territorial Defense members returned home in exchange for a Russian officer, Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, wrote in Telegram.
2022-03-01 15:02 The European Parliament received Ukraine's application to join the European Union.
A special admission procedure has been launched.
2022-03-01 14:40 Zelensky gives emotional speech at European Parliament, talks about shelling, accuses Russia of killing children.
“Yesterday 16 children died,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. He added that the shelling of residential areas is a war crime. “Two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square, in Kharkiv. Dozens of victims. This is the price of freedom (for us),” he added.
2022-03-01 14:39 BREAKING: EU disconnects key Russian banks from SWIFT.
The union will also ban the transaction of Russia’s Central Bank to paralyze billions of foreign reserves and “turn off the tap on Russia’s and Putin’s war,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
2022-03-01 14:28 Zelensky speaks at European Parliament, asks for support.
“With us, the EU will definitely be stronger,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. “Prove that you are with us. Prove that you won’t let us down, prove that you are truly Europeans,” he added.
2022-03-01 13:35 Sumy Oblast Governor: Russian tanks move in with white flags, shoot at civilians.
According to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Russian troops are intentionally shooting at civilians. Residents are advised to stay at home as street fighting is reported across the region.
“We immediately recall the ambassador of Ukraine from Kyrgyzstan for supporting the Russian aggression, we immediately recall the ambassador from Georgia for obstructing the travels for volunteers willing to help Ukraine, for an immoral position towards sanctions,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:56 Zelensky appoints General Zhernov as head of Kyiv military administration.
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed General Mykola Zhernov as head of the Kyiv military administration. Mayor Vitali Klitschko remains the mayor of Kyiv and will work together with the military administration, said Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:43 Zelensky: Launching a rocket at the central square of Kharkiv is an outright, undisguised terror.
“After that, Russia became a terrorist state. No one will forgive. Nobody will forget,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky. The shelling of Kharkiv’s Freedom Square led to the death of at least two people.
2022-03-01 12:19 Russian troops entered Kherson.
Hennadiy Lahuta, head of the Kherson Regional Administration, said that Russian troops are advancing through the city and are planning on using civilians as human shields. Air raid sirens and loud explosions could be heard throughout the city.
2022-03-01 12:12 Indian student killed in Kharkiv shelling, according to Indian foreign ministry.
“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” the ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.
2022-03-01 11:57 Suspilne: Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine.
According to Suspilne media outlet, Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine. The official channel of Ukraine’s parliament had shared a similar statement in social media.
2022-03-01 11:34 Hundreds of thousands of refugees flee Ukraine as war rages on
2022-03-01 10:55 State Emergency Service: 6 people injured in central Kharkiv rocket strike, including one child.
The missile strike hit Kharkiv’s Freedom Square the morning of March 1, damaging the Kharkiv Oblast administration building.
2022-03-01 10:12 Ukraine conducts successful test of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system.
Speeds reached over 200 megabits per second. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided Ukraine with the system to make sure that Russian forces aren’t able to take down Ukraine’s internet connectivity.
2022-03-01 09:25 Taiwan joins other countries in blocking some Russian banks from SWIFT.
Taiwan has “minimal” trade with Russia, so the move is largely symbolic, Reuters reported. Taiwan has also sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
2022-03-01 09:07 Russian forces have struck Freedom Square in central Kharkiv with a powerful explosion.
According to a video of the event, the blast detonated right in front of the headquarters of the Kharkiv Oblast government.
2022-03-01 08:00 UK government orders ports to block Russian vessels.
The U.K.’s Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps announced the decision in a letter on Feb. 28.
2022-03-01 07:48 Russian forces shell rehabilitation center of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in the village of Borodyanka near Kyiv.
In a video address on Feb. 28, Ukraine’s Minister for Veteran Affairs Yulia Laputina said that the shelling is a “violation of international humanitarian law, an act of violence that will be punished.” According to Ukrainska Pravda, Russian forces on their way through the village of Borodyanka began to deliberately destroy infrastructure and housing, and a separate group of tanks opened fire on high-rise buildings.
2022-03-01 07:38 CNN: Overstretched Russian forces could struggle to hold Ukraine at current levels, expert predicts.
“The Russian army is overextended and in a precarious position if Ukraine becomes a protracted war,” Seth Jones, vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said in a social media post. “Assuming 150,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine and a population of 44 million, that is a force ratio of 3.4 soldiers per 1,000 people. You can’t hold territory with those numbers,” Jones said.
2022-03-01 07:34 A video shared by UNIAN news agency shows dozens of Russian soldiers
walking though streets of Kherson early on March 1.
2022-03-01 07:30 Russian shelling hits maternity hospital near Kyiv,
the hospital’s CEO Vitaliy Girin said on Facebook. The Adonis private maternity hospital is located in the village of Buzova on the Zhytomyr highway near Kyiv where heavy fighting has been ongoing. According to Girin, all people were evacuated from the heavily damaged building.
2022-03-01 07:19 Journalist: Kherson almost completely surrounded by Russian troops.
“The city is actually surrounded, there are a lot of Russian soldiers and military equipment on all sides, they set up checkpoints at the exits,” journalist Alyona Panina, who is in the southern Ukrainian city, said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.
2022-03-01 07:12 CNN: Australia to send missiles to Ukraine as part of $50 million support package,
according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison told a news conference Tuesday that anti-armor missiles are proving extraordinarily effective for Ukrainian forces.
2022-03-01 07:07 Ukrainian fighter jets intercepted and shot down two Russian planes
near Vasylkiv and Brovary, three Russian planes were shot down by S-300 missile systems. In total, five Russian planes were shot down on February 28, according to preliminary data, including an SU-30 and SU-35. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners also shot down a cruise missile and one helicopter near Kyiv using a BUK-M1 anti-aircraft system.
2022-03-01 06:57 Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center detected cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's digital infrastructure hours before Russian military movement on Feb. 24,
Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith wrote in a blog post Feb. 28. Smith also wrote that these attacks on civilian targets raise serious concerns under the Geneva Convention, and that they have shared information with the Ukrainian government about each of them.
2022-03-01 06:48 Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator is blocking sites that write about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
Among the blocked sites is the Siberian news site Taiga.info which called the so-called military operation in Donbas a full-scale war in Ukraine and published information that Russian troops are shelling cities and that civilians are dying.
2022-03-01 06:41 More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine amid Russia's war,
according to the UN Refugee Agency. At least 160,000 have become internally displaced since the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
2022-03-01 06:39 Shelling of a military unit in Okhtyrka, killing at least 70 Ukrainian soldiers,
the head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said.
2022-03-01 06:34 Ukraine to receive 70 fighter jets from the EU.
Ukraine’s Air Force said on March 1. Bulgaria will provide 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland will provide 28 MiG-29 units, and Slovakia – 12 MiG-29s.
2022-03-01 06:28 Netflix will not comply with new Russian rules to carry 20 state-backed channels,
including Channel 1 that has close ties to the Kremlin. The new rules were set to go into place on March 1 after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator added it to its list of “audiovisual services.”
2022-03-01 06:24 Mastercard blocks multiple financial institutions as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The company is working with regulators and has also promised $2 million in humanitarian relief to Ukraine.
1Mar2022
2022-03-01 14:40 Zelensky gives emotional speech at European Parliament, talks about shelling, accuses Russia of killing children.
“Yesterday 16 children died,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. He added that the shelling of residential areas is a war crime. “Two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square, in Kharkiv. Dozens of victims. This is the price of freedom (for us),” he added.
2022-03-01 14:39 BREAKING: EU disconnects key Russian banks from SWIFT.
The union will also ban the transaction of Russia’s Central Bank to paralyze billions of foreign reserves and “turn off the tap on Russia’s and Putin’s war,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
2022-03-01 14:28 Zelensky speaks at European Parliament, asks for support.
“With us, the EU will definitely be stronger,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky by video call. “Prove that you are with us. Prove that you won’t let us down, prove that you are truly Europeans,” he added.
2022-03-01 13:35 Sumy Oblast Governor: Russian tanks move in with white flags, shoot at civilians.
According to Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, head of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Russian troops are intentionally shooting at civilians. Residents are advised to stay at home as street fighting is reported across the region.
“We immediately recall the ambassador of Ukraine from Kyrgyzstan for supporting the Russian aggression, we immediately recall the ambassador from Georgia for obstructing the travels for volunteers willing to help Ukraine, for an immoral position towards sanctions,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:56 Zelensky appoints General Zhernov as head of Kyiv military administration.
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed General Mykola Zhernov as head of the Kyiv military administration. Mayor Vitali Klitschko remains the mayor of Kyiv and will work together with the military administration, said Zelensky.
2022-03-01 12:43 Zelensky: Launching a rocket at the central square of Kharkiv is an outright, undisguised terror.
“After that, Russia became a terrorist state. No one will forgive. Nobody will forget,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky. The shelling of Kharkiv’s Freedom Square led to the death of at least two people.
2022-03-01 12:19 Russian troops entered Kherson.
Hennadiy Lahuta, head of the Kherson Regional Administration, said that Russian troops are advancing through the city and are planning on using civilians as human shields. Air raid sirens and loud explosions could be heard throughout the city.
2022-03-01 12:12 Indian student killed in Kharkiv shelling, according to Indian foreign ministry.
“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” the ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.
2022-03-01 11:57 Suspilne: Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine.
According to Suspilne media outlet, Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine. The official channel of Ukraine’s parliament had shared a similar statement in social media.
2022-03-01 11:34 Hundreds of thousands of refugees flee Ukraine as war rages on
2022-03-01 10:55 State Emergency Service: 6 people injured in central Kharkiv rocket strike, including one child.
The missile strike hit Kharkiv’s Freedom Square the morning of March 1, damaging the Kharkiv Oblast administration building.
2022-03-01 10:12 Ukraine conducts successful test of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system.
Speeds reached over 200 megabits per second. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided Ukraine with the system to make sure that Russian forces aren’t able to take down Ukraine’s internet connectivity.
2022-03-01 09:25 Taiwan joins other countries in blocking some Russian banks from SWIFT.
Taiwan has “minimal” trade with Russia, so the move is largely symbolic, Reuters reported. Taiwan has also sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
2022-03-01 09:07 Russian forces have struck Freedom Square in central Kharkiv with a powerful explosion.
According to a video of the event, the blast detonated right in front of the headquarters of the Kharkiv Oblast government.
2022-03-01 08:00 UK government orders ports to block Russian vessels.
The U.K.’s Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps announced the decision in a letter on Feb. 28.
2022-03-01 07:48 Russian forces shell rehabilitation center of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in the village of Borodyanka near Kyiv.
In a video address on Feb. 28, Ukraine’s Minister for Veteran Affairs Yulia Laputina said that the shelling is a “violation of international humanitarian law, an act of violence that will be punished.” According to Ukrainska Pravda, Russian forces on their way through the village of Borodyanka began to deliberately destroy infrastructure and housing, and a separate group of tanks opened fire on high-rise buildings.
2022-03-01 07:38 CNN: Overstretched Russian forces could struggle to hold Ukraine at current levels, expert predicts.
“The Russian army is overextended and in a precarious position if Ukraine becomes a protracted war,” Seth Jones, vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said in a social media post. “Assuming 150,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine and a population of 44 million, that is a force ratio of 3.4 soldiers per 1,000 people. You can’t hold territory with those numbers,” Jones said.
2022-03-01 07:34 A video shared by UNIAN news agency shows dozens of Russian soldiers
walking though streets of Kherson early on March 1.
2022-03-01 07:30 Russian shelling hits maternity hospital near Kyiv,
the hospital’s CEO Vitaliy Girin said on Facebook. The Adonis private maternity hospital is located in the village of Buzova on the Zhytomyr highway near Kyiv where heavy fighting has been ongoing. According to Girin, all people were evacuated from the heavily damaged building.
2022-03-01 07:19 Journalist: Kherson almost completely surrounded by Russian troops.
“The city is actually surrounded, there are a lot of Russian soldiers and military equipment on all sides, they set up checkpoints at the exits,” journalist Alyona Panina, who is in the southern Ukrainian city, said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.
2022-03-01 07:12 CNN: Australia to send missiles to Ukraine as part of $50 million support package,
according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison told a news conference Tuesday that anti-armor missiles are proving extraordinarily effective for Ukrainian forces.
2022-03-01 07:07 Ukrainian fighter jets intercepted and shot down two Russian planes
near Vasylkiv and Brovary, three Russian planes were shot down by S-300 missile systems. In total, five Russian planes were shot down on February 28, according to preliminary data, including an SU-30 and SU-35. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners also shot down a cruise missile and one helicopter near Kyiv using a BUK-M1 anti-aircraft system.
2022-03-01 06:57 Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center detected cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's digital infrastructure hours before Russian military movement on Feb. 24,
Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith wrote in a blog post Feb. 28. Smith also wrote that these attacks on civilian targets raise serious concerns under the Geneva Convention, and that they have shared information with the Ukrainian government about each of them.
2022-03-01 06:48 Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator is blocking sites that write about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
Among the blocked sites is the Siberian news site Taiga.info which called the so-called military operation in Donbas a full-scale war in Ukraine and published information that Russian troops are shelling cities and that civilians are dying.
2022-03-01 06:41 More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine amid Russia's war,
according to the UN Refugee Agency. At least 160,000 have become internally displaced since the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
2022-03-01 06:39 Shelling of a military unit in Okhtyrka, killing at least 70 Ukrainian soldiers,
the head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said.
2022-03-01 06:34 Ukraine to receive 70 fighter jets from the EU.
Ukraine’s Air Force said on March 1. Bulgaria will provide 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland will provide 28 MiG-29 units, and Slovakia – 12 MiG-29s.
2022-03-01 06:28 Netflix will not comply with new Russian rules to carry 20 state-backed channels,
including Channel 1 that has close ties to the Kremlin. The new rules were set to go into place on March 1 after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator added it to its list of “audiovisual services.”
2022-03-01 06:24 Mastercard blocks multiple financial institutions as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The company is working with regulators and has also promised $2 million in humanitarian relief to Ukraine.
2022-03-01 05:23 Disney stops releasing films in Russia, condemns Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Walt Disney Company announced that it would halt all future film releases in Russia “given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis.” In the meantime, the company is working with its NGO partners to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees amid the emerging refugee crisis, Disney wrote.
2022-03-01 04:31 Finland to support Ukraine with weapons and ammunition in a shift of policy.
The shipment will include 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 bullets, 1,500 anti-tank weapons and 70,000 packages of food, Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen said. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s announcement on Feb. 28 is a shift in policy for the Northern European nation which has maintained an image of being non-aligned since the Soviet Union in 1956 gave up the Porkkala naval base it had leased in southern Finland after World War II.
2022-03-01 04:23 Japan to freeze assets of Russian leaders, three financial institutions.
2022-03-01 03:56 Satellite imagery collected by Maxar Technologies suggests
a Russian convoy moving toward Kyiv is now stretched out for approximately 64 kilometers, which is more than twice as long as reported earlier. Maxar told CNN earlier on Feb. 28 the military convoy consisted of armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and other logistical vehicles.
2022-03-01 03:05 Kherson, a major city in southern Ukraine, is under attack,
according to the State Service of Special Communications. Russian army has set a number of checkpoints in the outskirts of the city.
2022-03-01 02:59 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said she would not play against her Russian competitor Anastasia Potapova
in the Monterrey Open unless tennis governing bodies followed the International Olympic Committee’s recommendations not to display Russian and Belarusian national flags at international sporting events following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I want to announce that I will not play tomorrow in Monterrey, nor any other match against Russian or Belarusian tennis players until our organizations take this necessary decision,” Svitolina said on Feb. 28.
2022-03-01 02:12 Russian ballistic missile attack destroys three residential buildings in Kyiv Oblast.
As a result of a Russian airstrike on Brovary, a rocket hit a dormitory and two apartments in Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva and Kalynivka at about 7:10 p.m., according to the Interior Ministry. Later in the evening, the State Emergency Service reported that a rocket attack in Bila Tserkva destroyed a three-story dormitory at around 8:30 p.m.
2022-03-01 01:43 Armed Forces: Russia to use Belarus troops in war against Ukraine.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Russia plans to involve Belarusian army in its war, to stretch Ukrainian defenses at the border.
2022-03-01 00:54 ICC prosecutor to investigate war crimes in Ukraine.
Possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine will be investigated, the prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague announced on Feb. 28. Karim Khan said that even though Ukraine is not a member of the ICC, it had awarded jurisdiction to the court.
2022-03-01 00:44 President Zelensky orders to temporarily lift visas for foreigners wishing to join the International Legion and fight for Ukraine against Russia.
28Feb2022
2022-03-28 23:55 Canada to impose new sanctions prohibiting all imports of Russian crude oil.
PM Justin Trudeau added that crude oil is a commodity that enriched Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him. Canada will also send a third shipment of lethal weapons to Ukraine which would include anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition.
2022-03-28 23:16 Elon Musk's Starlink satellite hardware arrives in Ukraine.
The internet system managed by SpaceX was activated for Ukraine after a call for help from Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister of digital transformation, who thanked Musk. “You are most welcome,” wrote Musk.
2022-03-28 23:04 Boxer Usyk joins Territorial Defense Forces.
Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight among the Territorial Defense Force in Kyiv.
2022-03-28 22:54 EU accepts to integrate Ukraine into its electricity network.
Ukraine was supposed to join the EU electric grid in 2023, synchronizing with the European one instead of the Russian and Belarusian ones. The Ukrainian electric grid will be ready to synchronize with the European one in a few weeks.
2022-03-28 22:47 Kremlin warns against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the countries supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons would bear responsibility if they are used during Moscow’s ongoing offensive. The ministry also stated that the steps taken by the EU to counter Russia will not be left without a harsh response.
2022-03-28 22:41 Shell to divest from Gazprom, Nord Stream 2 amid Russia's war.
A day after its rival BP abandoned its stakes in Russian oil giant Rosneft, Shell is also severing ties with the Kremlin and ditching its joint ventures with Gazprom, including its involvement with the undersea pipeline Nord Stream 2.
2022-03-28 22:37 EU imposes sanctions on Peskov, 26 high-profile Russian oligarchs.
The EU’s sanctions target among others Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as well as Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
2022-03-28 21:15 Ukraine to issue military bonds, first auction on March 1.
The Finance Ministry will start issuing military bonds to both domestic and international investors to bolster Ukraine’s state budget. The collected funds will be used to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as to financially support the state’s implementation of martial law. The nominal value is $33; the term of circulation 1 year. The rate of return will be determined at the auction.
2022-03-28 21:02 Eugene Czolij: A no-fly zone needs to be enforced now over Ukraine’s airspace
2022-03-28 20:53 FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all football competitions.
Football’s governing body, FIFA, banned Russian clubs and national teams from all official competitions. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” the statement reads.
1Mar2022
2022-03-01 07:19 Journalist: Kherson almost completely surrounded by Russian troops.
“The city is actually surrounded, there are a lot of Russian soldiers and military equipment on all sides, they set up checkpoints at the exits,” journalist Alyona Panina, who is in the southern Ukrainian city, said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.
2022-03-01 07:12 CNN: Australia to send missiles to Ukraine as part of $50 million support package,
according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison told a news conference Tuesday that anti-armor missiles are proving extraordinarily effective for Ukrainian forces.
2022-03-01 07:07 Ukrainian fighter jets intercepted and shot down two Russian planes
near Vasylkiv and Brovary, three Russian planes were shot down by S-300 missile systems. In total, five Russian planes were shot down on February 28, according to preliminary data, including an SU-30 and SU-35. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners also shot down a cruise missile and one helicopter near Kyiv using a BUK-M1 anti-aircraft system.
2022-03-01 06:57 Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center detected cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's digital infrastructure hours before Russian military movement on Feb. 24,
Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith wrote in a blog post Feb. 28. Smith also wrote that these attacks on civilian targets raise serious concerns under the Geneva Convention, and that they have shared information with the Ukrainian government about each of them.
2022-03-01 06:48 Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator is blocking sites that write about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.
Among the blocked sites is the Siberian news site Taiga.info which called the so-called military operation in Donbas a full-scale war in Ukraine and published information that Russian troops are shelling cities and that civilians are dying.
2022-03-01 06:41 More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine amid Russia's war,
according to the UN Refugee Agency. At least 160,000 have become internally displaced since the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
2022-03-01 06:39 Shelling of a military unit in Okhtyrka, killing at least 70 Ukrainian soldiers,
the head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said.
2022-03-01 06:34 Ukraine to receive 70 fighter jets from the EU.
Ukraine’s Air Force said on March 1. Bulgaria will provide 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland will provide 28 MiG-29 units, and Slovakia – 12 MiG-29s.
2022-03-01 06:28 Netflix will not comply with new Russian rules to carry 20 state-backed channels,
including Channel 1 that has close ties to the Kremlin. The new rules were set to go into place on March 1 after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator added it to its list of “audiovisual services.”
2022-03-01 06:24 Mastercard blocks multiple financial institutions as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The company is working with regulators and has also promised $2 million in humanitarian relief to Ukraine.
2022-03-01 05:23 Disney stops releasing films in Russia, condemns Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Walt Disney Company announced that it would halt all future film releases in Russia “given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis.” In the meantime, the company is working with its NGO partners to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees amid the emerging refugee crisis, Disney wrote.
2022-03-01 04:31 Finland to support Ukraine with weapons and ammunition in a shift of policy.
The shipment will include 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 bullets, 1,500 anti-tank weapons and 70,000 packages of food, Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen said. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s announcement on Feb. 28 is a shift in policy for the Northern European nation which has maintained an image of being non-aligned since the Soviet Union in 1956 gave up the Porkkala naval base it had leased in southern Finland after World War II.
2022-03-01 04:23 Japan to freeze assets of Russian leaders, three financial institutions.
2022-03-01 03:56 Satellite imagery collected by Maxar Technologies suggests
a Russian convoy moving toward Kyiv is now stretched out for approximately 64 kilometers, which is more than twice as long as reported earlier. Maxar told CNN earlier on Feb. 28 the military convoy consisted of armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and other logistical vehicles.
2022-03-01 03:05 Kherson, a major city in southern Ukraine, is under attack,
according to the State Service of Special Communications. Russian army has set a number of checkpoints in the outskirts of the city.
2022-03-01 02:59 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said she would not play against her Russian competitor Anastasia Potapova
in the Monterrey Open unless tennis governing bodies followed the International Olympic Committee’s recommendations not to display Russian and Belarusian national flags at international sporting events following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I want to announce that I will not play tomorrow in Monterrey, nor any other match against Russian or Belarusian tennis players until our organizations take this necessary decision,” Svitolina said on Feb. 28.
2022-03-01 02:12 Russian ballistic missile attack destroys three residential buildings in Kyiv Oblast.
As a result of a Russian airstrike on Brovary, a rocket hit a dormitory and two apartments in Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva and Kalynivka at about 7:10 p.m., according to the Interior Ministry. Later in the evening, the State Emergency Service reported that a rocket attack in Bila Tserkva destroyed a three-story dormitory at around 8:30 p.m.
2022-03-01 01:43 Armed Forces: Russia to use Belarus troops in war against Ukraine.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Russia plans to involve Belarusian army in its war, to stretch Ukrainian defenses at the border.
2022-03-01 00:54 ICC prosecutor to investigate war crimes in Ukraine.
Possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine will be investigated, the prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague announced on Feb. 28. Karim Khan said that even though Ukraine is not a member of the ICC, it had awarded jurisdiction to the court.
2022-03-01 00:44 President Zelensky orders to temporarily lift visas for foreigners wishing to join the International Legion and fight for Ukraine against Russia.
2022-02-28 23:55 Canada to impose new sanctions prohibiting all imports of Russian crude oil.
PM Justin Trudeau added that crude oil is a commodity that enriched Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him. Canada will also send a third shipment of lethal weapons to Ukraine which would include anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition.
2022-02-28 23:16 Elon Musk's Starlink satellite hardware arrives in Ukraine.
The internet system managed by SpaceX was activated for Ukraine after a call for help from Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister of digital transformation, who thanked Musk. “You are most welcome,” wrote Musk.
2022-02-28 23:04 Boxer Usyk joins Territorial Defense Forces.
Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight among the Territorial Defense Force in Kyiv.
2022-02-28 22:54 EU accepts to integrate Ukraine into its electricity network.
Ukraine was supposed to join the EU electric grid in 2023, synchronizing with the European one instead of the Russian and Belarusian ones. The Ukrainian electric grid will be ready to synchronize with the European one in a few weeks.
2022-02-28 22:47 Kremlin warns against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the countries supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons would bear responsibility if they are used during Moscow’s ongoing offensive. The ministry also stated that the steps taken by the EU to counter Russia will not be left without a harsh response.
2022-02-28 22:41 Shell to divest from Gazprom, Nord Stream 2 amid Russia's war.
A day after its rival BP abandoned its stakes in Russian oil giant Rosneft, Shell is also severing ties with the Kremlin and ditching its joint ventures with Gazprom, including its involvement with the undersea pipeline Nord Stream 2.
2022-02-28 22:37 EU imposes sanctions on Peskov, 26 high-profile Russian oligarchs.
The EU’s sanctions target among others Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as well as Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
2022-02-28 21:15 Ukraine to issue military bonds, first auction on March 1.
The Finance Ministry will start issuing military bonds to both domestic and international investors to bolster Ukraine’s state budget. The collected funds will be used to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as to financially support the state’s implementation of martial law. The nominal value is $33; the term of circulation 1 year. The rate of return will be determined at the auction.
2022-02-28 21:02 Eugene Czolij: A no-fly zone needs to be enforced now over Ukraine’s airspace
2022-02-28 20:53 FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all football competitions.
Football’s governing body, FIFA, banned Russian clubs and national teams from all official competitions. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” the statement reads.
2022-02-28 20:14 UK to provide additional military support to Ukraine soon.
According to Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to send more military support “in the coming hours or days.”
2022-02-28 20:05 First round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations inconclusive as casualties pile up
2022-02-28 19:41 NATO rules out 'no-fly zone' over Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Feb. 28 that NATO had no intention of entering Ukraine by land or air to stop Russia’s attacks. NATO’s responsibility is to ensure that the conflict does not “spiral out of control, escalate or turn into a full-scale war in Europe with NATO allies,” he said.
2022-02-28 19:38 Zelensky signs Ukraine's application for EU membership.
The historic signing follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for the EU to immediately approve Ukraine’s candidacy. Earlier, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that “Ukraine is “one of us and we want them in.”
The delegations return to Kyiv and Moscow and will meet again “in the coming days.” No concrete results were announced. Telegram channels associated with Zelensky’s administration alleged that Ukraine demanded that Russia retreats completely, including from eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
2022-02-28 19:06 Kharkiv barraged with rockets, 11 killed
2022-02-28 18:42 Hungary rejects sending arms to Ukraine, blocks transit.
“The reason for making this decision is that such deliveries might become targets of hostile military action and … we have to ensure the security of Hungary,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
2022-02-28 18:21 US unleashes further sanctions on Moscow, targets Russia’s central bank.
The U.S. blocked Americans from engaging in any transaction involving Russia’s Central Bank, as well as with its finance ministry and national wealth fund. The fierce economic sanctions imposed by the White House are likely to further hike up Russian inflation, cripple its purchasing power and drive down investments.
2022-02-28 18:06 Ukrainians transfer $50 million in 3 days to support the army,
according to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. People donated money which they received from the government as a reward for Covid-19 vaccination to the Come Back Alive Foundation after the state added such option.
2022-02-28 17:42 Several thousand foreigners applied to fight for Ukraine.
They submitted an application to the newly created International Territorial Defense Legion to help Ukraine fight against Russia, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
2022-02-28 17:38 Pivdennyi mayor in Kharkiv Oblast detained on suspicion of high treason.
Oleksandr Briukhanov, along with a few local officials, have been captured on suspicion of high treason for allegedly negotiating with Russian forces, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-02-28 17:37 Sanctions likely to seriously hurt Russia. But they may not stop the war
2022-02-28 17:26 Switzerland adopts EU sanctions, freezes Putin's assets.
Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to adopt EU sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The sanctions also target the assets of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Switzerland also closes its airspace to all flights from Russia, bars people close to Putin from entering, and sends relief supplies to Poland to help with settling Ukrainian refugees.
2022-02-28 17:01 Kupyansk mayor in Kharkiv Oblast charged with treason.
Hennadiy Mazehora allegedly cooperated with Russian forces, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. She accused him of offering support to the troops that occupied his city and ceding control to them. Mazehora is a member of the pro-Kremlin party Opposition Platform – For Life.
2022-02-28 16:23 Russia launched 6 missile strikes, 4 air strikes on Feb. 27,
according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Most of them came from the territory of Belarus. In four days since Russia started its all-out war on Ukraine, around 180 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles were launched.
2022-02-28 16:13 Japan joins Western sanctions against Russia's Central Bank.
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida said that Japan would restrict its transactions with Russia’s main bank. Kishida also said that Japan would impose sanctions on Belarusian organizations and individuals, including Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko, and restrict exports to Belarus.
2022-02-28 16:06 Kharkiv resident killed in Russia’s latest attack.
16 civilians and 15 soldiers got injured during Russia’s recent shelling of the city. Kharkiv has been under heavy air strikes over the past day. Throughout this time, five civilians and two soldiers died, while 44 were injured including 22 civilians and 20 soldiers.
2022-02-28 15:57 New curfew in Kyiv will last from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m.
People will only be allowed to walk on the streets to seek shelter in case of air raid sirens. Moving around the city by car is allowed only with a special permit.
2022-02-28 15:20 JPMorgan: Russian economy to shrink by fifth in second quarter.
Throughout the whole year, the decline will be about 3.5% with inflation rising to 10% or even higher as a result of tightening political and economic isolation, global financial company JPMorgan forecasted.
28Feb2022
2022-02-28 23:55 Canada to impose new sanctions prohibiting all imports of Russian crude oil.
PM Justin Trudeau added that crude oil is a commodity that enriched Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him. Canada will also send a third shipment of lethal weapons to Ukraine which would include anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition.
2022-02-28 23:16 Elon Musk's Starlink satellite hardware arrives in Ukraine.
The internet system managed by SpaceX was activated for Ukraine after a call for help from Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister of digital transformation, who thanked Musk. “You are most welcome,” wrote Musk.
2022-02-28 23:04 Boxer Usyk joins Territorial Defense Forces.
Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight among the Territorial Defense Force in Kyiv.
2022-02-28 22:54 EU accepts to integrate Ukraine into its electricity network.
Ukraine was supposed to join the EU electric grid in 2023, synchronizing with the European one instead of the Russian and Belarusian ones. The Ukrainian electric grid will be ready to synchronize with the European one in a few weeks.
2022-02-28 22:47 Kremlin warns against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the countries supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons would bear responsibility if they are used during Moscow’s ongoing offensive. The ministry also stated that the steps taken by the EU to counter Russia will not be left without a harsh response.
2022-02-28 22:41 Shell to divest from Gazprom, Nord Stream 2 amid Russia's war.
A day after its rival BP abandoned its stakes in Russian oil giant Rosneft, Shell is also severing ties with the Kremlin and ditching its joint ventures with Gazprom, including its involvement with the undersea pipeline Nord Stream 2.
2022-02-28 22:37 EU imposes sanctions on Peskov, 26 high-profile Russian oligarchs.
The EU’s sanctions target among others Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as well as Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
2022-02-28 21:15 Ukraine to issue military bonds, first auction on March 1.
The Finance Ministry will start issuing military bonds to both domestic and international investors to bolster Ukraine’s state budget. The collected funds will be used to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as to financially support the state’s implementation of martial law. The nominal value is $33; the term of circulation 1 year. The rate of return will be determined at the auction.
2022-02-28 21:02 Eugene Czolij: A no-fly zone needs to be enforced now over Ukraine’s airspace
2022-02-28 20:53 FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all football competitions.
Football’s governing body, FIFA, banned Russian clubs and national teams from all official competitions. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” the statement reads.
2022-02-28 20:14 UK to provide additional military support to Ukraine soon.
According to Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to send more military support “in the coming hours or days.”
2022-02-28 20:05 First round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations inconclusive as casualties pile up
2022-02-28 19:41 NATO rules out 'no-fly zone' over Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Feb. 28 that NATO had no intention of entering Ukraine by land or air to stop Russia’s attacks. NATO’s responsibility is to ensure that the conflict does not “spiral out of control, escalate or turn into a full-scale war in Europe with NATO allies,” he said.
2022-02-28 19:38 Zelensky signs Ukraine's application for EU membership.
The historic signing follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for the EU to immediately approve Ukraine’s candidacy. Earlier, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that “Ukraine is “one of us and we want them in.”
The delegations return to Kyiv and Moscow and will meet again “in the coming days.” No concrete results were announced. Telegram channels associated with Zelensky’s administration alleged that Ukraine demanded that Russia retreats completely, including from eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
2022-02-28 19:06 Kharkiv barraged with rockets, 11 killed
2022-02-28 18:42 Hungary rejects sending arms to Ukraine, blocks transit.
“The reason for making this decision is that such deliveries might become targets of hostile military action and … we have to ensure the security of Hungary,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
2022-02-28 18:21 US unleashes further sanctions on Moscow, targets Russia’s central bank.
The U.S. blocked Americans from engaging in any transaction involving Russia’s Central Bank, as well as with its finance ministry and national wealth fund. The fierce economic sanctions imposed by the White House are likely to further hike up Russian inflation, cripple its purchasing power and drive down investments.
2022-02-28 18:06 Ukrainians transfer $50 million in 3 days to support the army,
according to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. People donated money which they received from the government as a reward for Covid-19 vaccination to the Come Back Alive Foundation after the state added such option.
2022-02-28 17:42 Several thousand foreigners applied to fight for Ukraine.
They submitted an application to the newly created International Territorial Defense Legion to help Ukraine fight against Russia, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
2022-02-28 17:38 Pivdennyi mayor in Kharkiv Oblast detained on suspicion of high treason.
Oleksandr Briukhanov, along with a few local officials, have been captured on suspicion of high treason for allegedly negotiating with Russian forces, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-02-28 17:37 Sanctions likely to seriously hurt Russia. But they may not stop the war
2022-02-28 17:26 Switzerland adopts EU sanctions, freezes Putin's assets.
Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to adopt EU sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The sanctions also target the assets of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Switzerland also closes its airspace to all flights from Russia, bars people close to Putin from entering, and sends relief supplies to Poland to help with settling Ukrainian refugees.
2022-02-28 17:01 Kupyansk mayor in Kharkiv Oblast charged with treason.
Hennadiy Mazehora allegedly cooperated with Russian forces, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. She accused him of offering support to the troops that occupied his city and ceding control to them. Mazehora is a member of the pro-Kremlin party Opposition Platform – For Life.
2022-02-28 16:23 Russia launched 6 missile strikes, 4 air strikes on Feb. 27,
according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Most of them came from the territory of Belarus. In four days since Russia started its all-out war on Ukraine, around 180 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles were launched.
2022-02-28 16:13 Japan joins Western sanctions against Russia's Central Bank.
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida said that Japan would restrict its transactions with Russia’s main bank. Kishida also said that Japan would impose sanctions on Belarusian organizations and individuals, including Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko, and restrict exports to Belarus.
2022-02-28 16:06 Kharkiv resident killed in Russia’s latest attack.
16 civilians and 15 soldiers got injured during Russia’s recent shelling of the city. Kharkiv has been under heavy air strikes over the past day. Throughout this time, five civilians and two soldiers died, while 44 were injured including 22 civilians and 20 soldiers.
2022-02-28 15:57 New curfew in Kyiv will last from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m.
People will only be allowed to walk on the streets to seek shelter in case of air raid sirens. Moving around the city by car is allowed only with a special permit.
2022-02-28 15:20 JPMorgan: Russian economy to shrink by fifth in second quarter.
Throughout the whole year, the decline will be about 3.5% with inflation rising to 10% or even higher as a result of tightening political and economic isolation, global financial company JPMorgan forecasted.
2022-02-28 15:06 National Bank of Ukraine receives Hr 1 billion ($33 million) in support for armed forces.
15:06 28Feb2022
2022-02-28 14:53 Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi Island in Black Sea, presumed dead in a Russian bombardment, are alive and held captive,
according to the Ukrainian navy. The 13 border guards became celebrated when they told a Russian warship to “go f*ck yourself” after being ordered to surrender.
2022-02-28 14:03 London-traded shares of Russia's largest state-owned bank Sberbank dropped by 68%.
14:03 28Feb2022
2022-02-28 13:40 Oil depot burns after artillery shelling in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast.
Mayor Pavlo Kuzmenko reported that Russian occupiers dropped a vacuum bomb. This type of weapon is known as the most deadly non-nuclear bomb, producing high-temperature explosions.
2022-02-28 13:06 Russian soldiers offered 5 million rubles in cryptocurrency for surrendering to Ukrainian army.
TV presenter Maria Yefrosinina, an ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine, announced that the global IT community collected millions of dollars for this purpose.
2022-02-28 12:53 Russian forces burn museum with paintings of Maria Prymachenko.
A history museum in Ivankiv town, Kyiv Oblast, was destroyed by a Russian attack, according to Ustyna Stefanchuk, an art collector. The museum had about 25 works by famous Ukrainian artist Prymachenko, the representative of naïve art.
2022-02-28 12:25 Zelensky: Ukraine to release prisoners with combat experience.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a difficult moral choice but that it was necessary for the country’s defense. He said the the prisoners will be fighting in the hottest spots. “The key is defense now.”
2022-02-28 11:55 Zelensky addressed Russian soldiers: “Leave."
Ukraine’s President spoke Russian when he addressed Russian invading forces in a recent video. “4,500 Russian soldiers have already been killed,” he said, citing figures that have since grown to 5,300. “Drop your weapons and leave, don’t trust your commanders, don’t trust your propagandists, just save your lives – leave.”
2022-02-28 11:39 Zelensky calls on EU to give Ukraine membership.
In a video address, Zelensky said that Ukraine deserves to be a member, as it is fighting to defend its country and the whole Europe, fighting for “for equality, for democracy.” “We appeal to the EU for Ukraine’s immediate accession under a new special procedure. We are grateful to our partners for being with us, but our goal is to be with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be equal,” he said.
2022-02-28 11:28 Russia’s casualties as of Feb. 28: 5,300 troops (to be confirmed).
According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Russia has also lost 816 armoured combat vehicles, 291 cars, 191 tanks, 60 fuel tanks, 29 planes, 29 helicopters, 74 artillery pieces, 21 Grad rocket launchers, 5 anti-aircraft warfare, 2 vessels, 3 drones, and 1 Buk missile system.
2022-02-28 10:57 Ukrainian delegation has arrived at the border with Belarus for peace talks with Russia.
The delegation is led by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and MP David Arakhamia, leader of Zelensky’s party. “The main topic of the negotiations is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of (Russian) troops from Ukraine.”
2022-02-28 10:05 The Times: Russian mercenaries tasked to kill Zelensky.
Over 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government, according to the newspaper.
2022-02-28 09:21 Russian Central Bank raises borrowing rates from 9.5% to 20%.
“Increase in key rate will make it possible to ensure an increase in deposit rates to the levels necessary to compensate for the increased devaluation and inflation risks,” said the bank’s statement. The Russian economy is hit by the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
2022-02-28 08:36 General Staff: Russia reduced offensive pace, still trying to develop success.
In its morning update, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that “in violation of international humanitarian law, the occupiers insidiously launched a missile strike on residential buildings in the cities of Zhytomyr and Chernihiv.” Yet, the General Staff added that “all attempts by the Russians to achieve their goals have failed.
2022-02-28 08:29 UK: Zelensky believes next 24 hours crucial period for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Polish President Andrzej Duda late on Feb. 27. Johnson “lauded the bravery of the Ukrainian people,” while Zelensky told him that Feb. 28 will be decisive.
2022-02-28 08:02 Zaluzhnyi: Russia used Iskander missile systems to attack Zhytomyr.
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that the air strikes on Zhytomyr Airport were conducted from Belarus, using Russian ballistic missile launchers. Hours prior, Belarus said it wouldn’t allow air strikes from its territory amid Ukraine’s upcoming peace talks with Russia.
2022-02-28 07:58 Grocery stores and public transport will open in Kyiv starting at 8 am.
Metro trains will run, but less often than usual. The Kyiv City Administration advises to go out only if necessary, as fighting may occur during the day. The curfew has not been lifted and remains 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
2022-02-28 07:34 The situation in Kyiv is under Ukrainian control, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
“All Russian efforts to occupy it have failed,” their statement reads.
2022-02-28 07:21 Russian forces carried out missile strikes across Ukraine overnight.
Three missiles were fired at Kyiv: one was shot down, one hit Sofiivska Borschahivka, a small town in the Bucha area just outside of Kyiv, the third is still being located. There were also air strikes in Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv. Air raid sirens were heard throughout the night in many cities.
2022-02-28 06:39 CNN: Google Maps has blocked two features in Ukraine
that provide information to users in real time, the company confirmed to reporters on Feb. 27. The disabled features include Google Maps’ live traffic overlay and Live Busyness, a feature that displays how popular a location may be at a given time. Google reportedly made the change in an effort to help keep Ukrainians safe.
28Feb2022
2022-02-28 17:42 Several thousand foreigners applied to fight for Ukraine.
They submitted an application to the newly created International Territorial Defense Legion to help Ukraine fight against Russia, according to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
2022-02-28 17:38 Pivdennyi mayor in Kharkiv Oblast detained on suspicion of high treason.
Oleksandr Briukhanov, along with a few local officials, have been captured on suspicion of high treason for allegedly negotiating with Russian forces, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.
2022-02-28 17:37 Sanctions likely to seriously hurt Russia. But they may not stop the war
2022-02-28 17:26 Switzerland adopts EU sanctions, freezes Putin's assets.
Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to adopt EU sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The sanctions also target the assets of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Switzerland also closes its airspace to all flights from Russia, bars people close to Putin from entering, and sends relief supplies to Poland to help with settling Ukrainian refugees.
2022-02-28 17:01 Kupyansk mayor in Kharkiv Oblast charged with treason.
Hennadiy Mazehora allegedly cooperated with Russian forces, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. She accused him of offering support to the troops that occupied his city and ceding control to them. Mazehora is a member of the pro-Kremlin party Opposition Platform – For Life.
2022-02-28 16:23 Russia launched 6 missile strikes, 4 air strikes on Feb. 27,
according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Most of them came from the territory of Belarus. In four days since Russia started its all-out war on Ukraine, around 180 Iskander short-range ballistic missiles were launched.
2022-02-28 16:13 Japan joins Western sanctions against Russia's Central Bank.
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida said that Japan would restrict its transactions with Russia’s main bank. Kishida also said that Japan would impose sanctions on Belarusian organizations and individuals, including Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko, and restrict exports to Belarus.
2022-02-28 16:06 Kharkiv resident killed in Russia’s latest attack.
16 civilians and 15 soldiers got injured during Russia’s recent shelling of the city. Kharkiv has been under heavy air strikes over the past day. Throughout this time, five civilians and two soldiers died, while 44 were injured including 22 civilians and 20 soldiers.
2022-02-28 15:57 New curfew in Kyiv will last from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m.
People will only be allowed to walk on the streets to seek shelter in case of air raid sirens. Moving around the city by car is allowed only with a special permit.
2022-02-28 15:20 JPMorgan: Russian economy to shrink by fifth in second quarter.
Throughout the whole year, the decline will be about 3.5% with inflation rising to 10% or even higher as a result of tightening political and economic isolation, global financial company JPMorgan forecasted.
2022-02-28 15:06 National Bank of Ukraine receives Hr 1 billion ($33 million) in support for armed forces.
15:06 28Feb2022
2022-02-28 14:53 Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi Island in Black Sea, presumed dead in a Russian bombardment, are alive and held captive,
according to the Ukrainian navy. The 13 border guards became celebrated when they told a Russian warship to “go f*ck yourself” after being ordered to surrender.
2022-02-28 14:03 London-traded shares of Russia's largest state-owned bank Sberbank dropped by 68%.
14:03 28Feb2022
2022-02-28 13:40 Oil depot burns after artillery shelling in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast.
Mayor Pavlo Kuzmenko reported that Russian occupiers dropped a vacuum bomb. This type of weapon is known as the most deadly non-nuclear bomb, producing high-temperature explosions.
2022-02-28 13:06 Russian soldiers offered 5 million rubles in cryptocurrency for surrendering to Ukrainian army.
TV presenter Maria Yefrosinina, an ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine, announced that the global IT community collected millions of dollars for this purpose.
2022-02-28 12:53 Russian forces burn museum with paintings of Maria Prymachenko.
A history museum in Ivankiv town, Kyiv Oblast, was destroyed by a Russian attack, according to Ustyna Stefanchuk, an art collector. The museum had about 25 works by famous Ukrainian artist Prymachenko, the representative of naïve art.
2022-02-28 12:25 Zelensky: Ukraine to release prisoners with combat experience.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a difficult moral choice but that it was necessary for the country’s defense. He said the the prisoners will be fighting in the hottest spots. “The key is defense now.”
2022-02-28 11:55 Zelensky addressed Russian soldiers: “Leave."
Ukraine’s President spoke Russian when he addressed Russian invading forces in a recent video. “4,500 Russian soldiers have already been killed,” he said, citing figures that have since grown to 5,300. “Drop your weapons and leave, don’t trust your commanders, don’t trust your propagandists, just save your lives – leave.”
2022-02-28 11:39 Zelensky calls on EU to give Ukraine membership.
In a video address, Zelensky said that Ukraine deserves to be a member, as it is fighting to defend its country and the whole Europe, fighting for “for equality, for democracy.” “We appeal to the EU for Ukraine’s immediate accession under a new special procedure. We are grateful to our partners for being with us, but our goal is to be with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be equal,” he said.
2022-02-28 11:28 Russia’s casualties as of Feb. 28: 5,300 troops (to be confirmed).
According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Russia has also lost 816 armoured combat vehicles, 291 cars, 191 tanks, 60 fuel tanks, 29 planes, 29 helicopters, 74 artillery pieces, 21 Grad rocket launchers, 5 anti-aircraft warfare, 2 vessels, 3 drones, and 1 Buk missile system.
2022-02-28 10:57 Ukrainian delegation has arrived at the border with Belarus for peace talks with Russia.
The delegation is led by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and MP David Arakhamia, leader of Zelensky’s party. “The main topic of the negotiations is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of (Russian) troops from Ukraine.”
2022-02-28 10:05 The Times: Russian mercenaries tasked to kill Zelensky.
Over 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government, according to the newspaper.
2022-02-28 09:21 Russian Central Bank raises borrowing rates from 9.5% to 20%.
“Increase in key rate will make it possible to ensure an increase in deposit rates to the levels necessary to compensate for the increased devaluation and inflation risks,” said the bank’s statement. The Russian economy is hit by the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
2022-02-28 08:36 General Staff: Russia reduced offensive pace, still trying to develop success.
In its morning update, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that “in violation of international humanitarian law, the occupiers insidiously launched a missile strike on residential buildings in the cities of Zhytomyr and Chernihiv.” Yet, the General Staff added that “all attempts by the Russians to achieve their goals have failed.
2022-02-28 08:29 UK: Zelensky believes next 24 hours crucial period for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Polish President Andrzej Duda late on Feb. 27. Johnson “lauded the bravery of the Ukrainian people,” while Zelensky told him that Feb. 28 will be decisive.
2022-02-28 08:02 Zaluzhnyi: Russia used Iskander missile systems to attack Zhytomyr.
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that the air strikes on Zhytomyr Airport were conducted from Belarus, using Russian ballistic missile launchers. Hours prior, Belarus said it wouldn’t allow air strikes from its territory amid Ukraine’s upcoming peace talks with Russia.
2022-02-28 07:58 Grocery stores and public transport will open in Kyiv starting at 8 am.
Metro trains will run, but less often than usual. The Kyiv City Administration advises to go out only if necessary, as fighting may occur during the day. The curfew has not been lifted and remains 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
2022-02-28 07:34 The situation in Kyiv is under Ukrainian control, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
“All Russian efforts to occupy it have failed,” their statement reads.
2022-02-28 07:21 Russian forces carried out missile strikes across Ukraine overnight.
Three missiles were fired at Kyiv: one was shot down, one hit Sofiivska Borschahivka, a small town in the Bucha area just outside of Kyiv, the third is still being located. There were also air strikes in Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv. Air raid sirens were heard throughout the night in many cities.
2022-02-28 06:39 CNN: Google Maps has blocked two features in Ukraine
that provide information to users in real time, the company confirmed to reporters on Feb. 27. The disabled features include Google Maps’ live traffic overlay and Live Busyness, a feature that displays how popular a location may be at a given time. Google reportedly made the change in an effort to help keep Ukrainians safe.
2022-02-28 06:18 Russian ruble hits record low,
and is now 40% against the U.S. dollar after Western nations stepped up sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The ruble was indicated as low as 117.8170 per dollar based on data compiled by Bloomberg on Feb. 27.
2022-02-28 05:50 Blasts are reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv,
2022-02-28 05:37 A missile strikes an apartment building in Chernihiv,
a city 150 km north from Kyiv, according to the State Communications Service. Two lower floors were set on fire. One woman was injured. The fire has been put out.
2022-02-28 04:36 Here’s how to support the Ukrainian military
2022-02-28 03:57 The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces says Russia suffers significant losses.
As of 6 p.m., Feb. 27 the estimated loss of personnel – about 4,500 people, tanks – about 150, armored vehicles – over 700, fuel tanks – 60, Buk system – 1, Grad systems – 4, helicopters – 26.
2022-02-28 03:13 Sources: Belarus to join Russia’s war on Ukraine within hours
2022-02-28 02:48 Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status,
allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as the result of a referendum held on Feb 27. 65.16% of citizens allegedly supported these constitutional amendments. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko also significantly extended his executive powers.
2022-02-28 02:26 McDonald’s and KFC offer food assistance amid Russian invasion
2022-02-28 02:18 Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today.
2022-02-28 01:54 State of New York orders state entities to stop doing business with Russia,
according to the executive ordered signed by its governor Kathy Hochul.
2022-02-28 01:27 Putin's friend Medvedchuk flees house arrest in Kyiv.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a co-leader of the pro-Kremlin Opposition Platform-For Life party and a long-time unofficial representative of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, fled his house in Kyiv where he was under house arrest. Medvedchuk’s lawyer claimed that he “is in a safe place in Kyiv.” Medvedchuk is charged with treason and financing terrorism.
2022-02-28 00:54 Victor Tregubov: Are you a foreigner who wants to help Ukraine? Here’s how
2022-02-28 00:07 Von der Leyen: Ukraine is “one of us and we want them in.”
In an interview with Euronews on Feb. 27, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, when asked about whether or not Ukraine should be given candidacy for EU membership, said that there are many topics on which the EU and Ukraine already work closely together and “indeed over time, they belong to us, they are one of us and we want them in.”
27Feb2022
2022-02-27 23:58 Borrell: EU countries to send ‘fighter jets’ to Ukraine.
At Kyiv’s request, EU countries will send “fighter jets” to Ukraine to fight off Moscow’s invasion by countering Russian air and land assaults, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said.
2022-02-27 23:11 U.S. condemns Putin’s nuclear order, considers imposing more sanctions.
Both the U.S. and NATO blast Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert as dangerous and unacceptable. The White House said it hasn’t ruled out imposing new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector.
2022-02-27 22:44 Lyashko: 16 children killed in Russia's war.
Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko called Russia’s troops “terrorists,” accusing them of targeting civilians. “This is not an army, these are terrorists,” he said on Ukraine’s Rada TV channel on Feb. 27.
2022-02-27 22:28 Germany to build two port terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce its energy dependency on Russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision on Feb. 27 citing Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to Politico. “The events of the last few days and weeks have shown us that a responsible and forward-looking energy policy is not only crucial for our economy and our climate but also crucial for our security,” Scholz said.
2022-02-27 22:14 Petition appears online demanding Putin's impeachment.
A petition on the website Change.Org is demanding the State Duma initiate Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s resignation from his post as “guilty of treason and war crimes due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” It has already gathered more than 170,000 signatures.
2022-02-27 21:55 70% believe in Ukraine’s victory, 91% support Zelensky,
according to a Feb. 26-27 survey by the group Rating. Across Ukraine, pessimistic sentiment is low and the level of faith in Ukraine’s armed forces has grown significantly. The survey also shows that Ukrainians are united in their support for Zelensky – a 91% approval rate is three times what it was in December 2021.
2022-02-27 21:55 Klitschko's spokesperson denies that Kyiv is 'encircled. '
21:55 27Feb2022
28Feb2022
2022-02-28 10:57 Ukrainian delegation has arrived at the border with Belarus for peace talks with Russia.
The delegation is led by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and MP David Arakhamia, leader of Zelensky’s party. “The main topic of the negotiations is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of (Russian) troops from Ukraine.”
2022-02-28 10:05 The Times: Russian mercenaries tasked to kill Zelensky.
Over 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government, according to the newspaper.
2022-02-28 09:21 Russian Central Bank raises borrowing rates from 9.5% to 20%.
“Increase in key rate will make it possible to ensure an increase in deposit rates to the levels necessary to compensate for the increased devaluation and inflation risks,” said the bank’s statement. The Russian economy is hit by the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
2022-02-28 08:36 General Staff: Russia reduced offensive pace, still trying to develop success.
In its morning update, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that “in violation of international humanitarian law, the occupiers insidiously launched a missile strike on residential buildings in the cities of Zhytomyr and Chernihiv.” Yet, the General Staff added that “all attempts by the Russians to achieve their goals have failed.
2022-02-28 08:29 UK: Zelensky believes next 24 hours crucial period for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Polish President Andrzej Duda late on Feb. 27. Johnson “lauded the bravery of the Ukrainian people,” while Zelensky told him that Feb. 28 will be decisive.
2022-02-28 08:02 Zaluzhnyi: Russia used Iskander missile systems to attack Zhytomyr.
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that the air strikes on Zhytomyr Airport were conducted from Belarus, using Russian ballistic missile launchers. Hours prior, Belarus said it wouldn’t allow air strikes from its territory amid Ukraine’s upcoming peace talks with Russia.
2022-02-28 07:58 Grocery stores and public transport will open in Kyiv starting at 8 am.
Metro trains will run, but less often than usual. The Kyiv City Administration advises to go out only if necessary, as fighting may occur during the day. The curfew has not been lifted and remains 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
2022-02-28 07:34 The situation in Kyiv is under Ukrainian control, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
“All Russian efforts to occupy it have failed,” their statement reads.
2022-02-28 07:21 Russian forces carried out missile strikes across Ukraine overnight.
Three missiles were fired at Kyiv: one was shot down, one hit Sofiivska Borschahivka, a small town in the Bucha area just outside of Kyiv, the third is still being located. There were also air strikes in Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv. Air raid sirens were heard throughout the night in many cities.
2022-02-28 06:39 CNN: Google Maps has blocked two features in Ukraine
that provide information to users in real time, the company confirmed to reporters on Feb. 27. The disabled features include Google Maps’ live traffic overlay and Live Busyness, a feature that displays how popular a location may be at a given time. Google reportedly made the change in an effort to help keep Ukrainians safe.
2022-02-28 06:18 Russian ruble hits record low,
and is now 40% against the U.S. dollar after Western nations stepped up sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The ruble was indicated as low as 117.8170 per dollar based on data compiled by Bloomberg on Feb. 27.
2022-02-28 05:50 Blasts are reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv,
2022-02-28 05:37 A missile strikes an apartment building in Chernihiv,
a city 150 km north from Kyiv, according to the State Communications Service. Two lower floors were set on fire. One woman was injured. The fire has been put out.
2022-02-28 04:36 Here’s how to support the Ukrainian military
2022-02-28 03:57 The general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces says Russia suffers significant losses.
As of 6 p.m., Feb. 27 the estimated loss of personnel – about 4,500 people, tanks – about 150, armored vehicles – over 700, fuel tanks – 60, Buk system – 1, Grad systems – 4, helicopters – 26.
2022-02-28 03:13 Sources: Belarus to join Russia’s war on Ukraine within hours
2022-02-28 02:48 Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status,
allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as the result of a referendum held on Feb 27. 65.16% of citizens allegedly supported these constitutional amendments. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko also significantly extended his executive powers.
2022-02-28 02:26 McDonald’s and KFC offer food assistance amid Russian invasion
2022-02-28 02:18 Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today.
2022-02-28 01:54 State of New York orders state entities to stop doing business with Russia,
according to the executive ordered signed by its governor Kathy Hochul.
2022-02-28 01:27 Putin's friend Medvedchuk flees house arrest in Kyiv.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a co-leader of the pro-Kremlin Opposition Platform-For Life party and a long-time unofficial representative of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, fled his house in Kyiv where he was under house arrest. Medvedchuk’s lawyer claimed that he “is in a safe place in Kyiv.” Medvedchuk is charged with treason and financing terrorism.
2022-02-28 00:54 Victor Tregubov: Are you a foreigner who wants to help Ukraine? Here’s how
2022-02-28 00:07 Von der Leyen: Ukraine is “one of us and we want them in.”
In an interview with Euronews on Feb. 27, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, when asked about whether or not Ukraine should be given candidacy for EU membership, said that there are many topics on which the EU and Ukraine already work closely together and “indeed over time, they belong to us, they are one of us and we want them in.”
27Feb2022
2022-02-27 23:58 Borrell: EU countries to send ‘fighter jets’ to Ukraine.
At Kyiv’s request, EU countries will send “fighter jets” to Ukraine to fight off Moscow’s invasion by countering Russian air and land assaults, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said.
2022-02-27 23:11 U.S. condemns Putin’s nuclear order, considers imposing more sanctions.
Both the U.S. and NATO blast Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert as dangerous and unacceptable. The White House said it hasn’t ruled out imposing new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector.
2022-02-27 22:44 Lyashko: 16 children killed in Russia's war.
Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko called Russia’s troops “terrorists,” accusing them of targeting civilians. “This is not an army, these are terrorists,” he said on Ukraine’s Rada TV channel on Feb. 27.
2022-02-27 22:28 Germany to build two port terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce its energy dependency on Russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision on Feb. 27 citing Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to Politico. “The events of the last few days and weeks have shown us that a responsible and forward-looking energy policy is not only crucial for our economy and our climate but also crucial for our security,” Scholz said.
2022-02-27 22:14 Petition appears online demanding Putin's impeachment.
A petition on the website Change.Org is demanding the State Duma initiate Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s resignation from his post as “guilty of treason and war crimes due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” It has already gathered more than 170,000 signatures.
2022-02-27 21:55 70% believe in Ukraine’s victory, 91% support Zelensky,
according to a Feb. 26-27 survey by the group Rating. Across Ukraine, pessimistic sentiment is low and the level of faith in Ukraine’s armed forces has grown significantly. The survey also shows that Ukrainians are united in their support for Zelensky – a 91% approval rate is three times what it was in December 2021.
2022-02-27 21:55 Klitschko's spokesperson denies that Kyiv is 'encircled. '
21:55 27Feb2022
2022-02-27 21:01 100,000 Ukrainians mobilized in 2 days.
According to Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 50,000 are military reservists and 50,000 are Territorial Defense volunteers.
2022-02-27 20:56 EU imposes sanctions on Belarus, bans petroleum imports, sharing technologies.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that Belarus is actively taking part in the war against Ukraine.
2022-02-27 20:29 US to provide Ukraine $54 million in humanitarian assistance.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Twitter that the aid is meant to support humanitarian organizations working to help “Ukrainians already in need and those newly affected by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack.”
2022-02-27 20:25 Belarus missile ruins historical building in Chernihiv.
According to the UNIAN news agency, it was an Iskander ballistic missile system that was fired from Belarus and hit the 1939 building in central Chernihiv, a regional capital 150 kilometers north of Kyiv. Chernihiv Oblast administration said that no one was injured.
2022-02-27 19:53 EU to finance purchase, delivery of weapons and equipment for Ukraine.
“This is a watershed moment,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in an unpresedented move to support Kyiv.
2022-02-27 19:42 EU bans Russia Today, Sputnik.
Russia’s two main propaganda networks are now to shut down all across the EU.
2022-02-27 19:09 Missile from Belarusian territory fired at Zhytomyr airport in central Ukraine,
Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reported. The strike occurred a few hours after Ukraine confirmed peace talks with Russia on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko assured Zelensky that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory will remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, talks and return.
2022-02-27 18:50 US sanctions target computer chip sales to Russia.
The world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer TSMC, who’s components are used by most major electronics companies, will stop sales to Russia in line with U.S sanctions. Russia will also be banned from purchasing some chips made by American technology giants Intel and AMD.
2022-02-27 18:46 EU shuts its airspace to all Russian-owned, Russian-registered, or Russian-controlled aircraft,
President of the European Union Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter. “They won’t be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU,” she wrote. “Including the private jets of oligarchs.”
2022-02-27 18:35 Legendary Mriya aircraft ruined in a Russian attack near Kyiv.
The Ukrainian government confirmed that the world’s biggest cargo aircraft, Antonov An-225, was moored at the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, during the recent battle against invading Russian troops. According to state arms monopoly UkrOboronProm, the aircraft may be potentially restored for nearly $3 billion at Russian expense.
2022-02-27 18:28 Ukraine to pay $3,400 (Hr 100,000) per month to military personnel.
The significant pay raise will be implemented to show the soldiers “that the country is grateful to them,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The minimum salary in the military used to be as little as $340 (Hr 10,000).
2022-02-27 18:15 Zelensky doesn't believe in positive outcome of negotiations with Russia.
“But let them try, so that no citizen of Ukraine doubts that I, as president, tried to stop the war when there was still a chance, however small,” he said in a video address.
2022-02-27 17:34 Russian oligarch Deripaska: 'We need peace."
In his Telegram channel, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska wrote that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine must begin “as soon as possible!” Prior, Lviv-born Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman called Russia’s war “a tragedy.”
2022-02-27 17:32 Kuleba: Ukraine will not capitulate.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine agreed to negotiate with Russia to see what their side has to say and to communicate Ukraine’s position. “We will be happy if the result of these negotiations is peace,” he said.”But, and I emphasize this again, we will not give up, we will not capitulate, we will not give away a centimeter of our territory.”
2022-02-27 17:18 FM: Putin's nuclear threat is an attempt to put pressure on Ukraine ahead of negotiations.
Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert came shortly after it was announced that the two delegations were ready to meet, Dmytro Kuleba said. “But we will not succumb to this pressure.”
2022-02-27 16:19 Human Rights Ombudsman: 210 Ukrainians killed by Russian assault.
The figure does not include today’s deaths and is for both civilians and military personnel. Liudmyla Denisova also said 1,100 Ukrainians were injured.
2022-02-27 15:36 BREAKING: Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today.
During a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Zelensky agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River.
2022-02-27 15:31 BREAKING: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made the decision in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by NATO nations and Western sanctions against Russia.
2022-02-27 15:29 Amid fierce defense, Ukraine foils Russian blitz victory plans
2022-02-27 15:27 Reports suggest Belarus prepares to send its troops to Ukraine, joining Putin in war
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2022-02-28 01:27 Putin's friend Medvedchuk flees house arrest in Kyiv.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a co-leader of the pro-Kremlin Opposition Platform-For Life party and a long-time unofficial representative of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, fled his house in Kyiv where he was under house arrest. Medvedchuk’s lawyer claimed that he “is in a safe place in Kyiv.” Medvedchuk is charged with treason and financing terrorism.
2022-02-28 00:54 Victor Tregubov: Are you a foreigner who wants to help Ukraine? Here’s how
2022-02-28 00:07 Von der Leyen: Ukraine is “one of us and we want them in.”
In an interview with Euronews on Feb. 27, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, when asked about whether or not Ukraine should be given candidacy for EU membership, said that there are many topics on which the EU and Ukraine already work closely together and “indeed over time, they belong to us, they are one of us and we want them in.”
27Feb2022
2022-02-27 23:58 Borrell: EU countries to send ‘fighter jets’ to Ukraine.
At Kyiv’s request, EU countries will send “fighter jets” to Ukraine to fight off Moscow’s invasion by countering Russian air and land assaults, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said.
2022-02-27 23:11 U.S. condemns Putin’s nuclear order, considers imposing more sanctions.
Both the U.S. and NATO blast Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s order to put his nuclear forces on high alert as dangerous and unacceptable. The White House said it hasn’t ruled out imposing new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector.
2022-02-27 22:44 Lyashko: 16 children killed in Russia's war.
Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko called Russia’s troops “terrorists,” accusing them of targeting civilians. “This is not an army, these are terrorists,” he said on Ukraine’s Rada TV channel on Feb. 27.
2022-02-27 22:28 Germany to build two port terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce its energy dependency on Russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision on Feb. 27 citing Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to Politico. “The events of the last few days and weeks have shown us that a responsible and forward-looking energy policy is not only crucial for our economy and our climate but also crucial for our security,” Scholz said.
2022-02-27 22:14 Petition appears online demanding Putin's impeachment.
A petition on the website Change.Org is demanding the State Duma initiate Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s resignation from his post as “guilty of treason and war crimes due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” It has already gathered more than 170,000 signatures.
2022-02-27 21:55 70% believe in Ukraine’s victory, 91% support Zelensky,
according to a Feb. 26-27 survey by the group Rating. Across Ukraine, pessimistic sentiment is low and the level of faith in Ukraine’s armed forces has grown significantly. The survey also shows that Ukrainians are united in their support for Zelensky – a 91% approval rate is three times what it was in December 2021.
2022-02-27 21:55 Klitschko's spokesperson denies that Kyiv is 'encircled. '
21:55 27Feb2022
2022-02-27 21:01 100,000 Ukrainians mobilized in 2 days.
According to Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 50,000 are military reservists and 50,000 are Territorial Defense volunteers.
2022-02-27 20:56 EU imposes sanctions on Belarus, bans petroleum imports, sharing technologies.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that Belarus is actively taking part in the war against Ukraine.
2022-02-27 20:29 US to provide Ukraine $54 million in humanitarian assistance.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Twitter that the aid is meant to support humanitarian organizations working to help “Ukrainians already in need and those newly affected by Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack.”
2022-02-27 20:25 Belarus missile ruins historical building in Chernihiv.
According to the UNIAN news agency, it was an Iskander ballistic missile system that was fired from Belarus and hit the 1939 building in central Chernihiv, a regional capital 150 kilometers north of Kyiv. Chernihiv Oblast administration said that no one was injured.
2022-02-27 19:53 EU to finance purchase, delivery of weapons and equipment for Ukraine.
“This is a watershed moment,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in an unpresedented move to support Kyiv.
2022-02-27 19:42 EU bans Russia Today, Sputnik.
Russia’s two main propaganda networks are now to shut down all across the EU.
2022-02-27 19:09 Missile from Belarusian territory fired at Zhytomyr airport in central Ukraine,
Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reported. The strike occurred a few hours after Ukraine confirmed peace talks with Russia on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko assured Zelensky that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory will remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, talks and return.
2022-02-27 18:50 US sanctions target computer chip sales to Russia.
The world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer TSMC, who’s components are used by most major electronics companies, will stop sales to Russia in line with U.S sanctions. Russia will also be banned from purchasing some chips made by American technology giants Intel and AMD.
2022-02-27 18:46 EU shuts its airspace to all Russian-owned, Russian-registered, or Russian-controlled aircraft,
President of the European Union Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter. “They won’t be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU,” she wrote. “Including the private jets of oligarchs.”
2022-02-27 18:35 Legendary Mriya aircraft ruined in a Russian attack near Kyiv.
The Ukrainian government confirmed that the world’s biggest cargo aircraft, Antonov An-225, was moored at the Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, during the recent battle against invading Russian troops. According to state arms monopoly UkrOboronProm, the aircraft may be potentially restored for nearly $3 billion at Russian expense.
2022-02-27 18:28 Ukraine to pay $3,400 (Hr 100,000) per month to military personnel.
The significant pay raise will be implemented to show the soldiers “that the country is grateful to them,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The minimum salary in the military used to be as little as $340 (Hr 10,000).
2022-02-27 18:15 Zelensky doesn't believe in positive outcome of negotiations with Russia.
“But let them try, so that no citizen of Ukraine doubts that I, as president, tried to stop the war when there was still a chance, however small,” he said in a video address.
2022-02-27 17:34 Russian oligarch Deripaska: 'We need peace."
In his Telegram channel, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska wrote that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine must begin “as soon as possible!” Prior, Lviv-born Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman called Russia’s war “a tragedy.”
2022-02-27 17:32 Kuleba: Ukraine will not capitulate.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine agreed to negotiate with Russia to see what their side has to say and to communicate Ukraine’s position. “We will be happy if the result of these negotiations is peace,” he said.”But, and I emphasize this again, we will not give up, we will not capitulate, we will not give away a centimeter of our territory.”
2022-02-27 17:18 FM: Putin's nuclear threat is an attempt to put pressure on Ukraine ahead of negotiations.
Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert came shortly after it was announced that the two delegations were ready to meet, Dmytro Kuleba said. “But we will not succumb to this pressure.”
2022-02-27 16:19 Human Rights Ombudsman: 210 Ukrainians killed by Russian assault.
The figure does not include today’s deaths and is for both civilians and military personnel. Liudmyla Denisova also said 1,100 Ukrainians were injured.
2022-02-27 15:36 BREAKING: Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today.
During a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Zelensky agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River.
2022-02-27 15:31 BREAKING: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made the decision in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by NATO nations and Western sanctions against Russia.
2022-02-27 15:29 Amid fierce defense, Ukraine foils Russian blitz victory plans
2022-02-27 15:27 Reports suggest Belarus prepares to send its troops to Ukraine, joining Putin in war
2022-02-27 15:02 Ukraine files lawsuit against Russia at the Hague.
“Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He requested that the UN International Court of Justice orders Russia to stop its attack against Ukraine and starts trials soon.
2022-02-27 14:56 A loud explosion was heard in Kyiv center at 2.54 p.m.
Its origin is unknown.
2022-02-27 14:48 Russian oligarch Fridman: 'I can only join those whose ardent desire is to end the bloodshed.'
In a letter sent to staff at his London-based firm LetterOne on Feb. 27, the billionaire said he was “convinced” that “war can never be the answer.” He wrote the war was a tragedy for both the Ukrainian and Russian people.
2022-02-27 14:41 Japan joins Western allies to eject selected Russian banks from SWIFT.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Feb. 27 that Japan will put sanctions on Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin and extend $100 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
2022-02-27 14:37 Klitschko: 9 civilians, including one child, killed in Kyiv since Feb. 24.
Four unidentified persons and 18 Ukrainian military and Territorial Defense Force soldiers were killed, 106 people were injured, 47 of them civilians. Kyiv continues to stand and there are no Russian troops in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
2022-02-27 14:33 Zelensky asks Switzerland to hold ceasefire talks in Geneva on Feb. 28, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
The talks may take place as part of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
2022-02-27 14:09 Ukraine has full control over Kharkiv, Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleh Synegubov says.
After heavy fighting overnight, Ukraine has regained control over Kharkiv, a regional capital in eastern Ukraine. “The armed forces, the police, and the defense forces are working, and the city is being completely cleansed of the enemy,” the official wrote on Telegram.
2022-02-27 13:52 Three large explosions heard near central Kyiv around 1:37 p.m.
No official reports about the origins of explosions have been published yet.
2022-02-27 13:38 Russia gives Ukraine a deadline of 3 p.m. on Feb. 27 to decide whether to meet for talks in Belarus.
Earlier President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia, but only in a country “from which missiles aren’t flying,” rejecting the idea of meeting in Belarus.
2022-02-27 12:53 Truss: No talks until Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine.
The U.K. Foreign Secretary said that the conflict could be “protracted,” and that the U.K. had drawn up a “hit list” of Russian oligarchs to target with sanctions.
2022-02-27 12:33 6 babies born in Ukraine’s bomb shelters.
Twins were born to the sound of sirens in Kyiv on Feb. 27. Earlier, another girl was born during an air raid alert in Ivano-Frankivsk on Feb. 26, and two boys and a girl were born the day before in Kyiv and Kherson, according to the health ministry. One baby was born inside a metro station, others in maternity hospitals’ shelters.
2022-02-27 12:12 Lukashenko confirms rockets fired at Ukraine from Belarus, threatens to join war on Ukraine.
The Belarusian dictator also confirmed that wounded Russian soldiers were being treated in Belarusian hospitals.
2022-02-27 12:00 Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Approximately 4,300 Russian troops killed so far.
The ministry also said 706 Russian APCs, 146 tanks, 27 planes, and 26 helicopters had been destroyed between Feb. 24-26.
2022-02-27 11:48 Ukraine launches website to help Russian families find their relatives killed in combat.
The Interior Ministry has launched 200rf.com, where it publishes photos and documents of the dead and captured Russian soldiers. Earlier Ukraine appealed to the Red Cross so that it carries out a humanitarian mission to hand over the bodies of Russian soldiers, but Russia hasn’t responded to the request. That is why Ukraine is asking the relatives of the dead to pick up their bodies.
2022-02-27 11:32 Russians shoot at a bus with civilians in Okhtyrka district of Sumy Oblast
, Suspilne Sumy reports. The number of casualties is yet to be determined. Russian troops do not allow ambulances to go near the bus, and the surrounding area is mined, according to the media report.
2022-02-27 11:11 Presidential advisor: Russia trying to put Ukraine into an "unacceptable ultimatum."
Mykhailo Podolyak said that Russia was trying to force terms Ukraine could never accept in order to claim that Russia is the party most willing to negotiate.
2022-02-27 11:07 Ukrainian border guards open 2 more 24-hour crossing points to Hungary.
Checkpoints at Dzvinkove and Kosino will now be open non-stop to process refugees fleeing Russia’s all-out assault.
2022-02-27 10:55 Ministry of Digital Transformation crowdfunds over $14 million for Ukrainian military,
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced.
2022-02-27 10:52 Czech Republic makes it illegal to openly support Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The approval or support of Russia’s invasion is classified as a “crime of denial, questioning, approval and justification of genocide.” There have been two reported arrests based on this law already, according to the Ukrainian embassy in the country.
2022-02-27 10:48 International Judo Federation strips Putin of honorary status.
“In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr. Vladimir Putin’s status as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” the statement reads.
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2022-02-27 18:28 Ukraine to pay $3,400 (Hr 100,000) per month to military personnel.
The significant pay raise will be implemented to show the soldiers “that the country is grateful to them,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The minimum salary in the military used to be as little as $340 (Hr 10,000).
2022-02-27 18:15 Zelensky doesn't believe in positive outcome of negotiations with Russia.
“But let them try, so that no citizen of Ukraine doubts that I, as president, tried to stop the war when there was still a chance, however small,” he said in a video address.
2022-02-27 17:34 Russian oligarch Deripaska: 'We need peace."
In his Telegram channel, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska wrote that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine must begin “as soon as possible!” Prior, Lviv-born Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman called Russia’s war “a tragedy.”
2022-02-27 17:32 Kuleba: Ukraine will not capitulate.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine agreed to negotiate with Russia to see what their side has to say and to communicate Ukraine’s position. “We will be happy if the result of these negotiations is peace,” he said.”But, and I emphasize this again, we will not give up, we will not capitulate, we will not give away a centimeter of our territory.”
2022-02-27 17:18 FM: Putin's nuclear threat is an attempt to put pressure on Ukraine ahead of negotiations.
Putin’s order to put Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert came shortly after it was announced that the two delegations were ready to meet, Dmytro Kuleba said. “But we will not succumb to this pressure.”
2022-02-27 16:19 Human Rights Ombudsman: 210 Ukrainians killed by Russian assault.
The figure does not include today’s deaths and is for both civilians and military personnel. Liudmyla Denisova also said 1,100 Ukrainians were injured.
2022-02-27 15:36 BREAKING: Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today.
During a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Zelensky agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River.
2022-02-27 15:31 BREAKING: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made the decision in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by NATO nations and Western sanctions against Russia.
2022-02-27 15:29 Amid fierce defense, Ukraine foils Russian blitz victory plans
2022-02-27 15:27 Reports suggest Belarus prepares to send its troops to Ukraine, joining Putin in war
2022-02-27 15:02 Ukraine files lawsuit against Russia at the Hague.
“Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He requested that the UN International Court of Justice orders Russia to stop its attack against Ukraine and starts trials soon.
2022-02-27 14:56 A loud explosion was heard in Kyiv center at 2.54 p.m.
Its origin is unknown.
2022-02-27 14:48 Russian oligarch Fridman: 'I can only join those whose ardent desire is to end the bloodshed.'
In a letter sent to staff at his London-based firm LetterOne on Feb. 27, the billionaire said he was “convinced” that “war can never be the answer.” He wrote the war was a tragedy for both the Ukrainian and Russian people.
2022-02-27 14:41 Japan joins Western allies to eject selected Russian banks from SWIFT.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Feb. 27 that Japan will put sanctions on Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin and extend $100 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
2022-02-27 14:37 Klitschko: 9 civilians, including one child, killed in Kyiv since Feb. 24.
Four unidentified persons and 18 Ukrainian military and Territorial Defense Force soldiers were killed, 106 people were injured, 47 of them civilians. Kyiv continues to stand and there are no Russian troops in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
2022-02-27 14:33 Zelensky asks Switzerland to hold ceasefire talks in Geneva on Feb. 28, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
The talks may take place as part of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
2022-02-27 14:09 Ukraine has full control over Kharkiv, Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleh Synegubov says.
After heavy fighting overnight, Ukraine has regained control over Kharkiv, a regional capital in eastern Ukraine. “The armed forces, the police, and the defense forces are working, and the city is being completely cleansed of the enemy,” the official wrote on Telegram.
2022-02-27 13:52 Three large explosions heard near central Kyiv around 1:37 p.m.
No official reports about the origins of explosions have been published yet.
2022-02-27 13:38 Russia gives Ukraine a deadline of 3 p.m. on Feb. 27 to decide whether to meet for talks in Belarus.
Earlier President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia, but only in a country “from which missiles aren’t flying,” rejecting the idea of meeting in Belarus.
2022-02-27 12:53 Truss: No talks until Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine.
The U.K. Foreign Secretary said that the conflict could be “protracted,” and that the U.K. had drawn up a “hit list” of Russian oligarchs to target with sanctions.
2022-02-27 12:33 6 babies born in Ukraine’s bomb shelters.
Twins were born to the sound of sirens in Kyiv on Feb. 27. Earlier, another girl was born during an air raid alert in Ivano-Frankivsk on Feb. 26, and two boys and a girl were born the day before in Kyiv and Kherson, according to the health ministry. One baby was born inside a metro station, others in maternity hospitals’ shelters.
2022-02-27 12:12 Lukashenko confirms rockets fired at Ukraine from Belarus, threatens to join war on Ukraine.
The Belarusian dictator also confirmed that wounded Russian soldiers were being treated in Belarusian hospitals.
2022-02-27 12:00 Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Approximately 4,300 Russian troops killed so far.
The ministry also said 706 Russian APCs, 146 tanks, 27 planes, and 26 helicopters had been destroyed between Feb. 24-26.
2022-02-27 11:48 Ukraine launches website to help Russian families find their relatives killed in combat.
The Interior Ministry has launched 200rf.com, where it publishes photos and documents of the dead and captured Russian soldiers. Earlier Ukraine appealed to the Red Cross so that it carries out a humanitarian mission to hand over the bodies of Russian soldiers, but Russia hasn’t responded to the request. That is why Ukraine is asking the relatives of the dead to pick up their bodies.
2022-02-27 11:32 Russians shoot at a bus with civilians in Okhtyrka district of Sumy Oblast
, Suspilne Sumy reports. The number of casualties is yet to be determined. Russian troops do not allow ambulances to go near the bus, and the surrounding area is mined, according to the media report.
2022-02-27 11:11 Presidential advisor: Russia trying to put Ukraine into an "unacceptable ultimatum."
Mykhailo Podolyak said that Russia was trying to force terms Ukraine could never accept in order to claim that Russia is the party most willing to negotiate.
2022-02-27 11:07 Ukrainian border guards open 2 more 24-hour crossing points to Hungary.
Checkpoints at Dzvinkove and Kosino will now be open non-stop to process refugees fleeing Russia’s all-out assault.
2022-02-27 10:55 Ministry of Digital Transformation crowdfunds over $14 million for Ukrainian military,
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced.
2022-02-27 10:52 Czech Republic makes it illegal to openly support Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The approval or support of Russia’s invasion is classified as a “crime of denial, questioning, approval and justification of genocide.” There have been two reported arrests based on this law already, according to the Ukrainian embassy in the country.
2022-02-27 10:48 International Judo Federation strips Putin of honorary status.
“In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr. Vladimir Putin’s status as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” the statement reads.
2022-02-27 10:43 National Bank crowdfunds $15 million for Ukrainian military.
The funds will be used to buy weapons, equipment, food, and medicine for the Ukrainian military.
Russia’s attacks on civilian population and infrastructure have signs of genocide and merit an international tribunal, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address.
2022-02-27 10:19 Ukrainian military blow up bridge outside of Kyiv to slow down Russian troops.
The bridge was between the cities of Bucha and Irpin. Russian troops are blocked in Bucha.
2022-02-27 10:09 Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia, but only in a country "from which missiles aren't flying," rejecting the idea of meeting in Belarus.
Earlier today, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation arrived in Minsk supposedly for talks with Ukraine. Kyiv suggested meeting in Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, or Baku instead. “We want to talk, we want to end the war,” Zelensky said in a video address.
2022-02-27 09:55 Areferendum on constitutional amendments in Belarus, held today, on Feb. 27, is set to allow Russia to place nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus.
The vote will take place amid the Russian military presence in Belarus which it uses to attack Ukraine from the north.
2022-02-27 09:38 Two Danish journalists shot in Okhtyrka.
The Daily Beast reported that Stefan Weichert and Emil Mikkelsen were injured by gunfire in the Sumy Oblast town, but are now safe and receiving treatment in hospital.
2022-02-27 09:32 Russian delegation arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine.
The Russian president’s spokesman said that a Russian delegation, consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and other departments, including the presidential administration, arrived in Belarus for negotiations with the Ukrainians. “We will be ready to start these negotiations in Gomel,” Dmitry Peskov said. Earlier, the Kremlin reported that the Ukrainian side had gone silent.
2022-02-27 09:08 A 9-story residential building in Bucha was hit by a Russian strike, casualties are unknown.
Heavy fighting is ongoing in Bucha, a city in Kyiv Oblast about 30 kilometers from Kyiv.
2022-02-27 09:05 Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine’s air defense shot down cruise missile launched at Kyiv.
According to the Commander-in-Chief, the missile was launched from Belarus.
2022-02-27 09:02 Finland latest country to close its airspace to Russian planes.
Prior, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and the U.K., closed their airspace, effectively blocking most western routes for Russian planes.
2022-02-27 08:32 A large column of Russian vehicles is pushing into the city of Sumy from the side of Khimprom,
the military administration is reporting. Civilians are asked to be in a safe place, not to go out unnecessarily and to stay away from windows.
2022-02-27 08:26 Kharkiv governor reports that heavy fighting is taking place inside the city.
“Citizens of Kharkiv, don’t leave shelter, don’t use transport,” Governor Oleh Synyehubov said.
2022-02-27 07:45 Russian troops have entered Kharkiv.
“There has been a breakthrough in light equipment including in the central part of the city,” the chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov announced, urging local residents to stay in shelters.
2022-02-27 07:09 Kyiv is under control of Ukrainian military and territorial defense forces.
Mykola Povoroznyk, first deputy head of Kyiv City State Administration, says there were a few clashes with saboteurs overnight.
2022-02-27 07:04 Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov praises Ukraine's military effort in defending the country.
“As each hour passes, more and more people understand that none of the European countries have such an army. None. Without this army and our people, Europe will never be safe. There will be no Europe without us,” Reznikov says, adding that the country still has many obstacles ahead, but “we are not the only ones who believe in our victory.”
2022-02-27 06:51 Snake Island defenders who told Russian navy ‘go f*ck yourself’ may still be alive.
Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service says Ukrainian soldiers believed to have died while defending the island, may still be alive. Previously, reports said the 13 border guards had died after refusing to surrender Snake Island in the Black Sea, from a Russian air and sea bombardment on Feb.24.
2022-02-27 06:36 Russian military launches drones in Odesa.
Serhiy Bratchuk, head of the Public Council at Odesa Regional State Administration, says the Ukrainian military is working to neutralize Russian forces.
2022-02-27 06:30 Nataliia Steblyna: Everyone is important in the war against Putin
2022-02-27 06:25 Six people, including a seven-year-old girl, killed in Russian shelling of Okhtyrka, in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine, the Governor Dmitry Zhivitsky said.
2022-02-27 05:57 Mykolaiv mayor confirms the city is under Ukraine’s control.
Oleksandr Senkevych says the residents still need to be on high alert due to possible shelling but the city “is being protected by Ukraine’s military.”
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2022-02-27 12:33 6 babies born in Ukraine’s bomb shelters.
Twins were born to the sound of sirens in Kyiv on Feb. 27. Earlier, another girl was born during an air raid alert in Ivano-Frankivsk on Feb. 26, and two boys and a girl were born the day before in Kyiv and Kherson, according to the health ministry. One baby was born inside a metro station, others in maternity hospitals’ shelters.
2022-02-27 12:12 Lukashenko confirms rockets fired at Ukraine from Belarus, threatens to join war on Ukraine.
The Belarusian dictator also confirmed that wounded Russian soldiers were being treated in Belarusian hospitals.
2022-02-27 12:00 Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Approximately 4,300 Russian troops killed so far.
The ministry also said 706 Russian APCs, 146 tanks, 27 planes, and 26 helicopters had been destroyed between Feb. 24-26.
2022-02-27 11:48 Ukraine launches website to help Russian families find their relatives killed in combat.
The Interior Ministry has launched 200rf.com, where it publishes photos and documents of the dead and captured Russian soldiers. Earlier Ukraine appealed to the Red Cross so that it carries out a humanitarian mission to hand over the bodies of Russian soldiers, but Russia hasn’t responded to the request. That is why Ukraine is asking the relatives of the dead to pick up their bodies.
2022-02-27 11:32 Russians shoot at a bus with civilians in Okhtyrka district of Sumy Oblast
, Suspilne Sumy reports. The number of casualties is yet to be determined. Russian troops do not allow ambulances to go near the bus, and the surrounding area is mined, according to the media report.
2022-02-27 11:11 Presidential advisor: Russia trying to put Ukraine into an "unacceptable ultimatum."
Mykhailo Podolyak said that Russia was trying to force terms Ukraine could never accept in order to claim that Russia is the party most willing to negotiate.
2022-02-27 11:07 Ukrainian border guards open 2 more 24-hour crossing points to Hungary.
Checkpoints at Dzvinkove and Kosino will now be open non-stop to process refugees fleeing Russia’s all-out assault.
2022-02-27 10:55 Ministry of Digital Transformation crowdfunds over $14 million for Ukrainian military,
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced.
2022-02-27 10:52 Czech Republic makes it illegal to openly support Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The approval or support of Russia’s invasion is classified as a “crime of denial, questioning, approval and justification of genocide.” There have been two reported arrests based on this law already, according to the Ukrainian embassy in the country.
2022-02-27 10:48 International Judo Federation strips Putin of honorary status.
“In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr. Vladimir Putin’s status as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” the statement reads.
2022-02-27 10:43 National Bank crowdfunds $15 million for Ukrainian military.
The funds will be used to buy weapons, equipment, food, and medicine for the Ukrainian military.
Russia’s attacks on civilian population and infrastructure have signs of genocide and merit an international tribunal, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address.
2022-02-27 10:19 Ukrainian military blow up bridge outside of Kyiv to slow down Russian troops.
The bridge was between the cities of Bucha and Irpin. Russian troops are blocked in Bucha.
2022-02-27 10:09 Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for talks with Russia, but only in a country "from which missiles aren't flying," rejecting the idea of meeting in Belarus.
Earlier today, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation arrived in Minsk supposedly for talks with Ukraine. Kyiv suggested meeting in Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, or Baku instead. “We want to talk, we want to end the war,” Zelensky said in a video address.
2022-02-27 09:55 Areferendum on constitutional amendments in Belarus, held today, on Feb. 27, is set to allow Russia to place nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus.
The vote will take place amid the Russian military presence in Belarus which it uses to attack Ukraine from the north.
2022-02-27 09:38 Two Danish journalists shot in Okhtyrka.
The Daily Beast reported that Stefan Weichert and Emil Mikkelsen were injured by gunfire in the Sumy Oblast town, but are now safe and receiving treatment in hospital.
2022-02-27 09:32 Russian delegation arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine.
The Russian president’s spokesman said that a Russian delegation, consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and other departments, including the presidential administration, arrived in Belarus for negotiations with the Ukrainians. “We will be ready to start these negotiations in Gomel,” Dmitry Peskov said. Earlier, the Kremlin reported that the Ukrainian side had gone silent.
2022-02-27 09:08 A 9-story residential building in Bucha was hit by a Russian strike, casualties are unknown.
Heavy fighting is ongoing in Bucha, a city in Kyiv Oblast about 30 kilometers from Kyiv.
2022-02-27 09:05 Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine’s air defense shot down cruise missile launched at Kyiv.
According to the Commander-in-Chief, the missile was launched from Belarus.
2022-02-27 09:02 Finland latest country to close its airspace to Russian planes.
Prior, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and the U.K., closed their airspace, effectively blocking most western routes for Russian planes.
2022-02-27 08:32 A large column of Russian vehicles is pushing into the city of Sumy from the side of Khimprom,
the military administration is reporting. Civilians are asked to be in a safe place, not to go out unnecessarily and to stay away from windows.
2022-02-27 08:26 Kharkiv governor reports that heavy fighting is taking place inside the city.
“Citizens of Kharkiv, don’t leave shelter, don’t use transport,” Governor Oleh Synyehubov said.
2022-02-27 07:45 Russian troops have entered Kharkiv.
“There has been a breakthrough in light equipment including in the central part of the city,” the chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov announced, urging local residents to stay in shelters.
2022-02-27 07:09 Kyiv is under control of Ukrainian military and territorial defense forces.
Mykola Povoroznyk, first deputy head of Kyiv City State Administration, says there were a few clashes with saboteurs overnight.
2022-02-27 07:04 Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov praises Ukraine's military effort in defending the country.
“As each hour passes, more and more people understand that none of the European countries have such an army. None. Without this army and our people, Europe will never be safe. There will be no Europe without us,” Reznikov says, adding that the country still has many obstacles ahead, but “we are not the only ones who believe in our victory.”
2022-02-27 06:51 Snake Island defenders who told Russian navy ‘go f*ck yourself’ may still be alive.
Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service says Ukrainian soldiers believed to have died while defending the island, may still be alive. Previously, reports said the 13 border guards had died after refusing to surrender Snake Island in the Black Sea, from a Russian air and sea bombardment on Feb.24.
2022-02-27 06:36 Russian military launches drones in Odesa.
Serhiy Bratchuk, head of the Public Council at Odesa Regional State Administration, says the Ukrainian military is working to neutralize Russian forces.
2022-02-27 06:30 Nataliia Steblyna: Everyone is important in the war against Putin
2022-02-27 06:25 Six people, including a seven-year-old girl, killed in Russian shelling of Okhtyrka, in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine, the Governor Dmitry Zhivitsky said.
2022-02-27 05:57 Mykolaiv mayor confirms the city is under Ukraine’s control.
Oleksandr Senkevych says the residents still need to be on high alert due to possible shelling but the city “is being protected by Ukraine’s military.”
2022-02-27 05:12 The destruction of a convoy of Chechen special forces near Hostomel on Feb. 26 officially confirmed by the President's Office.
2022-02-27 04:54 CNN: Six-year-old boy killed in Kyiv clashes, several more Ukrainian civilians wounded,
according to a local hospital. Serhii Chernysuk, a doctor at Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital, said the injured included two teenagers and three adults.
2022-02-27 04:51 Germany to close airspace to Russian planes.
Germany is the latest European country to shut its airspace to Russian planes in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-27 04:50 Vasylkiv Air Base remains a hot spot.
As Russian forces are trying to take over the Vasylkiv Air Base, southwest of Kyiv, the firefighters can’t reach an oil storage that was set on fire a few hours earlier.
2022-02-27 04:24 Protesters around the world planning rallies in support of Ukraine (UPDATING)
2022-02-27 04:07 Russian forces fired at radioactive waste disposal site in Kyiv.
The Radon Association recorded the shelling on its surveillance cameras. The State Emergency Service later clarified that the shell did not lead to depressurization of the storage of radioactive substances. The hit was on the fence, but the building itself and the tanks remain intact.
2022-02-27 03:52 After three days of Russia's war against Ukraine,
the fighting is where it began, the Russian army has not been able to advance, but is attacking the capital Kyiv, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak said early on Feb. 27. “We totally control everything that happens in the regions of Ukraine,” he said.
2022-02-27 03:36 UN: At least 240 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on Thursday.
The U.N. believes “real figures are considerably higher” because many reports of casualties remain to be confirmed. More than 160,000 people have reportedly been internally displaced and over 116,000 have been forced to flee to neighboring countries, the U.N. report said.
2022-02-27 03:09 Macron asks Lukashenko to quickly order Russian troops to leave.
During a phone call on Feb. 26, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Belarusian counterpart that fraternity between the people of Belarus and Ukraine should lead Belarus to “refuse to be a vassal and an accomplice to Russia in the war against Ukraine.” Macron denounced “the gravity of a decision that would authorize Russia to deploy nuclear arms on Belarus soil.”
2022-02-27 03:05 One woman killed in the shelling of a residential building in Kharkiv.
60 people were hiding in the basement of the building at the time of the attack, but no casualties were recorded among them, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service Reports
2022-02-27 02:48 Ukraine's hotline for relatives of Russian soldiers gets hundreds of calls.
Named “Come back alive from Ukraine,” the hotline became operational on Feb. 26 and has received hundreds of calls from relatives of the Russian military looking for their loved ones.
2022-02-27 02:38 Number of reservists of the Territorial Defense Forces reached 37,000,
according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
2022-02-27 02:32 Kyiv administration: Kyiv residents must close their windows tightly.
Due to the shelling and explosion of the oil depot in Vasylkiv, a town 40 kilometers south of the capital, the wind can carry away smoke and harmful substances.
2022-02-27 02:17 Russians blow up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv.
A video posted by TSN news shows a powerful explosion in the shape of a mushroom cloud in the sky over the city.
2022-02-27 01:54 U.S. and its allies to expel certain Russian banks from SWIFT.
The White House made the decision with France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada, pledging to “collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,” according to the joint statement released on Feb. 26.
2022-02-27 01:51 Ukrainian military blows up 56 Russian tank fuels in Chernihiv Oblast, depriving units of combat capability.
Ukrainian military stopped the Russian forces at the border of Borodianka, Bucha, and Vyshhorod. Russians continue to try and capture settlements in the Slobozhansky operational district, advancing from Belgorod to Starobilsk. Fierce battles are taking place to prevent Russian troops from consolidating their position on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
2022-02-27 01:42 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 27 live updates)
2022-02-27 01:28 Oil depot catches fire in Vasylkiv, 40 kilometres south of Kyiv.
According to Vasylkiv mayor Natalia Balasynovych, the city and the airfield sustained heavy shelling from ballistic missiles. “The enemy wants to destroy everything around, but he will not succeed. Hold on!”
2022-02-27 01:23 CNN: Two massive explosions in Kyiv.
The explosions lit up the night sky to the southwest of Kyiv, with one of them estimated to be approximately 20 kilometers from the capital’s center and in the general direction of Kyiv’s second major airport. CNN reports that the night sky lit up for a few minutes.
2022-02-27 01:10 Individuals who draw marks on Ukraine's streets and buildings to help Russia fire targeted air attacks will be tried for high treason,
which is punishable for 12 to 15 years in prison, said the Kyiv City Council.
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2022-02-27 08:32 A large column of Russian vehicles is pushing into the city of Sumy from the side of Khimprom,
the military administration is reporting. Civilians are asked to be in a safe place, not to go out unnecessarily and to stay away from windows.
2022-02-27 08:26 Kharkiv governor reports that heavy fighting is taking place inside the city.
“Citizens of Kharkiv, don’t leave shelter, don’t use transport,” Governor Oleh Synyehubov said.
2022-02-27 07:45 Russian troops have entered Kharkiv.
“There has been a breakthrough in light equipment including in the central part of the city,” the chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov announced, urging local residents to stay in shelters.
2022-02-27 07:09 Kyiv is under control of Ukrainian military and territorial defense forces.
Mykola Povoroznyk, first deputy head of Kyiv City State Administration, says there were a few clashes with saboteurs overnight.
2022-02-27 07:04 Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov praises Ukraine's military effort in defending the country.
“As each hour passes, more and more people understand that none of the European countries have such an army. None. Without this army and our people, Europe will never be safe. There will be no Europe without us,” Reznikov says, adding that the country still has many obstacles ahead, but “we are not the only ones who believe in our victory.”
2022-02-27 06:51 Snake Island defenders who told Russian navy ‘go f*ck yourself’ may still be alive.
Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service says Ukrainian soldiers believed to have died while defending the island, may still be alive. Previously, reports said the 13 border guards had died after refusing to surrender Snake Island in the Black Sea, from a Russian air and sea bombardment on Feb.24.
2022-02-27 06:36 Russian military launches drones in Odesa.
Serhiy Bratchuk, head of the Public Council at Odesa Regional State Administration, says the Ukrainian military is working to neutralize Russian forces.
2022-02-27 06:30 Nataliia Steblyna: Everyone is important in the war against Putin
2022-02-27 06:25 Six people, including a seven-year-old girl, killed in Russian shelling of Okhtyrka, in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine, the Governor Dmitry Zhivitsky said.
2022-02-27 05:57 Mykolaiv mayor confirms the city is under Ukraine’s control.
Oleksandr Senkevych says the residents still need to be on high alert due to possible shelling but the city “is being protected by Ukraine’s military.”
2022-02-27 05:12 The destruction of a convoy of Chechen special forces near Hostomel on Feb. 26 officially confirmed by the President's Office.
2022-02-27 04:54 CNN: Six-year-old boy killed in Kyiv clashes, several more Ukrainian civilians wounded,
according to a local hospital. Serhii Chernysuk, a doctor at Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital, said the injured included two teenagers and three adults.
2022-02-27 04:51 Germany to close airspace to Russian planes.
Germany is the latest European country to shut its airspace to Russian planes in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-27 04:50 Vasylkiv Air Base remains a hot spot.
As Russian forces are trying to take over the Vasylkiv Air Base, southwest of Kyiv, the firefighters can’t reach an oil storage that was set on fire a few hours earlier.
2022-02-27 04:24 Protesters around the world planning rallies in support of Ukraine (UPDATING)
2022-02-27 04:07 Russian forces fired at radioactive waste disposal site in Kyiv.
The Radon Association recorded the shelling on its surveillance cameras. The State Emergency Service later clarified that the shell did not lead to depressurization of the storage of radioactive substances. The hit was on the fence, but the building itself and the tanks remain intact.
2022-02-27 03:52 After three days of Russia's war against Ukraine,
the fighting is where it began, the Russian army has not been able to advance, but is attacking the capital Kyiv, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak said early on Feb. 27. “We totally control everything that happens in the regions of Ukraine,” he said.
2022-02-27 03:36 UN: At least 240 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on Thursday.
The U.N. believes “real figures are considerably higher” because many reports of casualties remain to be confirmed. More than 160,000 people have reportedly been internally displaced and over 116,000 have been forced to flee to neighboring countries, the U.N. report said.
2022-02-27 03:09 Macron asks Lukashenko to quickly order Russian troops to leave.
During a phone call on Feb. 26, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Belarusian counterpart that fraternity between the people of Belarus and Ukraine should lead Belarus to “refuse to be a vassal and an accomplice to Russia in the war against Ukraine.” Macron denounced “the gravity of a decision that would authorize Russia to deploy nuclear arms on Belarus soil.”
2022-02-27 03:05 One woman killed in the shelling of a residential building in Kharkiv.
60 people were hiding in the basement of the building at the time of the attack, but no casualties were recorded among them, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service Reports
2022-02-27 02:48 Ukraine's hotline for relatives of Russian soldiers gets hundreds of calls.
Named “Come back alive from Ukraine,” the hotline became operational on Feb. 26 and has received hundreds of calls from relatives of the Russian military looking for their loved ones.
2022-02-27 02:38 Number of reservists of the Territorial Defense Forces reached 37,000,
according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
2022-02-27 02:32 Kyiv administration: Kyiv residents must close their windows tightly.
Due to the shelling and explosion of the oil depot in Vasylkiv, a town 40 kilometers south of the capital, the wind can carry away smoke and harmful substances.
2022-02-27 02:17 Russians blow up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv.
A video posted by TSN news shows a powerful explosion in the shape of a mushroom cloud in the sky over the city.
2022-02-27 01:54 U.S. and its allies to expel certain Russian banks from SWIFT.
The White House made the decision with France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada, pledging to “collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,” according to the joint statement released on Feb. 26.
2022-02-27 01:51 Ukrainian military blows up 56 Russian tank fuels in Chernihiv Oblast, depriving units of combat capability.
Ukrainian military stopped the Russian forces at the border of Borodianka, Bucha, and Vyshhorod. Russians continue to try and capture settlements in the Slobozhansky operational district, advancing from Belgorod to Starobilsk. Fierce battles are taking place to prevent Russian troops from consolidating their position on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
2022-02-27 01:42 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 27 live updates)
2022-02-27 01:28 Oil depot catches fire in Vasylkiv, 40 kilometres south of Kyiv.
According to Vasylkiv mayor Natalia Balasynovych, the city and the airfield sustained heavy shelling from ballistic missiles. “The enemy wants to destroy everything around, but he will not succeed. Hold on!”
2022-02-27 01:23 CNN: Two massive explosions in Kyiv.
The explosions lit up the night sky to the southwest of Kyiv, with one of them estimated to be approximately 20 kilometers from the capital’s center and in the general direction of Kyiv’s second major airport. CNN reports that the night sky lit up for a few minutes.
2022-02-27 01:10 Individuals who draw marks on Ukraine's streets and buildings to help Russia fire targeted air attacks will be tried for high treason,
which is punishable for 12 to 15 years in prison, said the Kyiv City Council.
2022-02-27 01:02 Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system providing internet access now active in Ukraine,
Musk said in a tweet to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. Satellite terminals are now on their way to Ukraine. This could be useful if Russia’s attacks destabilize Ukraine’s internet.
2022-02-27 00:59 Column of Russian special forces defeated near Hostomel "Kadyrovites,"
named so for the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. According to Channel 24 sources in the SBU, the Ukrainian military blew up an echelon of 56 Russian tanks that included General Magomed Tushayev, commander of the 141st Motorized Regiment of the Russian Chechen Guard, who was killed.
2022-02-27 00:46 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on latest round of sanctions:
“The EU and its partners are working to cripple Putin’s ability to finance his war machine. All of these measures will significantly harm Putin’s ability to finance his war. And they will have an eroding, severely eroding impact, on his economy. Putin embarked on a path aiming to destroy Ukraine. But what he is also doing in fact is destroying the future of his own country”
2022-02-27 00:19 BREAKING: German government says allies cutting Russia out of SWIFT.
The German government says its allies have agreed to limit the Russian Central Bank’s ability to support the ruble. The U.S. along with the U.K. and EU have released a joint statement outlining the new sanctions.
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2022-02-26 23:58 Lithuania to ban Russian airlines from its airspace from midnight tonight,
Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte announced on Twitter on Feb. 26. “No flights for aggressor planes in the freedom sky,” she wrote.
2022-02-26 23:39 The Economist: Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements in Syria.
Despite being outgunned, outnumbered, and having a military budget smaller than that of city-state Singapore, Ukraine’s anti-tank weapons have presented serious resistance to Russia’s advances in the north and east.
2022-02-26 23:37 Air raid sirens activated in Kyiv as multiple reports suggest that Russian forces are about to conduct heavy airstrikes and rocket attacks against the city.
2022-02-26 23:07 YouTube blocks RT, other Russian channels from monetizing.
YouTube suspended state-funded media outlet RT from generating revenue on the video service following a similar move by Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc.
2022-02-26 23:00 Ukraine's wealthiest man, oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, has given Hr 150 million ($5 million) to Kyiv, according to a spokeswoman for Akhmetov's company SCM.
2022-02-26 22:34 Governor says Russian tanks attacked Mykolayiv.
Vitaly Kim, governor of Mykolayiv Oblast, said on Telegram on Feb. 26 the tanks were moving through the city. Heavy fighting was reported in Mykolayiv earlier on that day. Kim later posted a video denying reports he had been captured.
2022-02-26 22:28 Government to begin giving seized property to armed forces.
The Feb. 26 decree concerns assets impounded by courts and customs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal also announced the full closure of borders with Russia and Belarus, and an emergency procedure for distributing humanitarian aid. The last point will give local Territorial Defense Force commanders control over the distribution of aid.
2022-02-26 22:08 Russian artillery fire has struck Kyiv's children's cancer hospital Okhmadyt,
killing one child and wounding two, along with two adults, TSN reported. Eyewitnesses reported that the city is under fire from multiple-launch rocket systems.
2022-02-26 22:03 ATB supermarkets located underground are opened as bomb shelters.
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2022-02-26 21:56 U.S. to provide Ukraine additional $350 million of military assistance.
State of Secretary Antony Blinken said on Twitter that he has authorized the immediate aid to help Ukraine defend itself from “Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war.”
2022-02-26 21:47 Russian losses today in its war against Ukraine:
Over the last twenty-four hours Russian forces have lost SU-30 fighter aircraft, 11 helicopters, 2 Su-25 aircraft, 2 Il-76 air-fighters, a column of equipment and fuel echelon, according to Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
2022-02-26 21:39 Kyiv central railway station goes dark.
Ukrzaliznytsya decided on halting electricity supplies to Kyiv’s Central Railway Station due to shelling close to the building. Passengers and personnel were evacuated to a shelter.
2022-02-26 20:46 Germany to send 1,000 unspecified anti-tank weapons and 500 FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles.
Russia’s all-out invasion is a turning point in Germany’s long-standing opposition to providing Ukraine with lethal weaponry, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
2022-02-26 20:42 President's Office: Sumy fully returned to Ukrainian control.
Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych wrote that despite earlier reports that half the city was under Russian control, it has now returned fully to Ukrainian control.
2022-02-26 20:09 Lviv-based Pravda brewery switches to making Molotov cocktails.
The brewery announced the plans after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry instructed civilians to make Molotov cocktails to resist invading Russian forces.
2022-02-26 20:04 Instagram begins labeling accounts of Russian state-controlled media, which promulgate propaganda and disinformation.
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2022-02-27 02:48 Ukraine's hotline for relatives of Russian soldiers gets hundreds of calls.
Named “Come back alive from Ukraine,” the hotline became operational on Feb. 26 and has received hundreds of calls from relatives of the Russian military looking for their loved ones.
2022-02-27 02:38 Number of reservists of the Territorial Defense Forces reached 37,000,
according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
2022-02-27 02:32 Kyiv administration: Kyiv residents must close their windows tightly.
Due to the shelling and explosion of the oil depot in Vasylkiv, a town 40 kilometers south of the capital, the wind can carry away smoke and harmful substances.
2022-02-27 02:17 Russians blow up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv.
A video posted by TSN news shows a powerful explosion in the shape of a mushroom cloud in the sky over the city.
2022-02-27 01:54 U.S. and its allies to expel certain Russian banks from SWIFT.
The White House made the decision with France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada, pledging to “collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,” according to the joint statement released on Feb. 26.
2022-02-27 01:51 Ukrainian military blows up 56 Russian tank fuels in Chernihiv Oblast, depriving units of combat capability.
Ukrainian military stopped the Russian forces at the border of Borodianka, Bucha, and Vyshhorod. Russians continue to try and capture settlements in the Slobozhansky operational district, advancing from Belgorod to Starobilsk. Fierce battles are taking place to prevent Russian troops from consolidating their position on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
2022-02-27 01:42 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 27 live updates)
2022-02-27 01:28 Oil depot catches fire in Vasylkiv, 40 kilometres south of Kyiv.
According to Vasylkiv mayor Natalia Balasynovych, the city and the airfield sustained heavy shelling from ballistic missiles. “The enemy wants to destroy everything around, but he will not succeed. Hold on!”
2022-02-27 01:23 CNN: Two massive explosions in Kyiv.
The explosions lit up the night sky to the southwest of Kyiv, with one of them estimated to be approximately 20 kilometers from the capital’s center and in the general direction of Kyiv’s second major airport. CNN reports that the night sky lit up for a few minutes.
2022-02-27 01:10 Individuals who draw marks on Ukraine's streets and buildings to help Russia fire targeted air attacks will be tried for high treason,
which is punishable for 12 to 15 years in prison, said the Kyiv City Council.
2022-02-27 01:02 Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system providing internet access now active in Ukraine,
Musk said in a tweet to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. Satellite terminals are now on their way to Ukraine. This could be useful if Russia’s attacks destabilize Ukraine’s internet.
2022-02-27 00:59 Column of Russian special forces defeated near Hostomel "Kadyrovites,"
named so for the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. According to Channel 24 sources in the SBU, the Ukrainian military blew up an echelon of 56 Russian tanks that included General Magomed Tushayev, commander of the 141st Motorized Regiment of the Russian Chechen Guard, who was killed.
2022-02-27 00:46 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on latest round of sanctions:
“The EU and its partners are working to cripple Putin’s ability to finance his war machine. All of these measures will significantly harm Putin’s ability to finance his war. And they will have an eroding, severely eroding impact, on his economy. Putin embarked on a path aiming to destroy Ukraine. But what he is also doing in fact is destroying the future of his own country”
2022-02-27 00:19 BREAKING: German government says allies cutting Russia out of SWIFT.
The German government says its allies have agreed to limit the Russian Central Bank’s ability to support the ruble. The U.S. along with the U.K. and EU have released a joint statement outlining the new sanctions.
26Feb2022
2022-02-26 23:58 Lithuania to ban Russian airlines from its airspace from midnight tonight,
Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte announced on Twitter on Feb. 26. “No flights for aggressor planes in the freedom sky,” she wrote.
2022-02-26 23:39 The Economist: Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements in Syria.
Despite being outgunned, outnumbered, and having a military budget smaller than that of city-state Singapore, Ukraine’s anti-tank weapons have presented serious resistance to Russia’s advances in the north and east.
2022-02-26 23:37 Air raid sirens activated in Kyiv as multiple reports suggest that Russian forces are about to conduct heavy airstrikes and rocket attacks against the city.
2022-02-26 23:07 YouTube blocks RT, other Russian channels from monetizing.
YouTube suspended state-funded media outlet RT from generating revenue on the video service following a similar move by Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc.
2022-02-26 23:00 Ukraine's wealthiest man, oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, has given Hr 150 million ($5 million) to Kyiv, according to a spokeswoman for Akhmetov's company SCM.
2022-02-26 22:34 Governor says Russian tanks attacked Mykolayiv.
Vitaly Kim, governor of Mykolayiv Oblast, said on Telegram on Feb. 26 the tanks were moving through the city. Heavy fighting was reported in Mykolayiv earlier on that day. Kim later posted a video denying reports he had been captured.
2022-02-26 22:28 Government to begin giving seized property to armed forces.
The Feb. 26 decree concerns assets impounded by courts and customs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal also announced the full closure of borders with Russia and Belarus, and an emergency procedure for distributing humanitarian aid. The last point will give local Territorial Defense Force commanders control over the distribution of aid.
2022-02-26 22:08 Russian artillery fire has struck Kyiv's children's cancer hospital Okhmadyt,
killing one child and wounding two, along with two adults, TSN reported. Eyewitnesses reported that the city is under fire from multiple-launch rocket systems.
2022-02-26 22:03 ATB supermarkets located underground are opened as bomb shelters.
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2022-02-26 21:56 U.S. to provide Ukraine additional $350 million of military assistance.
State of Secretary Antony Blinken said on Twitter that he has authorized the immediate aid to help Ukraine defend itself from “Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war.”
2022-02-26 21:47 Russian losses today in its war against Ukraine:
Over the last twenty-four hours Russian forces have lost SU-30 fighter aircraft, 11 helicopters, 2 Su-25 aircraft, 2 Il-76 air-fighters, a column of equipment and fuel echelon, according to Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
2022-02-26 21:39 Kyiv central railway station goes dark.
Ukrzaliznytsya decided on halting electricity supplies to Kyiv’s Central Railway Station due to shelling close to the building. Passengers and personnel were evacuated to a shelter.
2022-02-26 20:46 Germany to send 1,000 unspecified anti-tank weapons and 500 FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles.
Russia’s all-out invasion is a turning point in Germany’s long-standing opposition to providing Ukraine with lethal weaponry, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
2022-02-26 20:42 President's Office: Sumy fully returned to Ukrainian control.
Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych wrote that despite earlier reports that half the city was under Russian control, it has now returned fully to Ukrainian control.
2022-02-26 20:09 Lviv-based Pravda brewery switches to making Molotov cocktails.
The brewery announced the plans after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry instructed civilians to make Molotov cocktails to resist invading Russian forces.
2022-02-26 20:04 Instagram begins labeling accounts of Russian state-controlled media, which promulgate propaganda and disinformation.
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2022-02-26 20:00 City council: Russian troops seize Berdiansk Airport on Azov Sea coast.
Russian forces moved further along the coast towards the port of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian media reported on Feb. 26.
2022-02-26 19:59 Russian soldiers fire at ambulance, kill 2, injure 1 near Kherson.
Russian forces shelled the medical vehicle, blowing it up. A driver and a patient were burned alive, Segodnya news site reported. The patient was injured due to Russian shelling earlier that day and the ambulance rushed to save his life.
2022-02-26 19:20 Bloomberg: US considers sanctions on Russia's central bank.
The move would target much of the $643 billion reserves that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has amassed. A final decision on the matter has not been made yet, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
2022-02-26 19:17 Belgium to supply Ukraine with 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel.
Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said a “deeper analysis” of Ukraine’s requests was ongoing.
2022-02-26 18:58 Twitter stops registration of new accounts from Russian territory,
according to Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation. “We are waiting for Facebook and Instagram (to follow),” he said.
2022-02-26 18:55 Russian forces fire at bus, kill 5 and injure 6 in Kharkiv Oblast.
All of the victims were residents of Toretsk, a city near the front line in Donetsk Oblast, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Administration.
2022-02-26 18:45 Ukrzaliznytsia: All rail links to Russia destroyed.
The state rail service announced that all railway tracks from Russia to Ukraine have been blown up by Ukraine’s armed forces.
2022-02-26 18:45 Russian shell hits a house, kills 3 people in Kyiv Oblast.
A private house in Borodyanka village, 63 kilometers north-west of Kyiv, is destroyed entirely, State Emergency Center reported.
2022-02-26 18:42 Germany allows supplying weapons to Ukraine in major turnaround.
The country has authorized the Netherlands to send Ukraine 400 rocket-propelled grenade launchers produced in Germany. Berlin has so far refused to greenlight weapon shipments. The reversal could mean a rapid increase in EU military assistance for Ukraine, as Estonia could finally send howitzers to Ukraine.
2022-02-26 18:29 Ukrainian military destroys Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft in Black Sea.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported the downing. “Welcome to hell,” the report reads.
2022-02-26 18:19 Poland: EU should speed up Ukraine's path to membership.
“Candidate status should be granted immediately and membership talks should start immediately after,” Polish President Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter. “Ukraine should also have access to EU funds for reconstruction. This is what Ukraine deserves.”
2022-02-26 18:01 Russia says it will launch offensive on all fronts in Ukraine.
Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia’s defense ministry, said on Feb. 26 that the order to start the offensive followed Ukraine’s alleged refusal to engage in peace talks. The Ukrainian authorities have denied refusing to negotiate.
2022-02-26 17:33 Ukrainian armed forces: Russian warship accidentally shoots down Russian military aircraft.
The incident happened in the Black Sea today, according to the military’s announcement.
2022-02-26 17:19 Minister of Digital Transformation calls on YouTube, Meta, Netflix to confront Russian propaganda.
Mykhailo Fedorov asked social networks to block Russian media outlets who call Ukrainians “nazi, drug addicts” on their platforms and who “lie and promote war.” He said that he wants to “reach the young, proactive and thinking population” in Russia to encourage them to help stop Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-26 17:08 State Telecommunications Service: Kremlin website down.
Ukraine’s telecoms agency also announced that more than six Russian government websites were down and that Russian TV channels had been hacked to broadcast Ukrainian songs.
2022-02-26 16:44 Russia's telecom regulator bans 10 media outlets from calling Russian invasion of Ukraine 'war'.
The media outlets will be blocked or fined up to 5 million rubles ($60,000) if they fail to comply. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has called the war against Ukraine “a special military operation.”
2022-02-26 16:35 Reuters: Kadyrov confirms deployment of Chechen forces to Ukraine.
Kadyrov’s forces are infamous for serial human rights abuses in Chechnya.
2022-02-26 16:32 Kyiv curfew extended until 8 a.m. on Feb. 28.
The curfew will start today, on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. and will last until Monday 8 a.m. non-stop.
2022-02-26 16:28 Preparations begin to cut Russia off SWIFT.
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The heating system is damaged and the nearby thermal power plant may shut down. Ukrainian authorities are working on restoring the system.
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2022-02-26 22:28 Government to begin giving seized property to armed forces.
The Feb. 26 decree concerns assets impounded by courts and customs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal also announced the full closure of borders with Russia and Belarus, and an emergency procedure for distributing humanitarian aid. The last point will give local Territorial Defense Force commanders control over the distribution of aid.
2022-02-26 22:08 Russian artillery fire has struck Kyiv's children's cancer hospital Okhmadyt,
killing one child and wounding two, along with two adults, TSN reported. Eyewitnesses reported that the city is under fire from multiple-launch rocket systems.
2022-02-26 22:03 ATB supermarkets located underground are opened as bomb shelters.
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2022-02-26 21:56 U.S. to provide Ukraine additional $350 million of military assistance.
State of Secretary Antony Blinken said on Twitter that he has authorized the immediate aid to help Ukraine defend itself from “Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war.”
2022-02-26 21:47 Russian losses today in its war against Ukraine:
Over the last twenty-four hours Russian forces have lost SU-30 fighter aircraft, 11 helicopters, 2 Su-25 aircraft, 2 Il-76 air-fighters, a column of equipment and fuel echelon, according to Air Force Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
2022-02-26 21:39 Kyiv central railway station goes dark.
Ukrzaliznytsya decided on halting electricity supplies to Kyiv’s Central Railway Station due to shelling close to the building. Passengers and personnel were evacuated to a shelter.
2022-02-26 20:46 Germany to send 1,000 unspecified anti-tank weapons and 500 FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles.
Russia’s all-out invasion is a turning point in Germany’s long-standing opposition to providing Ukraine with lethal weaponry, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
2022-02-26 20:42 President's Office: Sumy fully returned to Ukrainian control.
Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych wrote that despite earlier reports that half the city was under Russian control, it has now returned fully to Ukrainian control.
2022-02-26 20:09 Lviv-based Pravda brewery switches to making Molotov cocktails.
The brewery announced the plans after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry instructed civilians to make Molotov cocktails to resist invading Russian forces.
2022-02-26 20:04 Instagram begins labeling accounts of Russian state-controlled media, which promulgate propaganda and disinformation.
20:04 26Feb2022
2022-02-26 20:00 City council: Russian troops seize Berdiansk Airport on Azov Sea coast.
Russian forces moved further along the coast towards the port of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian media reported on Feb. 26.
2022-02-26 19:59 Russian soldiers fire at ambulance, kill 2, injure 1 near Kherson.
Russian forces shelled the medical vehicle, blowing it up. A driver and a patient were burned alive, Segodnya news site reported. The patient was injured due to Russian shelling earlier that day and the ambulance rushed to save his life.
2022-02-26 19:20 Bloomberg: US considers sanctions on Russia's central bank.
The move would target much of the $643 billion reserves that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has amassed. A final decision on the matter has not been made yet, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
2022-02-26 19:17 Belgium to supply Ukraine with 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel.
Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said a “deeper analysis” of Ukraine’s requests was ongoing.
2022-02-26 18:58 Twitter stops registration of new accounts from Russian territory,
according to Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation. “We are waiting for Facebook and Instagram (to follow),” he said.
2022-02-26 18:55 Russian forces fire at bus, kill 5 and injure 6 in Kharkiv Oblast.
All of the victims were residents of Toretsk, a city near the front line in Donetsk Oblast, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Administration.
2022-02-26 18:45 Ukrzaliznytsia: All rail links to Russia destroyed.
The state rail service announced that all railway tracks from Russia to Ukraine have been blown up by Ukraine’s armed forces.
2022-02-26 18:45 Russian shell hits a house, kills 3 people in Kyiv Oblast.
A private house in Borodyanka village, 63 kilometers north-west of Kyiv, is destroyed entirely, State Emergency Center reported.
2022-02-26 18:42 Germany allows supplying weapons to Ukraine in major turnaround.
The country has authorized the Netherlands to send Ukraine 400 rocket-propelled grenade launchers produced in Germany. Berlin has so far refused to greenlight weapon shipments. The reversal could mean a rapid increase in EU military assistance for Ukraine, as Estonia could finally send howitzers to Ukraine.
2022-02-26 18:29 Ukrainian military destroys Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft in Black Sea.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported the downing. “Welcome to hell,” the report reads.
2022-02-26 18:19 Poland: EU should speed up Ukraine's path to membership.
“Candidate status should be granted immediately and membership talks should start immediately after,” Polish President Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter. “Ukraine should also have access to EU funds for reconstruction. This is what Ukraine deserves.”
2022-02-26 18:01 Russia says it will launch offensive on all fronts in Ukraine.
Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia’s defense ministry, said on Feb. 26 that the order to start the offensive followed Ukraine’s alleged refusal to engage in peace talks. The Ukrainian authorities have denied refusing to negotiate.
2022-02-26 17:33 Ukrainian armed forces: Russian warship accidentally shoots down Russian military aircraft.
The incident happened in the Black Sea today, according to the military’s announcement.
2022-02-26 17:19 Minister of Digital Transformation calls on YouTube, Meta, Netflix to confront Russian propaganda.
Mykhailo Fedorov asked social networks to block Russian media outlets who call Ukrainians “nazi, drug addicts” on their platforms and who “lie and promote war.” He said that he wants to “reach the young, proactive and thinking population” in Russia to encourage them to help stop Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-26 17:08 State Telecommunications Service: Kremlin website down.
Ukraine’s telecoms agency also announced that more than six Russian government websites were down and that Russian TV channels had been hacked to broadcast Ukrainian songs.
2022-02-26 16:44 Russia's telecom regulator bans 10 media outlets from calling Russian invasion of Ukraine 'war'.
The media outlets will be blocked or fined up to 5 million rubles ($60,000) if they fail to comply. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has called the war against Ukraine “a special military operation.”
2022-02-26 16:35 Reuters: Kadyrov confirms deployment of Chechen forces to Ukraine.
Kadyrov’s forces are infamous for serial human rights abuses in Chechnya.
2022-02-26 16:32 Kyiv curfew extended until 8 a.m. on Feb. 28.
The curfew will start today, on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. and will last until Monday 8 a.m. non-stop.
2022-02-26 16:28 Preparations begin to cut Russia off SWIFT.
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The heating system is damaged and the nearby thermal power plant may shut down. Ukrainian authorities are working on restoring the system.
2022-02-26 15:40 Eugene Czolij: Expelling all Russian banks from SWIFT must be done now
2022-02-26 15:17 Ukrzaliznytsia running evacuation trains from Kyiv.
The state railway is running 15 services to locations in western Ukraine on Feb. 26. The timetable can be found by clicking this link.
2022-02-26 15:01 Russian forces in occupied Donetsk are handing out gas masks to its troops and local militants,
says the Security Service of Ukraine. There is a risk of provocation by blowing up industrial tanks with chemicals, according to the agency.
2022-02-26 14:44 Kyiv residents calm after heavy night fighting
2022-02-26 14:43 Russian navy blocks off part of Black Sea.
Russia announced a “counter-terrorism operation” in Ukrainian waters, closing an area in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, says State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 14:19 Reznikov: After failure, Russia changing tactics.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister said that the attempted attack with heavy armor columns had stalled, and that the attacker was now switching to sabotage and paratroop assaults.
2022-02-26 14:14 Polish PM: Hungary supports ejecting Russia from SWIFT.
Mateusz Morawiecki said on Twitter on Feb. 26 that he spoke with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and “he assured me once again that he supports imposing far-reaching sanctions on Russia, including the blocking of the SWIFT system.” Hungary remained the last EU country that opposed this measure.
2022-02-26 14:13 Kyiv curfew extended to 5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that anyone outside between these hours would be considered “members of sabotage and reconnaissance groups.”
2022-02-26 12:40 Bridge blown up on Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway.
The bridge at Stoyanka, just outside Kyiv, is now destroyed. A child was killed, and four adults injured. The highway is the main route west out of the capital.
2022-02-26 12:39 Netherlands to send 200 Stinger missiles to Ukraine.
The Dutch parliament approved the urgent transfer of the portable anti-air rounds.
2022-02-26 11:38 Cyprus, Italy change their position and support cutting Russia off SWIFT.
Earlier, Germany also said they now support kicking Russia out of the crucial international payment system. Hungary remains the only EU country that opposes the measure.
2022-02-26 11:02 FM Dmytro Kuleba calls on world to fully isolate Russia after missile hit residential building in Kyiv last night.
He said on Twitter: “I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!”
2022-02-26 10:53 Klitschko: Kyiv metro now only working as bomb shelter.
The Kyiv mayor said metro trains would no longer run.
2022-02-26 10:11 Five people including 2 children injured in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv last night.
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that Russia’s army has not entered the city. He added that more air strikes are expected and encouraged people to stay in bomb shelters.
2022-02-26 10:02 Kherson mayor: City under Ukrainian control.
After an aircraft attack on Russian armored vehicles, the enemy forces backed off from the city. Mayor Ihor Kolyhaiev said that trolleybuses were still operating, the food situation was “being resolved,” and that two babies were delivered in bomb shelters last night.
2022-02-26 09:51 President's Office: Ukraine is winning.
Russian Armed Forces have not gained any operational and tactical advantage over the past 24 hours, according to Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the President’s Office.
2022-02-26 09:40 Ukrainian soldiers win back Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.
According to Energy Minister Herman Halyshchenko, Ukraine regained full control over the plant after a fierce battle. The plant’s staff left shelters and returned back to work.
2022-02-26 09:27 Zelensky says weapons en route to Ukraine after Macron call.
Ukraine’s President said that “the anti-war coalition is working!”
2022-02-26 09:19 Russia faces heavy losses as it attacks Ukraine on all fronts
2022-02-26 08:41 Missile strikes an apartment building in Kyiv.
After heavy fighting in the capital overnight, a residential apartment building not far from the Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) was struck by Russian missile attacks. There are no reported deaths.
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2022-02-26 18:19 Poland: EU should speed up Ukraine's path to membership.
“Candidate status should be granted immediately and membership talks should start immediately after,” Polish President Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter. “Ukraine should also have access to EU funds for reconstruction. This is what Ukraine deserves.”
2022-02-26 18:01 Russia says it will launch offensive on all fronts in Ukraine.
Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for Russia’s defense ministry, said on Feb. 26 that the order to start the offensive followed Ukraine’s alleged refusal to engage in peace talks. The Ukrainian authorities have denied refusing to negotiate.
2022-02-26 17:33 Ukrainian armed forces: Russian warship accidentally shoots down Russian military aircraft.
The incident happened in the Black Sea today, according to the military’s announcement.
2022-02-26 17:19 Minister of Digital Transformation calls on YouTube, Meta, Netflix to confront Russian propaganda.
Mykhailo Fedorov asked social networks to block Russian media outlets who call Ukrainians “nazi, drug addicts” on their platforms and who “lie and promote war.” He said that he wants to “reach the young, proactive and thinking population” in Russia to encourage them to help stop Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-26 17:08 State Telecommunications Service: Kremlin website down.
Ukraine’s telecoms agency also announced that more than six Russian government websites were down and that Russian TV channels had been hacked to broadcast Ukrainian songs.
2022-02-26 16:44 Russia's telecom regulator bans 10 media outlets from calling Russian invasion of Ukraine 'war'.
The media outlets will be blocked or fined up to 5 million rubles ($60,000) if they fail to comply. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has called the war against Ukraine “a special military operation.”
2022-02-26 16:35 Reuters: Kadyrov confirms deployment of Chechen forces to Ukraine.
Kadyrov’s forces are infamous for serial human rights abuses in Chechnya.
2022-02-26 16:32 Kyiv curfew extended until 8 a.m. on Feb. 28.
The curfew will start today, on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. and will last until Monday 8 a.m. non-stop.
2022-02-26 16:28 Preparations begin to cut Russia off SWIFT.
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The heating system is damaged and the nearby thermal power plant may shut down. Ukrainian authorities are working on restoring the system.
2022-02-26 15:40 Eugene Czolij: Expelling all Russian banks from SWIFT must be done now
2022-02-26 15:17 Ukrzaliznytsia running evacuation trains from Kyiv.
The state railway is running 15 services to locations in western Ukraine on Feb. 26. The timetable can be found by clicking this link.
2022-02-26 15:01 Russian forces in occupied Donetsk are handing out gas masks to its troops and local militants,
says the Security Service of Ukraine. There is a risk of provocation by blowing up industrial tanks with chemicals, according to the agency.
2022-02-26 14:44 Kyiv residents calm after heavy night fighting
2022-02-26 14:43 Russian navy blocks off part of Black Sea.
Russia announced a “counter-terrorism operation” in Ukrainian waters, closing an area in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, says State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 14:19 Reznikov: After failure, Russia changing tactics.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister said that the attempted attack with heavy armor columns had stalled, and that the attacker was now switching to sabotage and paratroop assaults.
2022-02-26 14:14 Polish PM: Hungary supports ejecting Russia from SWIFT.
Mateusz Morawiecki said on Twitter on Feb. 26 that he spoke with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and “he assured me once again that he supports imposing far-reaching sanctions on Russia, including the blocking of the SWIFT system.” Hungary remained the last EU country that opposed this measure.
2022-02-26 14:13 Kyiv curfew extended to 5 p.m. - 8 a.m.
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that anyone outside between these hours would be considered “members of sabotage and reconnaissance groups.”
2022-02-26 12:40 Bridge blown up on Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway.
The bridge at Stoyanka, just outside Kyiv, is now destroyed. A child was killed, and four adults injured. The highway is the main route west out of the capital.
2022-02-26 12:39 Netherlands to send 200 Stinger missiles to Ukraine.
The Dutch parliament approved the urgent transfer of the portable anti-air rounds.
2022-02-26 11:38 Cyprus, Italy change their position and support cutting Russia off SWIFT.
Earlier, Germany also said they now support kicking Russia out of the crucial international payment system. Hungary remains the only EU country that opposes the measure.
2022-02-26 11:02 FM Dmytro Kuleba calls on world to fully isolate Russia after missile hit residential building in Kyiv last night.
He said on Twitter: “I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!”
2022-02-26 10:53 Klitschko: Kyiv metro now only working as bomb shelter.
The Kyiv mayor said metro trains would no longer run.
2022-02-26 10:11 Five people including 2 children injured in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv last night.
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that Russia’s army has not entered the city. He added that more air strikes are expected and encouraged people to stay in bomb shelters.
2022-02-26 10:02 Kherson mayor: City under Ukrainian control.
After an aircraft attack on Russian armored vehicles, the enemy forces backed off from the city. Mayor Ihor Kolyhaiev said that trolleybuses were still operating, the food situation was “being resolved,” and that two babies were delivered in bomb shelters last night.
2022-02-26 09:51 President's Office: Ukraine is winning.
Russian Armed Forces have not gained any operational and tactical advantage over the past 24 hours, according to Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the President’s Office.
2022-02-26 09:40 Ukrainian soldiers win back Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.
According to Energy Minister Herman Halyshchenko, Ukraine regained full control over the plant after a fierce battle. The plant’s staff left shelters and returned back to work.
2022-02-26 09:27 Zelensky says weapons en route to Ukraine after Macron call.
Ukraine’s President said that “the anti-war coalition is working!”
2022-02-26 09:19 Russia faces heavy losses as it attacks Ukraine on all fronts
2022-02-26 08:41 Missile strikes an apartment building in Kyiv.
After heavy fighting in the capital overnight, a residential apartment building not far from the Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) was struck by Russian missile attacks. There are no reported deaths.
2022-02-26 08:39 A baby born in Kyiv subway, now being used as a bomb shelter, overnight on Feb. 25.
Amid ongoing air raids as part of Russia’s war against Ukraine, people all across the country have been taking shelter underground and in subway stations.
2022-02-26 08:00 A warehouse of Kyivenergo, capital’s energy generating company, was set on fire.
The fire was reported at 6:24 a.m. and was localized in the next hour. There are no casualties.
2022-02-26 08:00 Russia loses 3,500 troops, nearly 200 kept hostage.
Advisor to the President’s Office Mykhailo Podoliak announced the numbers after heavy fighting overnight.
2022-02-26 07:47 Ukraine repels Russian forces in Vasylkiv near Kyiv.
Battles that lasted all night are now over, according to Ukraine’s military. The city remains under the control of Ukraine, said Vasylkiv Mayor Nataliia Balasynovych. Russian paratroopers landed with parachutes in the fields, forests and villages of Vasylkiv. “The worst was on Decembrists Street, there were fights, the street was on fire. They dreamed of capturing our airfield to deploy their troops, but our 40th Brigade was powerful and repulsed the attack, ” Balasynovych said.
2022-02-26 07:35 UN: Roughly 100,000 Ukrainians have left their homes, several thousand flee abroad to escape Russia’s war.
As of Feb. 24, upwards of 100,000 Ukrainians have been forced out of their homes and displaced in the country, while several thousands have crossed into Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania. In the following days of the invasion heavy traffic jams on routes going west were reported as more people continued to leave their homes.
2022-02-26 07:34 US approves $600 million aid for Ukraine, including $350 million for military.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed a decree to provide immediate assistance to Ukraine, as the country is fighting off an all-out Russian invasion.
2022-02-26 07:18 Russian aircraft flies over Konotop, Sumy Oblast, Suspilne media's local branch reports.
Two powerful explosions in the Konotop area were reported by inhabitants in the city.
2022-02-26 06:49 Ukraine’s 101st brigade destroys a column of Russian forces.
Two cars, two trucks with tanks and another tank were neutralized near the Beresteiska metro station on Kyiv’s right bank, Ukraine’s Armed Forces reports.
2022-02-26 06:46 Ukraine intercepts Russian drone in Black Sea.
The Russian drone targeted a Ukrainian border guard ship overnight on Feb. 26, but Ukrainian forces shot it down near Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast.
2022-02-26 06:30 President Volodymyr Zelensky is personally heading the defense of Kyiv.
He is in the capital, according to the state-run Dom TV channel.
2022-02-26 06:17 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 26 live updates)
2022-02-26 05:20 Security Council Secretary Danilov:
“We are stopping the horde as best as we can, the situation in Kyiv is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our citizens.”
2022-02-26 05:18 Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repel an attack by Russian forces on Mykolaiv,
a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada reports. Heavy fighting ensued after Russian troops attempted to land in Mykolaiv, but were unable to break through Ukraine’s anti-aircraft system, Governor of Mykolaiv Vitaliy Kim said.
2022-02-26 04:26 An attack on a military unit in Kyiv has been repelled by Ukraine's military.
Russian invading forces attacked a military unit in Kyiv overnight, but Ukraine’s forces were able to successfully fight it off, according to the Land forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 04:07 Yet another Russian Il-76 transporter downed.
Ukraine’s air defense near Bila Tserkva, approximately 80 kilometers south of Kyiv, killed the second aircraft that had the capacity to transfer over 100 paratroopers for landing near Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s State Agency for Special Communications.
2022-02-26 03:58 Washington Post: U.S prepared to evacuate Zelensky
to avoid being captured or killed by the invading Russian forces, but the Ukrainian President has so far refused to leave the country. Zelensky was briefed by CIA Director William J. Burns in January, who told the president to pay close attention to his personal security.
2022-02-26 03:40 Explosions, gunfire in Kyiv’s Shulyavka, Kyiv Zoo, Beresteiska areas.
More than 50 explosions and as well as heavy machine gun fire have been reported in the Shulyavka and Kyiv Zoo areas. There are also reports of heavy gunfire by the Beresteiska metro station, near to a Ukrainian military unit that is located there.
2022-02-26 03:36 Reuters: White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis.
The White House asked Congress on Feb. 25 to approve $6.4 billion in aid to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country this week. The request includes $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defense.
2022-02-26 03:29 Kazakhstan denies Russia's request for troops.
2022-02-26 03:23 Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police drove up to a checkpoint near Vasylkiv south of Kyiv
where heavy fighting has been reported, and shot Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukrainska Pravda, citing their sources in the military. Immediately after, a group of Russian soldiers arrived at the checkpoint by truck. Other sources have reported the Ukrainian soldiers shot at the checkpoint were killed.
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2022-02-26 11:38 Cyprus, Italy change their position and support cutting Russia off SWIFT.
Earlier, Germany also said they now support kicking Russia out of the crucial international payment system. Hungary remains the only EU country that opposes the measure.
2022-02-26 11:02 FM Dmytro Kuleba calls on world to fully isolate Russia after missile hit residential building in Kyiv last night.
He said on Twitter: “I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!”
2022-02-26 10:53 Klitschko: Kyiv metro now only working as bomb shelter.
The Kyiv mayor said metro trains would no longer run.
2022-02-26 10:11 Five people including 2 children injured in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv last night.
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that Russia’s army has not entered the city. He added that more air strikes are expected and encouraged people to stay in bomb shelters.
2022-02-26 10:02 Kherson mayor: City under Ukrainian control.
After an aircraft attack on Russian armored vehicles, the enemy forces backed off from the city. Mayor Ihor Kolyhaiev said that trolleybuses were still operating, the food situation was “being resolved,” and that two babies were delivered in bomb shelters last night.
2022-02-26 09:51 President's Office: Ukraine is winning.
Russian Armed Forces have not gained any operational and tactical advantage over the past 24 hours, according to Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the President’s Office.
2022-02-26 09:40 Ukrainian soldiers win back Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.
According to Energy Minister Herman Halyshchenko, Ukraine regained full control over the plant after a fierce battle. The plant’s staff left shelters and returned back to work.
2022-02-26 09:27 Zelensky says weapons en route to Ukraine after Macron call.
Ukraine’s President said that “the anti-war coalition is working!”
2022-02-26 09:19 Russia faces heavy losses as it attacks Ukraine on all fronts
2022-02-26 08:41 Missile strikes an apartment building in Kyiv.
After heavy fighting in the capital overnight, a residential apartment building not far from the Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) was struck by Russian missile attacks. There are no reported deaths.
2022-02-26 08:39 A baby born in Kyiv subway, now being used as a bomb shelter, overnight on Feb. 25.
Amid ongoing air raids as part of Russia’s war against Ukraine, people all across the country have been taking shelter underground and in subway stations.
2022-02-26 08:00 A warehouse of Kyivenergo, capital’s energy generating company, was set on fire.
The fire was reported at 6:24 a.m. and was localized in the next hour. There are no casualties.
2022-02-26 08:00 Russia loses 3,500 troops, nearly 200 kept hostage.
Advisor to the President’s Office Mykhailo Podoliak announced the numbers after heavy fighting overnight.
2022-02-26 07:47 Ukraine repels Russian forces in Vasylkiv near Kyiv.
Battles that lasted all night are now over, according to Ukraine’s military. The city remains under the control of Ukraine, said Vasylkiv Mayor Nataliia Balasynovych. Russian paratroopers landed with parachutes in the fields, forests and villages of Vasylkiv. “The worst was on Decembrists Street, there were fights, the street was on fire. They dreamed of capturing our airfield to deploy their troops, but our 40th Brigade was powerful and repulsed the attack, ” Balasynovych said.
2022-02-26 07:35 UN: Roughly 100,000 Ukrainians have left their homes, several thousand flee abroad to escape Russia’s war.
As of Feb. 24, upwards of 100,000 Ukrainians have been forced out of their homes and displaced in the country, while several thousands have crossed into Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania. In the following days of the invasion heavy traffic jams on routes going west were reported as more people continued to leave their homes.
2022-02-26 07:34 US approves $600 million aid for Ukraine, including $350 million for military.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed a decree to provide immediate assistance to Ukraine, as the country is fighting off an all-out Russian invasion.
2022-02-26 07:18 Russian aircraft flies over Konotop, Sumy Oblast, Suspilne media's local branch reports.
Two powerful explosions in the Konotop area were reported by inhabitants in the city.
2022-02-26 06:49 Ukraine’s 101st brigade destroys a column of Russian forces.
Two cars, two trucks with tanks and another tank were neutralized near the Beresteiska metro station on Kyiv’s right bank, Ukraine’s Armed Forces reports.
2022-02-26 06:46 Ukraine intercepts Russian drone in Black Sea.
The Russian drone targeted a Ukrainian border guard ship overnight on Feb. 26, but Ukrainian forces shot it down near Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast.
2022-02-26 06:30 President Volodymyr Zelensky is personally heading the defense of Kyiv.
He is in the capital, according to the state-run Dom TV channel.
2022-02-26 06:17 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 26 live updates)
2022-02-26 05:20 Security Council Secretary Danilov:
“We are stopping the horde as best as we can, the situation in Kyiv is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our citizens.”
2022-02-26 05:18 Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repel an attack by Russian forces on Mykolaiv,
a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada reports. Heavy fighting ensued after Russian troops attempted to land in Mykolaiv, but were unable to break through Ukraine’s anti-aircraft system, Governor of Mykolaiv Vitaliy Kim said.
2022-02-26 04:26 An attack on a military unit in Kyiv has been repelled by Ukraine's military.
Russian invading forces attacked a military unit in Kyiv overnight, but Ukraine’s forces were able to successfully fight it off, according to the Land forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 04:07 Yet another Russian Il-76 transporter downed.
Ukraine’s air defense near Bila Tserkva, approximately 80 kilometers south of Kyiv, killed the second aircraft that had the capacity to transfer over 100 paratroopers for landing near Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s State Agency for Special Communications.
2022-02-26 03:58 Washington Post: U.S prepared to evacuate Zelensky
to avoid being captured or killed by the invading Russian forces, but the Ukrainian President has so far refused to leave the country. Zelensky was briefed by CIA Director William J. Burns in January, who told the president to pay close attention to his personal security.
2022-02-26 03:40 Explosions, gunfire in Kyiv’s Shulyavka, Kyiv Zoo, Beresteiska areas.
More than 50 explosions and as well as heavy machine gun fire have been reported in the Shulyavka and Kyiv Zoo areas. There are also reports of heavy gunfire by the Beresteiska metro station, near to a Ukrainian military unit that is located there.
2022-02-26 03:36 Reuters: White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis.
The White House asked Congress on Feb. 25 to approve $6.4 billion in aid to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country this week. The request includes $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defense.
2022-02-26 03:29 Kazakhstan denies Russia's request for troops.
2022-02-26 03:23 Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police drove up to a checkpoint near Vasylkiv south of Kyiv
where heavy fighting has been reported, and shot Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukrainska Pravda, citing their sources in the military. Immediately after, a group of Russian soldiers arrived at the checkpoint by truck. Other sources have reported the Ukrainian soldiers shot at the checkpoint were killed.
2022-02-26 02:58 Russian invaders attempt to land in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast.
Heavy fighting has been reported around the area. Russian troops are attempting to land into the city by air.
2022-02-26 02:45 More shelling reported near power plant in northern Kyiv.
State Special Communications Service of Ukraine reports that Russians are trying to attack CHP-6 power station in Troieshchyna, Kyiv’s northern left-bank. This is the second time in the past 24 hours that the Russian forces tried to destroy the power plant. The Ukrainian military is repelling attacks.
2022-02-26 01:32 Ukraine’s air defense downs a Russian close support aircraft and a helicopter in Donbas.
A S-300 system kills Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet and an unspecified helicopter at midnight, according to Ukraine’s State Agency for Special Communications.
2022-02-26 01:27 Ukraine’s air defense downs a Russian transporter carrying paratroopers.
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 was shot close to the city of Vasylkiv south of Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s top general Valeriy Zaluzhniy. The aircraft could carry nearly 150 troops.
2022-02-26 01:10 Russia blocks UN Security Council resolution condemning invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 00:24 Zelensky: 'This night will be very difficult. Ukraine's fate is being decided.'
“This night they will launch an assault. The enemy will use all of their power on all fronts to break our defense. We have to stand ground.”
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2022-02-25 23:53 Ukraine ready to negotiate with Russia.
The leadership of Ukraine is open to negotiations with Russia and the sides are now discussing the place and time.
2022-02-25 23:26 U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said the decision to target Russian officials including Putin and Lavrov was made following U.S. President Joe Biden’s phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier today, the EU unanimously agreed to freeze assets of both Kremlin men.
2022-02-25 22:31 NATO member states to provide more weapons to Ukraine.
Contrary to reports circulating on social media that NATO was planning to provide air defense systems and more weapons to Ukraine, individual NATO member countries will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons, including air defenses, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Feb. 25. NATO is deploying parts of its combat-ready response force.
2022-02-25 21:51 Kyiv home guard provided with NLAW tank killers.
The 112th Territorial Brigade troops defending the streets of Ukraine’s capital are now operating British-provided advanced NLAW weapons designed for urban combat.
2022-02-25 21:21 Klitchko: Five explosions occurred near Troieshchyna power station in Kyiv.
“5 explosions occurred with an interval of 3-5 minutes near the CHP-6 power station on Kyiv’s northern left-bank. Emergency services are going there. We are finding out the details,” Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:49 Eugene Czolij: The West must act now
2022-02-25 20:42 NATO Response Force activated for first time in history.
The 30-nation alliance has activated a defense measure to bolster its eastern flank as Russia continues to launch an all-out-war against Ukraine. The multinational force that consists of land, air, sea and other special operation forces has not been deployed yet but is on standby. “This is an historic moment,” NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Tod Wolters said.
2022-02-25 20:36 Ukrainian Territorial Defense forces are still in Russian-occupied Sumy.
“Nobody is surrendering,” Sumy Oblast governor Dmytro Zhyvytskiy asserted on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:24 BBC: EU freezes Putin and Lavrov's assets.
The details of the assets that would potentially be affected, or if either man has assets in the EU has not yet been announced. These sanctions, however, will not ban the two from traveling to the EU.
2022-02-25 20:01 The Russian government has decided to “partially restrict” access to Facebook
after the social media network restricted the pages of several Russian state media following the invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine. The Russian government’s restrictions could make it more difficult for Russians to share information about the war in Ukraine.
2022-02-25 19:39 Zelensky addresses Ukrainians in the streets of Kyiv.
Wearing military fatigue in the streets of the Ukrainian capital in front of presidential administrative buildings, President Volodymyr Zelensky, surrounded his Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and military officials, told the nation in a short video he was ready to defend the country. “We’re all here, defending our independence and our country,” he said.
2022-02-25 19:19 Russia barred from Eurovision.
The European Broadcasting Eurovision, which organizes the competition, said Russia will not be allowed to enter an act into this year’s competition.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made a yet another televised address, this time calling on the Ukrainian military to “take power in your own hands” and overthrow the country’s leadership, whom he described as “terrorists” and “a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”
2022-02-25 18:55 Russia loses rights of representation in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly.
Yet, Russia remains a member of the Council of Europe, despite the declaration by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi that it was expelled.
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2022-02-26 06:17 Russia’s war on Ukraine: Where fighting is on now (Feb. 26 live updates)
2022-02-26 05:20 Security Council Secretary Danilov:
“We are stopping the horde as best as we can, the situation in Kyiv is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our citizens.”
2022-02-26 05:18 Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repel an attack by Russian forces on Mykolaiv,
a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada reports. Heavy fighting ensued after Russian troops attempted to land in Mykolaiv, but were unable to break through Ukraine’s anti-aircraft system, Governor of Mykolaiv Vitaliy Kim said.
2022-02-26 04:26 An attack on a military unit in Kyiv has been repelled by Ukraine's military.
Russian invading forces attacked a military unit in Kyiv overnight, but Ukraine’s forces were able to successfully fight it off, according to the Land forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 04:07 Yet another Russian Il-76 transporter downed.
Ukraine’s air defense near Bila Tserkva, approximately 80 kilometers south of Kyiv, killed the second aircraft that had the capacity to transfer over 100 paratroopers for landing near Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s State Agency for Special Communications.
2022-02-26 03:58 Washington Post: U.S prepared to evacuate Zelensky
to avoid being captured or killed by the invading Russian forces, but the Ukrainian President has so far refused to leave the country. Zelensky was briefed by CIA Director William J. Burns in January, who told the president to pay close attention to his personal security.
2022-02-26 03:40 Explosions, gunfire in Kyiv’s Shulyavka, Kyiv Zoo, Beresteiska areas.
More than 50 explosions and as well as heavy machine gun fire have been reported in the Shulyavka and Kyiv Zoo areas. There are also reports of heavy gunfire by the Beresteiska metro station, near to a Ukrainian military unit that is located there.
2022-02-26 03:36 Reuters: White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis.
The White House asked Congress on Feb. 25 to approve $6.4 billion in aid to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country this week. The request includes $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defense.
2022-02-26 03:29 Kazakhstan denies Russia's request for troops.
2022-02-26 03:23 Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police drove up to a checkpoint near Vasylkiv south of Kyiv
where heavy fighting has been reported, and shot Ukrainian soldiers, according to Ukrainska Pravda, citing their sources in the military. Immediately after, a group of Russian soldiers arrived at the checkpoint by truck. Other sources have reported the Ukrainian soldiers shot at the checkpoint were killed.
2022-02-26 02:58 Russian invaders attempt to land in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast.
Heavy fighting has been reported around the area. Russian troops are attempting to land into the city by air.
2022-02-26 02:45 More shelling reported near power plant in northern Kyiv.
State Special Communications Service of Ukraine reports that Russians are trying to attack CHP-6 power station in Troieshchyna, Kyiv’s northern left-bank. This is the second time in the past 24 hours that the Russian forces tried to destroy the power plant. The Ukrainian military is repelling attacks.
2022-02-26 01:32 Ukraine’s air defense downs a Russian close support aircraft and a helicopter in Donbas.
A S-300 system kills Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet and an unspecified helicopter at midnight, according to Ukraine’s State Agency for Special Communications.
2022-02-26 01:27 Ukraine’s air defense downs a Russian transporter carrying paratroopers.
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 was shot close to the city of Vasylkiv south of Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s top general Valeriy Zaluzhniy. The aircraft could carry nearly 150 troops.
2022-02-26 01:10 Russia blocks UN Security Council resolution condemning invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-26 00:24 Zelensky: 'This night will be very difficult. Ukraine's fate is being decided.'
“This night they will launch an assault. The enemy will use all of their power on all fronts to break our defense. We have to stand ground.”
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2022-02-25 23:53 Ukraine ready to negotiate with Russia.
The leadership of Ukraine is open to negotiations with Russia and the sides are now discussing the place and time.
2022-02-25 23:26 U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said the decision to target Russian officials including Putin and Lavrov was made following U.S. President Joe Biden’s phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier today, the EU unanimously agreed to freeze assets of both Kremlin men.
2022-02-25 22:31 NATO member states to provide more weapons to Ukraine.
Contrary to reports circulating on social media that NATO was planning to provide air defense systems and more weapons to Ukraine, individual NATO member countries will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons, including air defenses, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Feb. 25. NATO is deploying parts of its combat-ready response force.
2022-02-25 21:51 Kyiv home guard provided with NLAW tank killers.
The 112th Territorial Brigade troops defending the streets of Ukraine’s capital are now operating British-provided advanced NLAW weapons designed for urban combat.
2022-02-25 21:21 Klitchko: Five explosions occurred near Troieshchyna power station in Kyiv.
“5 explosions occurred with an interval of 3-5 minutes near the CHP-6 power station on Kyiv’s northern left-bank. Emergency services are going there. We are finding out the details,” Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:49 Eugene Czolij: The West must act now
2022-02-25 20:42 NATO Response Force activated for first time in history.
The 30-nation alliance has activated a defense measure to bolster its eastern flank as Russia continues to launch an all-out-war against Ukraine. The multinational force that consists of land, air, sea and other special operation forces has not been deployed yet but is on standby. “This is an historic moment,” NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Tod Wolters said.
2022-02-25 20:36 Ukrainian Territorial Defense forces are still in Russian-occupied Sumy.
“Nobody is surrendering,” Sumy Oblast governor Dmytro Zhyvytskiy asserted on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:24 BBC: EU freezes Putin and Lavrov's assets.
The details of the assets that would potentially be affected, or if either man has assets in the EU has not yet been announced. These sanctions, however, will not ban the two from traveling to the EU.
2022-02-25 20:01 The Russian government has decided to “partially restrict” access to Facebook
after the social media network restricted the pages of several Russian state media following the invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine. The Russian government’s restrictions could make it more difficult for Russians to share information about the war in Ukraine.
2022-02-25 19:39 Zelensky addresses Ukrainians in the streets of Kyiv.
Wearing military fatigue in the streets of the Ukrainian capital in front of presidential administrative buildings, President Volodymyr Zelensky, surrounded his Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and military officials, told the nation in a short video he was ready to defend the country. “We’re all here, defending our independence and our country,” he said.
2022-02-25 19:19 Russia barred from Eurovision.
The European Broadcasting Eurovision, which organizes the competition, said Russia will not be allowed to enter an act into this year’s competition.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made a yet another televised address, this time calling on the Ukrainian military to “take power in your own hands” and overthrow the country’s leadership, whom he described as “terrorists” and “a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”
2022-02-25 18:55 Russia loses rights of representation in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly.
Yet, Russia remains a member of the Council of Europe, despite the declaration by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi that it was expelled.
2022-02-25 18:38 Kyiv City administration issues warning about painted markings on rooves.
The municipal body told citizens to check for and obscure any markings on the rooves of their bluidings. It is believed that some signs have been painted to guide Russian bombers.
2022-02-25 18:27 France backs cutting Russia from SWIFT.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said his country is in favor of ejecting Russia from SWIFT international payment system but other European states have “reservations” about using such a “financial nuclear weapon.” He added that the move to eject Russia from SWIFT could come “not in the coming days or weeks, but in the coming hours.”
Though Putin said talks hinged on Ukraine’s surrender, the Chinese leader recommended that Moscow begins negotiations with Kyiv.
2022-02-25 17:43 Amnesty International: Russian military commits ‘indiscriminate attacks’ during invasion of Ukraine.
The NGO documented three incidents that is believed to have killed at least six civilians and injured at least 12 more during Russian invasion. Amnesty International says Russian attacks could constitute war crimes and there has been violations in international humanitarian law.
2022-02-25 17:28 Russia's Sberbank and Prominvestbank will both have their banking licenses revoked.
“We at the National Bank cannot allow the subsidiaries of the state banks of the invading country to continue to work in Ukraine and operate with Ukrainians’ money,” NBU Head Kirill Shevchenko said.
2022-02-25 16:04 Ukraine reports over 1,000 Russian soldiers killed on invasion's second day.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces allege that Russia has lost the largest number of casualties in conflict ever sustained by Russia in one day.
2022-02-25 15:08 Peskov: Russia ready to send delegation to Minsk to negotiate with Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russis’s president was ready to discuss peace terms after launching an all-out assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24.
2022-02-25 15:02 Ukraine's military: over 1,000 Russian soldiers killed on invasion's second day.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces allege that it is the largest number of casualties in conflict ever sustained by Russia.
2022-02-25 14:52 Klitschko: Kyiv has entered defense phase, enemy wants to destroy the capital.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said during a briefing that the situation is “difficult,” but the Ukrainian military is defending Kyiv. “But we believe in our Armed Forces. We support them, we help them,” he said.
People must immediately go to the closest shelter.
2022-02-25 14:38 Russian rockets hit shelter, kindergarten in Okhtyrka, Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast.
There are casualties and severely injured, including children.
2022-02-25 14:01 Zelensky: 'Europe has enough strength to stop this aggression.'
“Visa cancelations for Russians, cutting them from SWIFT, a total isolation of Russia, recalling ambassadors, embargo on petroleum, imposing a no-fly zone, this must be in the table,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:45 Ukraine’s ex-Deputy Prosecutor General asks to collect evidence of Russia’s human right violation during its invasion.
Gyunduz Mamedov said on Twitter on Feb. 25 there had been numerous war crimes committed against civilians and “criminals must be held accountable for each of them.”
2022-02-25 13:40 Zelensky says he's ready for peace talks with Russia to save lives.
“I want to deliver a message to the Russian president, fights are ongoing all over the country, let’s begin negotiations, to stop people from dying,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:32 Volunteers create website to help Ukrainians fleeing the war, settle in western Ukraine.
Called ‘Shelter,’ the online platform puts in contact locals in western Ukraine and refugees fleeing the war, in search of housing.
2022-02-25 12:40 Ukrzaliznytsia will run an evacuation Intercity+ train to Kharkiv, limit service after.
The service will be run some time after 13:00 today. After this, Intercity express trains will not run from Kharkiv, but regular sleeper services will still operate.
2022-02-25 12:16 Mariupol mayor: Fierce combat in all directions around the city.
Vadym Boychenko said “we are defending not only Ukraine, we are defending all of Europe.”
Earlier today, a Russian rocket struck the territory of the western city’s airport.
2022-02-25 11:38 UEFA strips St. Petersburg of Champions League final, moves the flagship match to Paris.
European soccer’s governing body’s decision comes following Russia’s new invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24.
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2022-02-25 21:21 Klitchko: Five explosions occurred near Troieshchyna power station in Kyiv.
“5 explosions occurred with an interval of 3-5 minutes near the CHP-6 power station on Kyiv’s northern left-bank. Emergency services are going there. We are finding out the details,” Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:49 Eugene Czolij: The West must act now
2022-02-25 20:42 NATO Response Force activated for first time in history.
The 30-nation alliance has activated a defense measure to bolster its eastern flank as Russia continues to launch an all-out-war against Ukraine. The multinational force that consists of land, air, sea and other special operation forces has not been deployed yet but is on standby. “This is an historic moment,” NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Tod Wolters said.
2022-02-25 20:36 Ukrainian Territorial Defense forces are still in Russian-occupied Sumy.
“Nobody is surrendering,” Sumy Oblast governor Dmytro Zhyvytskiy asserted on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 20:24 BBC: EU freezes Putin and Lavrov's assets.
The details of the assets that would potentially be affected, or if either man has assets in the EU has not yet been announced. These sanctions, however, will not ban the two from traveling to the EU.
2022-02-25 20:01 The Russian government has decided to “partially restrict” access to Facebook
after the social media network restricted the pages of several Russian state media following the invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine. The Russian government’s restrictions could make it more difficult for Russians to share information about the war in Ukraine.
2022-02-25 19:39 Zelensky addresses Ukrainians in the streets of Kyiv.
Wearing military fatigue in the streets of the Ukrainian capital in front of presidential administrative buildings, President Volodymyr Zelensky, surrounded his Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and military officials, told the nation in a short video he was ready to defend the country. “We’re all here, defending our independence and our country,” he said.
2022-02-25 19:19 Russia barred from Eurovision.
The European Broadcasting Eurovision, which organizes the competition, said Russia will not be allowed to enter an act into this year’s competition.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made a yet another televised address, this time calling on the Ukrainian military to “take power in your own hands” and overthrow the country’s leadership, whom he described as “terrorists” and “a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”
2022-02-25 18:55 Russia loses rights of representation in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly.
Yet, Russia remains a member of the Council of Europe, despite the declaration by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi that it was expelled.
2022-02-25 18:38 Kyiv City administration issues warning about painted markings on rooves.
The municipal body told citizens to check for and obscure any markings on the rooves of their bluidings. It is believed that some signs have been painted to guide Russian bombers.
2022-02-25 18:27 France backs cutting Russia from SWIFT.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said his country is in favor of ejecting Russia from SWIFT international payment system but other European states have “reservations” about using such a “financial nuclear weapon.” He added that the move to eject Russia from SWIFT could come “not in the coming days or weeks, but in the coming hours.”
Though Putin said talks hinged on Ukraine’s surrender, the Chinese leader recommended that Moscow begins negotiations with Kyiv.
2022-02-25 17:43 Amnesty International: Russian military commits ‘indiscriminate attacks’ during invasion of Ukraine.
The NGO documented three incidents that is believed to have killed at least six civilians and injured at least 12 more during Russian invasion. Amnesty International says Russian attacks could constitute war crimes and there has been violations in international humanitarian law.
2022-02-25 17:28 Russia's Sberbank and Prominvestbank will both have their banking licenses revoked.
“We at the National Bank cannot allow the subsidiaries of the state banks of the invading country to continue to work in Ukraine and operate with Ukrainians’ money,” NBU Head Kirill Shevchenko said.
2022-02-25 16:04 Ukraine reports over 1,000 Russian soldiers killed on invasion's second day.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces allege that Russia has lost the largest number of casualties in conflict ever sustained by Russia in one day.
2022-02-25 15:08 Peskov: Russia ready to send delegation to Minsk to negotiate with Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russis’s president was ready to discuss peace terms after launching an all-out assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24.
2022-02-25 15:02 Ukraine's military: over 1,000 Russian soldiers killed on invasion's second day.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces allege that it is the largest number of casualties in conflict ever sustained by Russia.
2022-02-25 14:52 Klitschko: Kyiv has entered defense phase, enemy wants to destroy the capital.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said during a briefing that the situation is “difficult,” but the Ukrainian military is defending Kyiv. “But we believe in our Armed Forces. We support them, we help them,” he said.
People must immediately go to the closest shelter.
2022-02-25 14:38 Russian rockets hit shelter, kindergarten in Okhtyrka, Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast.
There are casualties and severely injured, including children.
2022-02-25 14:01 Zelensky: 'Europe has enough strength to stop this aggression.'
“Visa cancelations for Russians, cutting them from SWIFT, a total isolation of Russia, recalling ambassadors, embargo on petroleum, imposing a no-fly zone, this must be in the table,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:45 Ukraine’s ex-Deputy Prosecutor General asks to collect evidence of Russia’s human right violation during its invasion.
Gyunduz Mamedov said on Twitter on Feb. 25 there had been numerous war crimes committed against civilians and “criminals must be held accountable for each of them.”
2022-02-25 13:40 Zelensky says he's ready for peace talks with Russia to save lives.
“I want to deliver a message to the Russian president, fights are ongoing all over the country, let’s begin negotiations, to stop people from dying,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:32 Volunteers create website to help Ukrainians fleeing the war, settle in western Ukraine.
Called ‘Shelter,’ the online platform puts in contact locals in western Ukraine and refugees fleeing the war, in search of housing.
2022-02-25 12:40 Ukrzaliznytsia will run an evacuation Intercity+ train to Kharkiv, limit service after.
The service will be run some time after 13:00 today. After this, Intercity express trains will not run from Kharkiv, but regular sleeper services will still operate.
2022-02-25 12:16 Mariupol mayor: Fierce combat in all directions around the city.
Vadym Boychenko said “we are defending not only Ukraine, we are defending all of Europe.”
Earlier today, a Russian rocket struck the territory of the western city’s airport.
2022-02-25 11:38 UEFA strips St. Petersburg of Champions League final, moves the flagship match to Paris.
European soccer’s governing body’s decision comes following Russia’s new invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24.
People are heading to bomb shelters. Many spent there most of the night.
2022-02-25 11:09 Where Russia is attacking Ukraine today (Feb. 25)
2022-02-25 10:43 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remains in Kyiv.
“The basic scenario of the Russian special operation is clear. The only goal is to enter Kyiv and destroy the leadership of Ukraine, personally Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky remains in Kyiv, he must show what the resilience of the Ukrainian people means,” Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the chief of the Ukrainian presidential administration said on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 10:23 UK Defense Minister: Russian President Vladimir Putin intends "to invade the whole of Ukraine."
While it the U.K. government’s view that Russia intends to invade all of Ukraine, Russia has not taken any of its major objectives in the first 24 hours of its invasion of Ukraine, Ben Wallace, the UK’s defense minister told Sky News on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 10:10 Russia’s forces have entered the Obolon district in Kyiv.
The Ukrainian military is currently fighting with the forces. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry ask residents not to leave their house and prepare Molotov cocktails. The district is approximately 10 kilometers from central Kyiv.
2022-02-25 09:38 Reuters: Ukrainian government seeks hackers to counter cyber warfare.
The country is seeking recruits from its “hacker underground” to protect key digital infrastructure and conduct cyber spying on Russia.
2022-02-25 09:35 Senior Ukrainian official: Russian troops will enter Kyiv outskirts today.
The unnamed official also told Reuters that Ukrainian forces were fighting on four fronts despite being outnumbered.
2022-02-25 09:16 The Russian military seized two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
changed into Ukrainian uniform and are moving to the center of Kyiv. They are followed by a column of Russian military trucks, says Deputy Defense Minister.
2022-02-25 09:10 Russian forces are not letting the Red Cross enter Schastia,
a frontline village near occupied Luhansk. There is no electricity or water, the village is under constant shelling by Russian forces, evacuation is impossible, said the Head of Luhansk Regional State Administration Sergiy Gaiday.
2022-02-25 08:59 Ukraine’s military succesfully defending the area near Chernihiv.
Russian forces retreated, leaving behind armored vehicles and documents of Russian soldiers, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said.
2022-02-25 08:35 Zelensky: 137 Ukrainians killed, 316 injured since Russia declared war.
2022-02-25 08:33 Ukrainian-Canadians come together in support of their ancestral land
2022-02-25 08:16 Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages
Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages, says Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar. Vorzel is on the outskirts of Kyiv.
2022-02-25 07:41 French President Emmanuel Macron says he's ready to broker a ceasefire.
Macron said he is positioning himself as the mediator between Russia and Ukraine for a potential ceasefire agreement. “I think it is my responsibility […] to take such initiatives when they are requested by Ukraine, and then, while condemning, while sanctioning, while continuing to decide and act, to leave this path open so that the day when the conditions can be met, we can obtain a cessation of hostilities for the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 07:38 Warning sirens go off in Kyiv,
as local authorities ask people to hide in bomb shelters.
2022-02-25 07:10 EU unveils second package of sanctions on Moscow, targets Russia’s access to key capital.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there will be far-reaching consequences to Russia’s economy and Moscow elites, with sanctions imposed against financial, energy, transport, export controls and visa policies. “This will affect 70% of the Russian banking market,” Leyen said.
2022-02-25 06:49 Russian rocket strikes the territory of Rivne airport,
no serious damage was done, according to the mayor of the regional capital in northwestern Ukraine.
2022-02-25 06:31 Russia’s plan to seize Kyiv, according to Ukrainska Pravda intelligence sources:
intensify attacks along the border, so troops leave Kyiv. Seize one of Kyiv’s airports, as sabotage groups disconnect the city from electricity and communications to cause panic. Organize arson and looting to create more panic. Launch a cyber attack on government websites. Induce more panic to create “uncontrolled columns of refugees’ from Kyiv to block highways and hinder movement of Ukrainian troops. Capture and hold government buildings. Desired goal – seize the leadership of the state (not specified who) and force them to sign a peace agreement on Russian terms, threatening large civilian deaths. Even if part of the country’s leadership is evacuated, some pro-Russian politicians will be able to “take responsibility” and sign documents, citing the “escape” of the political leadership from Kyiv. Result – Ukraine can be divided into two parts, like East and West Germany.
2022-02-25 06:09 Canada’s new sanctions target banks and Putin's inner circle.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced “wide-reaching” penalties targeting 31 individuals as well as 27 banks and entities all connected to Russia’s ruling elite. Canada has also cancelled all export permits to Russia, which would curve about $750 million in Canadian exports particularly in aerospace, IT and mineral shipments. The sanctions will also penalize 351 members of Russian State Duma who voted in favor of recognizing Russian-occupied parts of Ukrainian Donbas as independent states.
2022-02-25 06:00 "It is unlikely that Russia has achieved its planned Day 1 military objectives,"
the U.K. defense ministry says. “Ukrainian forces have presented fierce resistance across all of Russia’s advance.”
2022-02-25 05:50 Russia already lost around 800 men, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reports.
Enemy losses also include seven planes, six helicopters, 130 armored fighting vehicles, and over 30 tanks.
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2022-02-25 14:38 Russian rockets hit shelter, kindergarten in Okhtyrka, Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast.
There are casualties and severely injured, including children.
2022-02-25 14:01 Zelensky: 'Europe has enough strength to stop this aggression.'
“Visa cancelations for Russians, cutting them from SWIFT, a total isolation of Russia, recalling ambassadors, embargo on petroleum, imposing a no-fly zone, this must be in the table,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:45 Ukraine’s ex-Deputy Prosecutor General asks to collect evidence of Russia’s human right violation during its invasion.
Gyunduz Mamedov said on Twitter on Feb. 25 there had been numerous war crimes committed against civilians and “criminals must be held accountable for each of them.”
2022-02-25 13:40 Zelensky says he's ready for peace talks with Russia to save lives.
“I want to deliver a message to the Russian president, fights are ongoing all over the country, let’s begin negotiations, to stop people from dying,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
2022-02-25 13:32 Volunteers create website to help Ukrainians fleeing the war, settle in western Ukraine.
Called ‘Shelter,’ the online platform puts in contact locals in western Ukraine and refugees fleeing the war, in search of housing.
2022-02-25 12:40 Ukrzaliznytsia will run an evacuation Intercity+ train to Kharkiv, limit service after.
The service will be run some time after 13:00 today. After this, Intercity express trains will not run from Kharkiv, but regular sleeper services will still operate.
2022-02-25 12:16 Mariupol mayor: Fierce combat in all directions around the city.
Vadym Boychenko said “we are defending not only Ukraine, we are defending all of Europe.”
Earlier today, a Russian rocket struck the territory of the western city’s airport.
2022-02-25 11:38 UEFA strips St. Petersburg of Champions League final, moves the flagship match to Paris.
European soccer’s governing body’s decision comes following Russia’s new invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24.
People are heading to bomb shelters. Many spent there most of the night.
2022-02-25 11:09 Where Russia is attacking Ukraine today (Feb. 25)
2022-02-25 10:43 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remains in Kyiv.
“The basic scenario of the Russian special operation is clear. The only goal is to enter Kyiv and destroy the leadership of Ukraine, personally Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky remains in Kyiv, he must show what the resilience of the Ukrainian people means,” Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the chief of the Ukrainian presidential administration said on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 10:23 UK Defense Minister: Russian President Vladimir Putin intends "to invade the whole of Ukraine."
While it the U.K. government’s view that Russia intends to invade all of Ukraine, Russia has not taken any of its major objectives in the first 24 hours of its invasion of Ukraine, Ben Wallace, the UK’s defense minister told Sky News on Feb. 25.
2022-02-25 10:10 Russia’s forces have entered the Obolon district in Kyiv.
The Ukrainian military is currently fighting with the forces. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry ask residents not to leave their house and prepare Molotov cocktails. The district is approximately 10 kilometers from central Kyiv.
2022-02-25 09:38 Reuters: Ukrainian government seeks hackers to counter cyber warfare.
The country is seeking recruits from its “hacker underground” to protect key digital infrastructure and conduct cyber spying on Russia.
2022-02-25 09:35 Senior Ukrainian official: Russian troops will enter Kyiv outskirts today.
The unnamed official also told Reuters that Ukrainian forces were fighting on four fronts despite being outnumbered.
2022-02-25 09:16 The Russian military seized two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
changed into Ukrainian uniform and are moving to the center of Kyiv. They are followed by a column of Russian military trucks, says Deputy Defense Minister.
2022-02-25 09:10 Russian forces are not letting the Red Cross enter Schastia,
a frontline village near occupied Luhansk. There is no electricity or water, the village is under constant shelling by Russian forces, evacuation is impossible, said the Head of Luhansk Regional State Administration Sergiy Gaiday.
2022-02-25 08:59 Ukraine’s military succesfully defending the area near Chernihiv.
Russian forces retreated, leaving behind armored vehicles and documents of Russian soldiers, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said.
2022-02-25 08:35 Zelensky: 137 Ukrainians killed, 316 injured since Russia declared war.
2022-02-25 08:33 Ukrainian-Canadians come together in support of their ancestral land
2022-02-25 08:16 Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages
Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages, says Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar. Vorzel is on the outskirts of Kyiv.
2022-02-25 07:41 French President Emmanuel Macron says he's ready to broker a ceasefire.
Macron said he is positioning himself as the mediator between Russia and Ukraine for a potential ceasefire agreement. “I think it is my responsibility […] to take such initiatives when they are requested by Ukraine, and then, while condemning, while sanctioning, while continuing to decide and act, to leave this path open so that the day when the conditions can be met, we can obtain a cessation of hostilities for the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 07:38 Warning sirens go off in Kyiv,
as local authorities ask people to hide in bomb shelters.
2022-02-25 07:10 EU unveils second package of sanctions on Moscow, targets Russia’s access to key capital.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there will be far-reaching consequences to Russia’s economy and Moscow elites, with sanctions imposed against financial, energy, transport, export controls and visa policies. “This will affect 70% of the Russian banking market,” Leyen said.
2022-02-25 06:49 Russian rocket strikes the territory of Rivne airport,
no serious damage was done, according to the mayor of the regional capital in northwestern Ukraine.
2022-02-25 06:31 Russia’s plan to seize Kyiv, according to Ukrainska Pravda intelligence sources:
intensify attacks along the border, so troops leave Kyiv. Seize one of Kyiv’s airports, as sabotage groups disconnect the city from electricity and communications to cause panic. Organize arson and looting to create more panic. Launch a cyber attack on government websites. Induce more panic to create “uncontrolled columns of refugees’ from Kyiv to block highways and hinder movement of Ukrainian troops. Capture and hold government buildings. Desired goal – seize the leadership of the state (not specified who) and force them to sign a peace agreement on Russian terms, threatening large civilian deaths. Even if part of the country’s leadership is evacuated, some pro-Russian politicians will be able to “take responsibility” and sign documents, citing the “escape” of the political leadership from Kyiv. Result – Ukraine can be divided into two parts, like East and West Germany.
2022-02-25 06:09 Canada’s new sanctions target banks and Putin's inner circle.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced “wide-reaching” penalties targeting 31 individuals as well as 27 banks and entities all connected to Russia’s ruling elite. Canada has also cancelled all export permits to Russia, which would curve about $750 million in Canadian exports particularly in aerospace, IT and mineral shipments. The sanctions will also penalize 351 members of Russian State Duma who voted in favor of recognizing Russian-occupied parts of Ukrainian Donbas as independent states.
2022-02-25 06:00 "It is unlikely that Russia has achieved its planned Day 1 military objectives,"
the U.K. defense ministry says. “Ukrainian forces have presented fierce resistance across all of Russia’s advance.”
2022-02-25 05:50 Russia already lost around 800 men, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reports.
Enemy losses also include seven planes, six helicopters, 130 armored fighting vehicles, and over 30 tanks.
2022-02-25 05:40 NATO will hold an extraordinary virtual summit on Feb. 25, 4 p.m. Kyiv time
to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
2022-02-25 05:27 Two residential buildings in Kyiv are on fire from intercepted unidentified enemy aircraft.
Three people were injured, one in critical condition, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, there is a risk of demolition. Buildings that were hit by the debris are on 7A Koshytsia Street.
2022-02-25 05:24 Kyiv sustains heavy missile, aircraft assault overnight.
The city air defense successfully repelled the assault by intercepting a number of missiles and downing a Russian aircraft, presumably a drone, which fell upon a residential block in eastern Kyiv.
2022-02-25 04:46 Kyiv residents report loud explosions.
Ukrainian forces might have shot down a Russian missile in the capital, according to the sources of Ukrainska Pravda news outlet.
2022-02-25 04:44 France will give Ukraine 300 million euros in aid and military equipment, Le Monde reports.
France will also accelerate its deployment of troops to Romania, and will send a military contingent to Estonia to take part in the protection of the Baltic sky.
2022-02-25 04:29 Two Russian soldiers surrender,
say they were deployed from Crimea for “drills” without knowing where they were being sent.
2022-02-25 04:23 Russia detains over 1,700 protesters in 58 cities during anti-war demonstrations.
The numbers were published by the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a briefing, citing “credible” reports. Russia seized control of Chornobyl earlier on Feb. 24.
2022-02-25 04:05 Russian military establish road checkpoints on Kyiv-Sumy highway.
According to Sumy Oblast Governor Serhiy Zhyvytskiy, many of the northern Ukrainian region’s cities have been encircled by the enemy. A large military group is moving from occupied Sumy toward Kyiv.
2022-02-25 03:42 Russian forces hold Konotop under siege, moving to Kyiv.
The Sumy Oblast Governor Serhiy Zhyvytskiy says a lot of the region’s cities have been encircled by the enemy. A large military group is moving from occupied Sumy toward Kyiv.
2022-02-25 03:39 Hacktivist organization Anonymous declared cyber war on Russia.
“Our operations are targeting the Russian government,” a statement said. “There is an inevitability that the private sector will most likely be affected too.”
2022-02-25 03:07 Almost 24 hours since Russia's attack began, the Russian government has not made public any information on Russian deaths or casualties,
according to Russia’s online news outlet Meduza. Many photos circulate online showing Russian soldiers that have been killed or injured, while the Ukrainian government said repeatedly that Russian forces have great losses.
2022-02-25 03:05 Zelensky established commander-in-chief wartime headquarters.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Feb. 24 to form the battalion and approve its personnel as Russian forces continue to launch attacks on Ukraine.
2022-02-25 02:57 Blinken: Russia plans to encircle Kyiv.
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “all evidence suggests that Russia intends to encircle and threaten Kyiv,” and that “Moscow has developed plans to inflict widespread human rights abuses – and potentially worse – on the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 02:57 Patreon deleted the page of Ukraine-based Come Back Alive charity.
“The page was deleted without any warnings… at a very difficult time for Ukraine. It is unknown where more than $250,000 went,” the charity’s statement said. The foundation is primarily fundraising for Ukraine’s military, to aid soldiers and volunteers with supplies, including equipment, drones, personal body protection and specialized software.
2022-02-25 02:43 Major Ukrainian cities threatened by early morning offensive.
Russian invasion forces are expected to launch attacks against the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kherson, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, and Kharkiv regions during the early morning, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada announced. Kyiv will be attacked at 3 a.m., media sources report. Citizens are encouraged to report enemy military activity to the military or local authorities.
2022-02-25 02:04 13 border guards were killed defending Ukraine’s Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island) in the Black Sea.
The island, one of the country’s southernmost settlements, was eventually captured by the Russian forces, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said in a statement late on Feb 24. In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the border guards will be awarded the Hero of Ukraine award posthumously.
2022-02-25 01:41 Psaki: U.S. ready to accept Ukrainian refugees.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said that the U.S. is also ready to help Europe cope with the growing number of refugees fleeing the war-affected country. “The U.S.A. specifically has a great deal of experience (in providing humanitarian assistance),” she said during her briefing.
2022-02-25 01:24 Russian invaders abandon armoured vehicles, flee from Okhtyrka, Sumy oblast.
Russian invaders left their BTR armored vehicles and ammunition and burned other supplies. Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko stated the troops either fled back to Russia or surrendered.
2022-02-25 01:08 Zelensky: We are neither afraid of Russia nor talking with Kremlin.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech that he will stay in the capital city of Kyiv and that his family is also in Ukraine. “The fate of our country depends on our military and people,” he said.
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2022-02-25 08:33 Ukrainian-Canadians come together in support of their ancestral land
2022-02-25 08:16 Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages
Russian forces might enter Vorzel and surrounding villages, says Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar. Vorzel is on the outskirts of Kyiv.
2022-02-25 07:41 French President Emmanuel Macron says he's ready to broker a ceasefire.
Macron said he is positioning himself as the mediator between Russia and Ukraine for a potential ceasefire agreement. “I think it is my responsibility […] to take such initiatives when they are requested by Ukraine, and then, while condemning, while sanctioning, while continuing to decide and act, to leave this path open so that the day when the conditions can be met, we can obtain a cessation of hostilities for the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 07:38 Warning sirens go off in Kyiv,
as local authorities ask people to hide in bomb shelters.
2022-02-25 07:10 EU unveils second package of sanctions on Moscow, targets Russia’s access to key capital.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there will be far-reaching consequences to Russia’s economy and Moscow elites, with sanctions imposed against financial, energy, transport, export controls and visa policies. “This will affect 70% of the Russian banking market,” Leyen said.
2022-02-25 06:49 Russian rocket strikes the territory of Rivne airport,
no serious damage was done, according to the mayor of the regional capital in northwestern Ukraine.
2022-02-25 06:31 Russia’s plan to seize Kyiv, according to Ukrainska Pravda intelligence sources:
intensify attacks along the border, so troops leave Kyiv. Seize one of Kyiv’s airports, as sabotage groups disconnect the city from electricity and communications to cause panic. Organize arson and looting to create more panic. Launch a cyber attack on government websites. Induce more panic to create “uncontrolled columns of refugees’ from Kyiv to block highways and hinder movement of Ukrainian troops. Capture and hold government buildings. Desired goal – seize the leadership of the state (not specified who) and force them to sign a peace agreement on Russian terms, threatening large civilian deaths. Even if part of the country’s leadership is evacuated, some pro-Russian politicians will be able to “take responsibility” and sign documents, citing the “escape” of the political leadership from Kyiv. Result – Ukraine can be divided into two parts, like East and West Germany.
2022-02-25 06:09 Canada’s new sanctions target banks and Putin's inner circle.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced “wide-reaching” penalties targeting 31 individuals as well as 27 banks and entities all connected to Russia’s ruling elite. Canada has also cancelled all export permits to Russia, which would curve about $750 million in Canadian exports particularly in aerospace, IT and mineral shipments. The sanctions will also penalize 351 members of Russian State Duma who voted in favor of recognizing Russian-occupied parts of Ukrainian Donbas as independent states.
2022-02-25 06:00 "It is unlikely that Russia has achieved its planned Day 1 military objectives,"
the U.K. defense ministry says. “Ukrainian forces have presented fierce resistance across all of Russia’s advance.”
2022-02-25 05:50 Russia already lost around 800 men, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reports.
Enemy losses also include seven planes, six helicopters, 130 armored fighting vehicles, and over 30 tanks.
2022-02-25 05:40 NATO will hold an extraordinary virtual summit on Feb. 25, 4 p.m. Kyiv time
to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
2022-02-25 05:27 Two residential buildings in Kyiv are on fire from intercepted unidentified enemy aircraft.
Three people were injured, one in critical condition, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, there is a risk of demolition. Buildings that were hit by the debris are on 7A Koshytsia Street.
2022-02-25 05:24 Kyiv sustains heavy missile, aircraft assault overnight.
The city air defense successfully repelled the assault by intercepting a number of missiles and downing a Russian aircraft, presumably a drone, which fell upon a residential block in eastern Kyiv.
2022-02-25 04:46 Kyiv residents report loud explosions.
Ukrainian forces might have shot down a Russian missile in the capital, according to the sources of Ukrainska Pravda news outlet.
2022-02-25 04:44 France will give Ukraine 300 million euros in aid and military equipment, Le Monde reports.
France will also accelerate its deployment of troops to Romania, and will send a military contingent to Estonia to take part in the protection of the Baltic sky.
2022-02-25 04:29 Two Russian soldiers surrender,
say they were deployed from Crimea for “drills” without knowing where they were being sent.
2022-02-25 04:23 Russia detains over 1,700 protesters in 58 cities during anti-war demonstrations.
The numbers were published by the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a briefing, citing “credible” reports. Russia seized control of Chornobyl earlier on Feb. 24.
2022-02-25 04:05 Russian military establish road checkpoints on Kyiv-Sumy highway.
According to Sumy Oblast Governor Serhiy Zhyvytskiy, many of the northern Ukrainian region’s cities have been encircled by the enemy. A large military group is moving from occupied Sumy toward Kyiv.
2022-02-25 03:42 Russian forces hold Konotop under siege, moving to Kyiv.
The Sumy Oblast Governor Serhiy Zhyvytskiy says a lot of the region’s cities have been encircled by the enemy. A large military group is moving from occupied Sumy toward Kyiv.
2022-02-25 03:39 Hacktivist organization Anonymous declared cyber war on Russia.
“Our operations are targeting the Russian government,” a statement said. “There is an inevitability that the private sector will most likely be affected too.”
2022-02-25 03:07 Almost 24 hours since Russia's attack began, the Russian government has not made public any information on Russian deaths or casualties,
according to Russia’s online news outlet Meduza. Many photos circulate online showing Russian soldiers that have been killed or injured, while the Ukrainian government said repeatedly that Russian forces have great losses.
2022-02-25 03:05 Zelensky established commander-in-chief wartime headquarters.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Feb. 24 to form the battalion and approve its personnel as Russian forces continue to launch attacks on Ukraine.
2022-02-25 02:57 Blinken: Russia plans to encircle Kyiv.
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “all evidence suggests that Russia intends to encircle and threaten Kyiv,” and that “Moscow has developed plans to inflict widespread human rights abuses – and potentially worse – on the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 02:57 Patreon deleted the page of Ukraine-based Come Back Alive charity.
“The page was deleted without any warnings… at a very difficult time for Ukraine. It is unknown where more than $250,000 went,” the charity’s statement said. The foundation is primarily fundraising for Ukraine’s military, to aid soldiers and volunteers with supplies, including equipment, drones, personal body protection and specialized software.
2022-02-25 02:43 Major Ukrainian cities threatened by early morning offensive.
Russian invasion forces are expected to launch attacks against the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kherson, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, and Kharkiv regions during the early morning, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada announced. Kyiv will be attacked at 3 a.m., media sources report. Citizens are encouraged to report enemy military activity to the military or local authorities.
2022-02-25 02:04 13 border guards were killed defending Ukraine’s Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island) in the Black Sea.
The island, one of the country’s southernmost settlements, was eventually captured by the Russian forces, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said in a statement late on Feb 24. In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the border guards will be awarded the Hero of Ukraine award posthumously.
2022-02-25 01:41 Psaki: U.S. ready to accept Ukrainian refugees.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said that the U.S. is also ready to help Europe cope with the growing number of refugees fleeing the war-affected country. “The U.S.A. specifically has a great deal of experience (in providing humanitarian assistance),” she said during her briefing.
2022-02-25 01:24 Russian invaders abandon armoured vehicles, flee from Okhtyrka, Sumy oblast.
Russian invaders left their BTR armored vehicles and ammunition and burned other supplies. Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko stated the troops either fled back to Russia or surrendered.
2022-02-25 01:08 Zelensky: We are neither afraid of Russia nor talking with Kremlin.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech that he will stay in the capital city of Kyiv and that his family is also in Ukraine. “The fate of our country depends on our military and people,” he said.
2022-02-25 01:02 Russian saboteurs have entered Kyiv, Zelensky warned.
The president asked Kyiv residents to be very attentive and comply with the curfew, adding that he would remain in the government district with everyone who is needed for the state to function.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 10 of the killed Ukrainians were military officers, while 316 people were injured.
2022-02-25 00:06 Ukraine announces general mobilization.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree that orders the mobilization of all conscripts and reservists in all Ukrainian regions.
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2022-02-24 23:53 Zelensky calls on EU to suspend Russia from SWIFT, stop trade in oil and gas.
“Europe’s fate is being decided in Ukraine: If Putin does not get a decent response now, he will move further,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.
2022-02-24 23:06 Ukrainian army recaptures Antonov International Airport in Hostomel, less than 10 kilometers from Kyiv.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine the airport in Hostomel is now “completely under the control” of the Ukrainian military after heavy fighting on Feb. 24.
2022-02-24 21:26 Biden: Ejecting Russia from SWIFT international payments system "always an option” but not right now.
U.S. President Joe Biden said that the move, which would be the most extreme step in the cards of the West, is “not the position that Europe wishes to take.” Biden claimed that the package of sanctions on Russian banks will bring even more consequences to Moscow than cutting Russia off SWIFT.
2022-02-24 21:13 Exit permitted but no entry during Kyiv curfew hours.
Interior ministry official Anton Heraschenko said that exceptions would be made for certain work and military purposes.
2022-02-24 21:02 Biden: U.S. to sanction 4 more Russian banks, more members of Russian elites and their families.
The targets of the new round of U.S. sanction package will include VTB bank, the second-largest bank in Russia, as well as export controls that will “impose severe cost on the Russian economy,” both immediately and over time. “Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences,” Biden said in his speech on Feb. 24 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-24 20:50 Wizzair seeks to evacuate planes and staff from Ukraine.
The Hungarian low-cost carrier, which flew a full schedule into Ukraine until yesterday, has several planes stuck in the country. The company also wants to evacuate all Ukraine-based staff.
2022-02-24 20:24 National Bank of Poland to provide Ukraine’s NBU with $1 billion.
The Board of the National Bank of Poland has decided to provide the National Bank of Ukraine with $950 million in a currency swap, Ukraine’s NBU press service reported. “Relevant funds will increase Ukraine’s international reserves. The National Bank of Ukraine is grateful to its colleagues for their support and trust,” the NBU said.
2022-02-24 20:13 Mobile operators vow to keep providing services to clients with zero balance.
Ukrainian operators including Lifecell, Kyivstar, Ukrtelecom, and Vodafone Ukraine said they would provide people who run out of money with free calls — and some also with data — to keep them connected, according to Interfax Ukraine.
2022-02-24 19:57 Health minister: 57 Ukrainians dead from Russian attack.
Viktor Lyashko’s figure included both military and civilian casualties.
2022-02-24 19:50 Russian forces take control over Antonov International Airport in Hostomel, roughly 10 kilometers away from Kyiv,
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the president’s office, told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet.
“This is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention by Russian troops! Our hospitals and emergency medical teams are on full alert, working in all regions and will provide care in all circumstances,” he added.
2022-02-24 19:32 Russian forces seize control of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
“After a fierce battle, our control over the Chornobyl site was lost. The condition of the former Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, confinement, and nuclear waste storage facilities is unknown,” Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the president’s office said. Earlier Zelensky called Russia’s attacks on Chornobyl “a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.”
2022-02-24 18:58 Journalist: 18 Russian Il-76 planes take off from Russia's Pskov, fly in direction of Kyiv, could carry paratroopers.
Christo Grozev, the executive director of the Bellingcat investigative journalism project, cited Ukrainian government sources and said their “only plausible goal would be to capture and subordinate Kyiv (and install a puppet government) today while the world is watching and doing almost nothing.”
2022-02-24 18:20 UK joins Poland, Estonia, Latvia in a call to cut Russia from SWIFT international payments system.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing “very hard” for Russia to be ejected from SWIFT, the Financial Times reported, citing a British official. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly warned Johnson that neither the EU nor his country would support such a move.
2022-02-24 17:50 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated more than 7,600 people from eastern Ukraine since 1 p.m. Kyiv time.
The state-owned railway says it evacuated residents who live close to the battlefields in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which include cities such as Mariupol, Lysychansk, and Avdiivka.
It’s not yet clear what is the origin of the incident.
2022-02-24 17:27 Curfew introduced in Kyiv from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Public transport will not operate but the subway will be open to serve as bomb shelter, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Employees of critical infrastructure can be outside but need to have their IDs.
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2022-02-25 03:39 Hacktivist organization Anonymous declared cyber war on Russia.
“Our operations are targeting the Russian government,” a statement said. “There is an inevitability that the private sector will most likely be affected too.”
2022-02-25 03:07 Almost 24 hours since Russia's attack began, the Russian government has not made public any information on Russian deaths or casualties,
according to Russia’s online news outlet Meduza. Many photos circulate online showing Russian soldiers that have been killed or injured, while the Ukrainian government said repeatedly that Russian forces have great losses.
2022-02-25 03:05 Zelensky established commander-in-chief wartime headquarters.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Feb. 24 to form the battalion and approve its personnel as Russian forces continue to launch attacks on Ukraine.
2022-02-25 02:57 Blinken: Russia plans to encircle Kyiv.
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “all evidence suggests that Russia intends to encircle and threaten Kyiv,” and that “Moscow has developed plans to inflict widespread human rights abuses – and potentially worse – on the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-25 02:57 Patreon deleted the page of Ukraine-based Come Back Alive charity.
“The page was deleted without any warnings… at a very difficult time for Ukraine. It is unknown where more than $250,000 went,” the charity’s statement said. The foundation is primarily fundraising for Ukraine’s military, to aid soldiers and volunteers with supplies, including equipment, drones, personal body protection and specialized software.
2022-02-25 02:43 Major Ukrainian cities threatened by early morning offensive.
Russian invasion forces are expected to launch attacks against the Sumy, Chernihiv, Kherson, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, and Kharkiv regions during the early morning, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada announced. Kyiv will be attacked at 3 a.m., media sources report. Citizens are encouraged to report enemy military activity to the military or local authorities.
2022-02-25 02:04 13 border guards were killed defending Ukraine’s Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island) in the Black Sea.
The island, one of the country’s southernmost settlements, was eventually captured by the Russian forces, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said in a statement late on Feb 24. In his video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the border guards will be awarded the Hero of Ukraine award posthumously.
2022-02-25 01:41 Psaki: U.S. ready to accept Ukrainian refugees.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said that the U.S. is also ready to help Europe cope with the growing number of refugees fleeing the war-affected country. “The U.S.A. specifically has a great deal of experience (in providing humanitarian assistance),” she said during her briefing.
2022-02-25 01:24 Russian invaders abandon armoured vehicles, flee from Okhtyrka, Sumy oblast.
Russian invaders left their BTR armored vehicles and ammunition and burned other supplies. Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko stated the troops either fled back to Russia or surrendered.
2022-02-25 01:08 Zelensky: We are neither afraid of Russia nor talking with Kremlin.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech that he will stay in the capital city of Kyiv and that his family is also in Ukraine. “The fate of our country depends on our military and people,” he said.
2022-02-25 01:02 Russian saboteurs have entered Kyiv, Zelensky warned.
The president asked Kyiv residents to be very attentive and comply with the curfew, adding that he would remain in the government district with everyone who is needed for the state to function.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 10 of the killed Ukrainians were military officers, while 316 people were injured.
2022-02-25 00:06 Ukraine announces general mobilization.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree that orders the mobilization of all conscripts and reservists in all Ukrainian regions.
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2022-02-24 23:53 Zelensky calls on EU to suspend Russia from SWIFT, stop trade in oil and gas.
“Europe’s fate is being decided in Ukraine: If Putin does not get a decent response now, he will move further,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.
2022-02-24 23:06 Ukrainian army recaptures Antonov International Airport in Hostomel, less than 10 kilometers from Kyiv.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine the airport in Hostomel is now “completely under the control” of the Ukrainian military after heavy fighting on Feb. 24.
2022-02-24 21:26 Biden: Ejecting Russia from SWIFT international payments system "always an option” but not right now.
U.S. President Joe Biden said that the move, which would be the most extreme step in the cards of the West, is “not the position that Europe wishes to take.” Biden claimed that the package of sanctions on Russian banks will bring even more consequences to Moscow than cutting Russia off SWIFT.
2022-02-24 21:13 Exit permitted but no entry during Kyiv curfew hours.
Interior ministry official Anton Heraschenko said that exceptions would be made for certain work and military purposes.
2022-02-24 21:02 Biden: U.S. to sanction 4 more Russian banks, more members of Russian elites and their families.
The targets of the new round of U.S. sanction package will include VTB bank, the second-largest bank in Russia, as well as export controls that will “impose severe cost on the Russian economy,” both immediately and over time. “Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences,” Biden said in his speech on Feb. 24 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2022-02-24 20:50 Wizzair seeks to evacuate planes and staff from Ukraine.
The Hungarian low-cost carrier, which flew a full schedule into Ukraine until yesterday, has several planes stuck in the country. The company also wants to evacuate all Ukraine-based staff.
2022-02-24 20:24 National Bank of Poland to provide Ukraine’s NBU with $1 billion.
The Board of the National Bank of Poland has decided to provide the National Bank of Ukraine with $950 million in a currency swap, Ukraine’s NBU press service reported. “Relevant funds will increase Ukraine’s international reserves. The National Bank of Ukraine is grateful to its colleagues for their support and trust,” the NBU said.
2022-02-24 20:13 Mobile operators vow to keep providing services to clients with zero balance.
Ukrainian operators including Lifecell, Kyivstar, Ukrtelecom, and Vodafone Ukraine said they would provide people who run out of money with free calls — and some also with data — to keep them connected, according to Interfax Ukraine.
2022-02-24 19:57 Health minister: 57 Ukrainians dead from Russian attack.
Viktor Lyashko’s figure included both military and civilian casualties.
2022-02-24 19:50 Russian forces take control over Antonov International Airport in Hostomel, roughly 10 kilometers away from Kyiv,
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the president’s office, told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet.
“This is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention by Russian troops! Our hospitals and emergency medical teams are on full alert, working in all regions and will provide care in all circumstances,” he added.
2022-02-24 19:32 Russian forces seize control of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
“After a fierce battle, our control over the Chornobyl site was lost. The condition of the former Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, confinement, and nuclear waste storage facilities is unknown,” Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the president’s office said. Earlier Zelensky called Russia’s attacks on Chornobyl “a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.”
2022-02-24 18:58 Journalist: 18 Russian Il-76 planes take off from Russia's Pskov, fly in direction of Kyiv, could carry paratroopers.
Christo Grozev, the executive director of the Bellingcat investigative journalism project, cited Ukrainian government sources and said their “only plausible goal would be to capture and subordinate Kyiv (and install a puppet government) today while the world is watching and doing almost nothing.”
2022-02-24 18:20 UK joins Poland, Estonia, Latvia in a call to cut Russia from SWIFT international payments system.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing “very hard” for Russia to be ejected from SWIFT, the Financial Times reported, citing a British official. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly warned Johnson that neither the EU nor his country would support such a move.
2022-02-24 17:50 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated more than 7,600 people from eastern Ukraine since 1 p.m. Kyiv time.
The state-owned railway says it evacuated residents who live close to the battlefields in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which include cities such as Mariupol, Lysychansk, and Avdiivka.
It’s not yet clear what is the origin of the incident.
2022-02-24 17:27 Curfew introduced in Kyiv from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Public transport will not operate but the subway will be open to serve as bomb shelter, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Employees of critical infrastructure can be outside but need to have their IDs.
2022-02-24 16:55 Number of people killed by Russian strike in Odesa Oblast reaches 22.
The regional government said that the attack took place at a military base in the village of Lypetske in Odesa Oblast’s Podilsk District.
2022-02-24 16:49 Russian forces capture Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy has reported that unidentified armed men and tanks were spotted at the power plant in southern Ukraine, 100 kilometers from Crimea, at 11:28 a.m. It is the southernmost dam on the Dnipro River, which has a capacity of 357 megawatt and generates 1.4 trillion megawatt yearly.
2022-02-24 16:45 Russian forces have pushed into the Chornobyl exclusion zone,
according to the advisor to interior minister Anton Herashchenko. The fighting is taking place not far from the Chornobyl power plant. Herashchenko warned that shelling may disturb buried radioactive material.
2022-02-24 16:26 Von der Leyen: EU ready to host all refugees from Ukraine.
The European Commission head also said the EU would give as much humanitarian aid as necessary.
2022-02-24 16:23 Kyiv administration asks residents to immediately take shelter due to Russian air attack.
The administration published a list of bomb shelters where locals could hide.
2022-02-24 16:10 Johnson: Western sanctions will stop Russian economy.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the U.K. and its allies will agree on a package of sanctions on Feb. 24 designed to “hobble” the Russian economy. “The hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure,” he said.
2022-02-24 15:57 Russian billionaires lose $38 billion due to Kremlin's aggression against Ukraine.
Forbes Russia reported on Feb. 24 that oil tycoon Vagit Alekperov lost the most – more than $5 billion. Russia’s stock indices plummeted by a third due to the invasion.
2022-02-24 15:54 Belarusian regime launches 4 ballistic missiles.
The ordnances were fired to the southwest, says Ukraine’s General-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy.
2022-02-24 15:50 More than 100 Russian troops killed.
As of 2 p.m. on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian military destroyed seven Russian planes, four helicopters, more than 10 armored vehicles, according to the Center for Defense Strategies. Russia managed to occupy two cities in Kherson Oblast, Henichesk and Nova Kahovka.
2022-02-24 15:36 Ukrainian soldiers clash with Russians in a fierce fight near Sumy, a regional capital located near the border with Russia.
Border guards are fighting side by side with National Guard’s soldiers.
2022-02-24 15:32 President's office: Russia's goal is to occupy territories, remove Ukrainian authorities.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, Russia will try to get rid of the legitimate Ukrainian authorities, install a puppet government and have it sign some bilateral agreement with Russia.
2022-02-24 15:25 Ukrainian military plane hit, deaths to be confirmed.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that 14 people were on board and added that the number of victims is yet unknown.
2022-02-24 14:30 NATO puts warplanes on high alert, activates its defense plans.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the deterrence plans had been developed over several years to strengthen the alliance’s collective security and would include putting over 100 warplanes on high alert, as well as further increasing the presence of troops on its eastern flank. “Russia is using force to try to rewrite history, and deny Ukraine its free and independent path,” he said at a press conference. Stoltenberg said that the 30-nation alliance will be holding a virtual emergency summit, which would be joined by the leaders of Sweden, Finland and European Union institutions.
2022-02-24 14:02 Dozens of Ukrainians killed within hours of Russian invasion
2022-02-24 14:02 Russian airstrike kills six people outside Kyiv.
Twelve more people were wounded as Russia attacked two military bases in Brovary, a city in Kyiv Oblast.
2022-02-24 13:59 Timothy Ash: What Russia’s attack means for the world
2022-02-24 13:44 Russia attacks border guard strongpoints in Kyiv Oblast.
The enemy forces tried to break through the Mlachyvka some 100 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, the Border Guard Service says. Ukrainian formation giving a fight.
2022-02-24 13:34 Ukraine’s military take two Russian prisoners of war in Donbas.
The soldiers serve with the 4th Guards Tank Division, according to Ukraine’s military that published their photos.
2022-02-24 13:26 Russia sent conscripts to Ukrainian border ahead of Feb. 24 invasion.
The conscripts may be taking part in the invasion of Ukraine now along with professional soldiers in violation of Russian law, the Agency, a Russian investigative news outlet, reported.
Ukrainian air defense units killed three Kamov Ka-52s attacking the Hostomel Airport outside Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s military.
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2022-02-24 20:13 Mobile operators vow to keep providing services to clients with zero balance.
Ukrainian operators including Lifecell, Kyivstar, Ukrtelecom, and Vodafone Ukraine said they would provide people who run out of money with free calls — and some also with data — to keep them connected, according to Interfax Ukraine.
2022-02-24 19:57 Health minister: 57 Ukrainians dead from Russian attack.
Viktor Lyashko’s figure included both military and civilian casualties.
2022-02-24 19:50 Russian forces take control over Antonov International Airport in Hostomel, roughly 10 kilometers away from Kyiv,
Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the president’s office, told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet.
“This is a direct violation of the Geneva Convention by Russian troops! Our hospitals and emergency medical teams are on full alert, working in all regions and will provide care in all circumstances,” he added.
2022-02-24 19:32 Russian forces seize control of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
“After a fierce battle, our control over the Chornobyl site was lost. The condition of the former Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, confinement, and nuclear waste storage facilities is unknown,” Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the president’s office said. Earlier Zelensky called Russia’s attacks on Chornobyl “a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.”
2022-02-24 18:58 Journalist: 18 Russian Il-76 planes take off from Russia's Pskov, fly in direction of Kyiv, could carry paratroopers.
Christo Grozev, the executive director of the Bellingcat investigative journalism project, cited Ukrainian government sources and said their “only plausible goal would be to capture and subordinate Kyiv (and install a puppet government) today while the world is watching and doing almost nothing.”
2022-02-24 18:20 UK joins Poland, Estonia, Latvia in a call to cut Russia from SWIFT international payments system.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing “very hard” for Russia to be ejected from SWIFT, the Financial Times reported, citing a British official. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly warned Johnson that neither the EU nor his country would support such a move.
2022-02-24 17:50 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated more than 7,600 people from eastern Ukraine since 1 p.m. Kyiv time.
The state-owned railway says it evacuated residents who live close to the battlefields in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which include cities such as Mariupol, Lysychansk, and Avdiivka.
It’s not yet clear what is the origin of the incident.
2022-02-24 17:27 Curfew introduced in Kyiv from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Public transport will not operate but the subway will be open to serve as bomb shelter, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Employees of critical infrastructure can be outside but need to have their IDs.
2022-02-24 16:55 Number of people killed by Russian strike in Odesa Oblast reaches 22.
The regional government said that the attack took place at a military base in the village of Lypetske in Odesa Oblast’s Podilsk District.
2022-02-24 16:49 Russian forces capture Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy has reported that unidentified armed men and tanks were spotted at the power plant in southern Ukraine, 100 kilometers from Crimea, at 11:28 a.m. It is the southernmost dam on the Dnipro River, which has a capacity of 357 megawatt and generates 1.4 trillion megawatt yearly.
2022-02-24 16:45 Russian forces have pushed into the Chornobyl exclusion zone,
according to the advisor to interior minister Anton Herashchenko. The fighting is taking place not far from the Chornobyl power plant. Herashchenko warned that shelling may disturb buried radioactive material.
2022-02-24 16:26 Von der Leyen: EU ready to host all refugees from Ukraine.
The European Commission head also said the EU would give as much humanitarian aid as necessary.
2022-02-24 16:23 Kyiv administration asks residents to immediately take shelter due to Russian air attack.
The administration published a list of bomb shelters where locals could hide.
2022-02-24 16:10 Johnson: Western sanctions will stop Russian economy.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the U.K. and its allies will agree on a package of sanctions on Feb. 24 designed to “hobble” the Russian economy. “The hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure,” he said.
2022-02-24 15:57 Russian billionaires lose $38 billion due to Kremlin's aggression against Ukraine.
Forbes Russia reported on Feb. 24 that oil tycoon Vagit Alekperov lost the most – more than $5 billion. Russia’s stock indices plummeted by a third due to the invasion.
2022-02-24 15:54 Belarusian regime launches 4 ballistic missiles.
The ordnances were fired to the southwest, says Ukraine’s General-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy.
2022-02-24 15:50 More than 100 Russian troops killed.
As of 2 p.m. on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian military destroyed seven Russian planes, four helicopters, more than 10 armored vehicles, according to the Center for Defense Strategies. Russia managed to occupy two cities in Kherson Oblast, Henichesk and Nova Kahovka.
2022-02-24 15:36 Ukrainian soldiers clash with Russians in a fierce fight near Sumy, a regional capital located near the border with Russia.
Border guards are fighting side by side with National Guard’s soldiers.
2022-02-24 15:32 President's office: Russia's goal is to occupy territories, remove Ukrainian authorities.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, Russia will try to get rid of the legitimate Ukrainian authorities, install a puppet government and have it sign some bilateral agreement with Russia.
2022-02-24 15:25 Ukrainian military plane hit, deaths to be confirmed.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that 14 people were on board and added that the number of victims is yet unknown.
2022-02-24 14:30 NATO puts warplanes on high alert, activates its defense plans.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the deterrence plans had been developed over several years to strengthen the alliance’s collective security and would include putting over 100 warplanes on high alert, as well as further increasing the presence of troops on its eastern flank. “Russia is using force to try to rewrite history, and deny Ukraine its free and independent path,” he said at a press conference. Stoltenberg said that the 30-nation alliance will be holding a virtual emergency summit, which would be joined by the leaders of Sweden, Finland and European Union institutions.
2022-02-24 14:02 Dozens of Ukrainians killed within hours of Russian invasion
2022-02-24 14:02 Russian airstrike kills six people outside Kyiv.
Twelve more people were wounded as Russia attacked two military bases in Brovary, a city in Kyiv Oblast.
2022-02-24 13:59 Timothy Ash: What Russia’s attack means for the world
2022-02-24 13:44 Russia attacks border guard strongpoints in Kyiv Oblast.
The enemy forces tried to break through the Mlachyvka some 100 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, the Border Guard Service says. Ukrainian formation giving a fight.
2022-02-24 13:34 Ukraine’s military take two Russian prisoners of war in Donbas.
The soldiers serve with the 4th Guards Tank Division, according to Ukraine’s military that published their photos.
2022-02-24 13:26 Russia sent conscripts to Ukrainian border ahead of Feb. 24 invasion.
The conscripts may be taking part in the invasion of Ukraine now along with professional soldiers in violation of Russian law, the Agency, a Russian investigative news outlet, reported.
Ukrainian air defense units killed three Kamov Ka-52s attacking the Hostomel Airport outside Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s military.
2022-02-24 13:07 Russian bombardment kills 18 people in Odesa Oblast.
The local authorities reported that 18 people died as a result of Russia’s attacks on a military base in Lypetske village outside Odesa, a Black Sea port city in the south.
The air victory was scored by Ukrainian air defense units in Luhansk Oblast, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
2022-02-24 12:55 Russian stock markets have collapsed with the start of the war.
The Moscow Stock Exchange has fallen by 28% and the Ruble RTS index fell by 35.8%. Russian stocks on the London Stock Exchange plunged by 70%. The ruble has fallen to its historical low, beneath 90 rubles per dollar.
2022-02-24 12:40 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuates 3,100 civilians from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The state rail company began evacuations from the two conflict-hit eastern regions, as well as the southern Odesa Oblast.
2022-02-24 12:37 Interior ministry: Three civilians killed by Russian assault on Vuhledar.
The ministry made the announcement about the killings in the Donetsk Oblast town at 11 a.m.
Svitlana, a resident of the town of Chaplynka in the region, told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 24 that the Russian troops moving through Kherson Oblast from the Russian-annexed Crimea include tanks, armored personnel carriers, and multiple rocket launchers. Earlier in the day, Kherson Oblast was shelled by the Russian military.
2022-02-24 12:01 Moldova announces state of emergency.
The neighboring country began to increase military patrols to prevent provocation. Ukrainian telegram channels posted a video of a missile flying through the air, saying it came from Moldova’s Russian-backed region of Transnistria.
2022-02-24 11:54 EU announces 'hellish' sanctions against Russia.
These will strike against the strategic branches of the Russian economy, block Russia’s access to technology and “key” Russian markets. The EU is also preparing to freeze Russian assets in the EU and halt Russian banks’ access to financial markets.
2022-02-24 11:52 Russian bombardment kills a child in Chuhuiv city, Kharkiv Oblast.
Eyewitnesses reported that the artillery attacks against civilian homes have wounded multiple people and caused fires.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the decision during a press briefing.
2022-02-24 11:26 Ukrzaliznytsia ready to evacuate civilians from front-line towns.
The state rail service announced that evacuations would take place in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Odesa oblasts, where the heaviest fighting is taking place.
2022-02-24 11:24 Lukashenko: Belarusian troops not taking part in Russian invasion of Ukraine.
However, part of the Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory on Feb. 24.
2022-02-24 11:18 Banking system will work but with limitations, according to President's Office.
People will be limited to cash withdrawals of Hr 100,000 per day. Non-cash transactions will not be limited.
2022-02-24 11:15 One civilian killed by Russian shelling in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.
Five people were injured and hospitalized, and the authorities have started evacuating civilians who live near a military base there, online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported.
2022-02-24 11:13 Ukrainian military destroys 6th Russian plane.
It was destroyed in the fight near Kramatorsk city, Donetsk Oblast, the country’s infantry forces announced.
2022-02-24 11:11 Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called all Ukrainians who are able to hold a weapon to mobilize.
“The enemy is attacking but our army is unbreakable.” People only need a passport to be able to join the ranks.
2022-02-24 11:07 Russian hackers are conducting a massive cyber-attack on government sites.
Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said that the attacks were ongoing all night. Hackers are openly using botnets of Russian special forces. The attacks hit government sites and banks. Some web resources were disconnected to protect them,
2022-02-24 10:58 Russia attacks wide range of targets in Ukraine (LIVE UPDATES)
2022-02-24 10:34 Poland and Baltic countries trigger consultations under NATO article 4.
A few of NATO member states, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have triggered NATO Article Four to launch consultations within the alliance over their security concerns. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine represented a “threat to the whole of Europe,” the Estonian government said in a statement on Thursday. Ukraine shares a border with four NATO member states. Article 4 of the NATO treaty states that “the Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.”
This was a previously scheduled experiment from Feb. 24-27 to see how Ukraine would manage and in preparation for the eventual unification of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with that of Europe’s.
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2022-02-24 15:32 President's office: Russia's goal is to occupy territories, remove Ukrainian authorities.
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, Russia will try to get rid of the legitimate Ukrainian authorities, install a puppet government and have it sign some bilateral agreement with Russia.
2022-02-24 15:25 Ukrainian military plane hit, deaths to be confirmed.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that 14 people were on board and added that the number of victims is yet unknown.
2022-02-24 14:30 NATO puts warplanes on high alert, activates its defense plans.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the deterrence plans had been developed over several years to strengthen the alliance’s collective security and would include putting over 100 warplanes on high alert, as well as further increasing the presence of troops on its eastern flank. “Russia is using force to try to rewrite history, and deny Ukraine its free and independent path,” he said at a press conference. Stoltenberg said that the 30-nation alliance will be holding a virtual emergency summit, which would be joined by the leaders of Sweden, Finland and European Union institutions.
2022-02-24 14:02 Dozens of Ukrainians killed within hours of Russian invasion
2022-02-24 14:02 Russian airstrike kills six people outside Kyiv.
Twelve more people were wounded as Russia attacked two military bases in Brovary, a city in Kyiv Oblast.
2022-02-24 13:59 Timothy Ash: What Russia’s attack means for the world
2022-02-24 13:44 Russia attacks border guard strongpoints in Kyiv Oblast.
The enemy forces tried to break through the Mlachyvka some 100 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, the Border Guard Service says. Ukrainian formation giving a fight.
2022-02-24 13:34 Ukraine’s military take two Russian prisoners of war in Donbas.
The soldiers serve with the 4th Guards Tank Division, according to Ukraine’s military that published their photos.
2022-02-24 13:26 Russia sent conscripts to Ukrainian border ahead of Feb. 24 invasion.
The conscripts may be taking part in the invasion of Ukraine now along with professional soldiers in violation of Russian law, the Agency, a Russian investigative news outlet, reported.
Ukrainian air defense units killed three Kamov Ka-52s attacking the Hostomel Airport outside Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s military.
2022-02-24 13:07 Russian bombardment kills 18 people in Odesa Oblast.
The local authorities reported that 18 people died as a result of Russia’s attacks on a military base in Lypetske village outside Odesa, a Black Sea port city in the south.
The air victory was scored by Ukrainian air defense units in Luhansk Oblast, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
2022-02-24 12:55 Russian stock markets have collapsed with the start of the war.
The Moscow Stock Exchange has fallen by 28% and the Ruble RTS index fell by 35.8%. Russian stocks on the London Stock Exchange plunged by 70%. The ruble has fallen to its historical low, beneath 90 rubles per dollar.
2022-02-24 12:40 Ukrzaliznytsia evacuates 3,100 civilians from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The state rail company began evacuations from the two conflict-hit eastern regions, as well as the southern Odesa Oblast.
2022-02-24 12:37 Interior ministry: Three civilians killed by Russian assault on Vuhledar.
The ministry made the announcement about the killings in the Donetsk Oblast town at 11 a.m.
Svitlana, a resident of the town of Chaplynka in the region, told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 24 that the Russian troops moving through Kherson Oblast from the Russian-annexed Crimea include tanks, armored personnel carriers, and multiple rocket launchers. Earlier in the day, Kherson Oblast was shelled by the Russian military.
2022-02-24 12:01 Moldova announces state of emergency.
The neighboring country began to increase military patrols to prevent provocation. Ukrainian telegram channels posted a video of a missile flying through the air, saying it came from Moldova’s Russian-backed region of Transnistria.
2022-02-24 11:54 EU announces 'hellish' sanctions against Russia.
These will strike against the strategic branches of the Russian economy, block Russia’s access to technology and “key” Russian markets. The EU is also preparing to freeze Russian assets in the EU and halt Russian banks’ access to financial markets.
2022-02-24 11:52 Russian bombardment kills a child in Chuhuiv city, Kharkiv Oblast.
Eyewitnesses reported that the artillery attacks against civilian homes have wounded multiple people and caused fires.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the decision during a press briefing.
2022-02-24 11:26 Ukrzaliznytsia ready to evacuate civilians from front-line towns.
The state rail service announced that evacuations would take place in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Odesa oblasts, where the heaviest fighting is taking place.
2022-02-24 11:24 Lukashenko: Belarusian troops not taking part in Russian invasion of Ukraine.
However, part of the Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory on Feb. 24.
2022-02-24 11:18 Banking system will work but with limitations, according to President's Office.
People will be limited to cash withdrawals of Hr 100,000 per day. Non-cash transactions will not be limited.
2022-02-24 11:15 One civilian killed by Russian shelling in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.
Five people were injured and hospitalized, and the authorities have started evacuating civilians who live near a military base there, online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported.
2022-02-24 11:13 Ukrainian military destroys 6th Russian plane.
It was destroyed in the fight near Kramatorsk city, Donetsk Oblast, the country’s infantry forces announced.
2022-02-24 11:11 Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called all Ukrainians who are able to hold a weapon to mobilize.
“The enemy is attacking but our army is unbreakable.” People only need a passport to be able to join the ranks.
2022-02-24 11:07 Russian hackers are conducting a massive cyber-attack on government sites.
Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said that the attacks were ongoing all night. Hackers are openly using botnets of Russian special forces. The attacks hit government sites and banks. Some web resources were disconnected to protect them,
2022-02-24 10:58 Russia attacks wide range of targets in Ukraine (LIVE UPDATES)
2022-02-24 10:34 Poland and Baltic countries trigger consultations under NATO article 4.
A few of NATO member states, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have triggered NATO Article Four to launch consultations within the alliance over their security concerns. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine represented a “threat to the whole of Europe,” the Estonian government said in a statement on Thursday. Ukraine shares a border with four NATO member states. Article 4 of the NATO treaty states that “the Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.”
This was a previously scheduled experiment from Feb. 24-27 to see how Ukraine would manage and in preparation for the eventual unification of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with that of Europe’s.
2022-02-24 10:04 European Commission President says they will not let Putin tear down Europe's security architecture.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, said the bloc condemned Russia’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine and the “cynical arguments to justify it.” She added that E.U. leaders meeting on Feb. 24 will present fresh sanctions targeting “strategic sectors” of the Russian economy. She said E.U. sanctions will block “the access to technologies and markets that are key for Russia. We will weaken Russia’s economic base and its capacity to modernize. And in addition we will freeze Russian assets in the E.U. and stop the access of Russian banks to European financial markets.”
2022-02-24 09:33 Ukrainian border guard died as a result of a rocket shelling from occupied Crimea.
State Border Guard Service reported, that Russia had fired arms on them from occupied Crimea onto Preobrazhenka village, Kherson Oblast.
2022-02-24 09:19 Interior Ministry: villages Horodyshche, Milove in Luhansk Oblast captured by Russian forces.
The Ministry also reported that in western Ukrainian cities of Lviv, Lutsk and Chernivtsi the air raid sirens were wailing. Russia also appears to have hit airfields in Kherson and as far west as Ivano-Frankivsk, which is near the border with Poland.
2022-02-24 09:00 Russian ruble plummets to record low against the dollar as Putin declares war on Ukraine.
Russia’s ruble plunged on Feb. 24 as the country’s military invaded Ukraine. The dollar was up more than 10% against the Russian currency, sending the ruble to its lowest level ever against the dollar. The ruble was trading at 89.8903 to the dollar at 8:40 a.m. in Moscow, with the greenback up 10.45% against it from the previous day.
2022-02-24 07:06 Ukraine imposes nationwide martial law.
In a video address early on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed nationwide martial law. Zelensky calls on Ukrainians to remain calm and stay home if possible. “Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas. Russia conducted strikes on our military infrastructure and our border guards. There were blasts heard in many cities of Ukraine. We’re introducing martial law on the whole territory of our country. A minute ago I had a conversation with President Biden. The US have already started uniting international support. Today each of you should keep calm. Stay at home if you can. We are working. The army is working. The whole sector of defense and security is working.”
2022-02-24 06:35 Ukrainian ambassador to the UN urges Russian chair to step down, calls on Security Council to 'stop the war.'
The U.N. Security Council emergency meeting ended with a harsh exchange between the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN and his Russian counterpart. The Ukrainian ambassador Serhiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to relinquish its chair as president of the council and said, looking at the Russian ambassador: “There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, ambassador.” After a few minutes of silence in the council, the Russian ambassador said, “We aren’t being aggressive against the Ukrainian people, but against the juncture in power in Kyiv.” Then he declared the meeting adjourned.
2022-02-24 05:41 Biden warns that the world will hold Russia accountable as Putin declared war on Ukraine.
“The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” reads the statement. “Tomorrow, I will meet with my G7 counterparts and then speak to the American people to announce the further consequences the United States and our Allies and partners will impose on Russia for this needless act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security. We will also coordinate with our NATO Allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight, Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.
2022-02-24 05:04 The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. confirms Russia's readiness on the border.
2022-02-24 04:57 PUTIN DECLARES WAR ON UKRAINE
2022-02-24 04:42 The U.N. Security Council meets over Ukraine.
While opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres directly addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin. “President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance.”
2022-02-24 04:32 US State Department warns of Russian false flags.
2022-02-24 04:15 Flights by civil aircraft now restricted inside Ukraine.
Per NOTAM, flights are restricted due to potential hazard to civil aviation.
2022-02-24 02:52 Blinken: Russia will launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine before the end of the night.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine’s borders, to the north, to the east, to the south. “Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in major aggression against Ukraine.”
2022-02-24 02:27 Dzerkalo Tyzhnia: Airports in Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia are blocking runways in case of attack.
The three airports are officially closed until morning. They are blocking runways to prevent the possible landing of Russian aircraft. The airport in Kherson is to be closed next.
2022-02-24 02:20 UN Security Council will hold urgent meeting at 4:30 a.m. Kyiv time.
The UN has approved Ukraine’s request to hold a meeting after Russia’s proxy leaders in occupied Donbas officially asked the Kremlin for military support.
2022-02-24 02:04 A new cyberattack hits several Ukrainian government websites.
The websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s Security Service, and seven ministries, including the foreign ministry are down. Several websites appear to now have a threatening message addressed towards Ukraine on their main web pages.
2022-02-24 01:19 Dnipro airport temporarily suspends flights following Kharkiv airport.
The airport in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, has canceled flights from midnight to 7:00 a.m. on Feb 24, Avianews reported.
2022-02-24 01:10 Zelensky calls on Russian people to prevent war against Ukraine in new address.
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Russian as he addressed Russian people in a video address. He said that Ukraine, its people and authorities, want nothing but peace but will defend their country if Russia proceeds with a further invasion. “Do Russians want a war?” Zelensky asked. “The answer depends only on you, citizens of the Russian Federation.”
2022-02-24 01:08 Zelensky delivers video address, says he called Putin, received no reply.
President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to the nation and said that he initiated a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I heard silence in response,” he said.
2022-02-24 00:39 Ukraine requestes urgent UN Security Council meeting.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s request comes after the Russian proxy leaders in occupied Donbas openly asked the Kremlin for military assistance.
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2022-02-24 11:26 Ukrzaliznytsia ready to evacuate civilians from front-line towns.
The state rail service announced that evacuations would take place in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Odesa oblasts, where the heaviest fighting is taking place.
2022-02-24 11:24 Lukashenko: Belarusian troops not taking part in Russian invasion of Ukraine.
However, part of the Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory on Feb. 24.
2022-02-24 11:18 Banking system will work but with limitations, according to President's Office.
People will be limited to cash withdrawals of Hr 100,000 per day. Non-cash transactions will not be limited.
2022-02-24 11:15 One civilian killed by Russian shelling in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.
Five people were injured and hospitalized, and the authorities have started evacuating civilians who live near a military base there, online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported.
2022-02-24 11:13 Ukrainian military destroys 6th Russian plane.
It was destroyed in the fight near Kramatorsk city, Donetsk Oblast, the country’s infantry forces announced.
2022-02-24 11:11 Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called all Ukrainians who are able to hold a weapon to mobilize.
“The enemy is attacking but our army is unbreakable.” People only need a passport to be able to join the ranks.
2022-02-24 11:07 Russian hackers are conducting a massive cyber-attack on government sites.
Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said that the attacks were ongoing all night. Hackers are openly using botnets of Russian special forces. The attacks hit government sites and banks. Some web resources were disconnected to protect them,
2022-02-24 10:58 Russia attacks wide range of targets in Ukraine (LIVE UPDATES)
2022-02-24 10:34 Poland and Baltic countries trigger consultations under NATO article 4.
A few of NATO member states, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have triggered NATO Article Four to launch consultations within the alliance over their security concerns. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine represented a “threat to the whole of Europe,” the Estonian government said in a statement on Thursday. Ukraine shares a border with four NATO member states. Article 4 of the NATO treaty states that “the Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.”
This was a previously scheduled experiment from Feb. 24-27 to see how Ukraine would manage and in preparation for the eventual unification of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with that of Europe’s.
2022-02-24 10:04 European Commission President says they will not let Putin tear down Europe's security architecture.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, said the bloc condemned Russia’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine and the “cynical arguments to justify it.” She added that E.U. leaders meeting on Feb. 24 will present fresh sanctions targeting “strategic sectors” of the Russian economy. She said E.U. sanctions will block “the access to technologies and markets that are key for Russia. We will weaken Russia’s economic base and its capacity to modernize. And in addition we will freeze Russian assets in the E.U. and stop the access of Russian banks to European financial markets.”
2022-02-24 09:33 Ukrainian border guard died as a result of a rocket shelling from occupied Crimea.
State Border Guard Service reported, that Russia had fired arms on them from occupied Crimea onto Preobrazhenka village, Kherson Oblast.
2022-02-24 09:19 Interior Ministry: villages Horodyshche, Milove in Luhansk Oblast captured by Russian forces.
The Ministry also reported that in western Ukrainian cities of Lviv, Lutsk and Chernivtsi the air raid sirens were wailing. Russia also appears to have hit airfields in Kherson and as far west as Ivano-Frankivsk, which is near the border with Poland.
2022-02-24 09:00 Russian ruble plummets to record low against the dollar as Putin declares war on Ukraine.
Russia’s ruble plunged on Feb. 24 as the country’s military invaded Ukraine. The dollar was up more than 10% against the Russian currency, sending the ruble to its lowest level ever against the dollar. The ruble was trading at 89.8903 to the dollar at 8:40 a.m. in Moscow, with the greenback up 10.45% against it from the previous day.
2022-02-24 07:06 Ukraine imposes nationwide martial law.
In a video address early on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed nationwide martial law. Zelensky calls on Ukrainians to remain calm and stay home if possible. “Dear Ukrainian citizens, this morning President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas. Russia conducted strikes on our military infrastructure and our border guards. There were blasts heard in many cities of Ukraine. We’re introducing martial law on the whole territory of our country. A minute ago I had a conversation with President Biden. The US have already started uniting international support. Today each of you should keep calm. Stay at home if you can. We are working. The army is working. The whole sector of defense and security is working.”
2022-02-24 06:35 Ukrainian ambassador to the UN urges Russian chair to step down, calls on Security Council to 'stop the war.'
The U.N. Security Council emergency meeting ended with a harsh exchange between the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN and his Russian counterpart. The Ukrainian ambassador Serhiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to relinquish its chair as president of the council and said, looking at the Russian ambassador: “There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, ambassador.” After a few minutes of silence in the council, the Russian ambassador said, “We aren’t being aggressive against the Ukrainian people, but against the juncture in power in Kyiv.” Then he declared the meeting adjourned.
2022-02-24 05:41 Biden warns that the world will hold Russia accountable as Putin declared war on Ukraine.
“The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” reads the statement. “Tomorrow, I will meet with my G7 counterparts and then speak to the American people to announce the further consequences the United States and our Allies and partners will impose on Russia for this needless act of aggression against Ukraine and global peace and security. We will also coordinate with our NATO Allies to ensure a strong, united response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight, Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.
2022-02-24 05:04 The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. confirms Russia's readiness on the border.
2022-02-24 04:57 PUTIN DECLARES WAR ON UKRAINE
2022-02-24 04:42 The U.N. Security Council meets over Ukraine.
While opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres directly addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin. “President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance.”
2022-02-24 04:32 US State Department warns of Russian false flags.
2022-02-24 04:15 Flights by civil aircraft now restricted inside Ukraine.
Per NOTAM, flights are restricted due to potential hazard to civil aviation.
2022-02-24 02:52 Blinken: Russia will launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine before the end of the night.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine’s borders, to the north, to the east, to the south. “Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in major aggression against Ukraine.”
2022-02-24 02:27 Dzerkalo Tyzhnia: Airports in Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia are blocking runways in case of attack.
The three airports are officially closed until morning. They are blocking runways to prevent the possible landing of Russian aircraft. The airport in Kherson is to be closed next.
2022-02-24 02:20 UN Security Council will hold urgent meeting at 4:30 a.m. Kyiv time.
The UN has approved Ukraine’s request to hold a meeting after Russia’s proxy leaders in occupied Donbas officially asked the Kremlin for military support.
2022-02-24 02:04 A new cyberattack hits several Ukrainian government websites.
The websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s Security Service, and seven ministries, including the foreign ministry are down. Several websites appear to now have a threatening message addressed towards Ukraine on their main web pages.
2022-02-24 01:19 Dnipro airport temporarily suspends flights following Kharkiv airport.
The airport in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, has canceled flights from midnight to 7:00 a.m. on Feb 24, Avianews reported.
2022-02-24 01:10 Zelensky calls on Russian people to prevent war against Ukraine in new address.
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Russian as he addressed Russian people in a video address. He said that Ukraine, its people and authorities, want nothing but peace but will defend their country if Russia proceeds with a further invasion. “Do Russians want a war?” Zelensky asked. “The answer depends only on you, citizens of the Russian Federation.”
2022-02-24 01:08 Zelensky delivers video address, says he called Putin, received no reply.
President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to the nation and said that he initiated a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I heard silence in response,” he said.
2022-02-24 00:39 Ukraine requestes urgent UN Security Council meeting.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s request comes after the Russian proxy leaders in occupied Donbas openly asked the Kremlin for military assistance.
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2022-02-23 23:53 Zelensky announces ‘economic patriotism’ program, meets with top 50 businesses
2022-02-23 23:48 Kharkiv airport temporarily closed on Feb. 23.
The airport in eastern Ukraine stopped accepting flights at 8:35 p.m. and is scheduled to resume operation at 8:35 a.m. the following day. Earlier on Feb. 23, CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis said that Kharkiv is “at particular risk,” as she confirmed reports about the Russian all-out invasion of Ukraine starting within 48 hours.
2022-02-23 23:11 Russia's proxies in Donbas ask Kremlin to help repel 'Ukraine's aggression.'
The Russian-sponsored militants asked Moscow to assist them in a letter dated Feb. 22 published by Russian news agency TASS late on Feb. 23, as alarming reports about imminent Russian all-out invasion continue to mount.
2022-02-23 23:01 Pentagon: Russian troops ready for an imminent attack.
80% of Russian troops encircling Ukraine are in forward positions and prepared to attack, according to a senior defense department official quoted by U.S. media. Between 150,000 and 190,000 Russian troops are currently massed around the country and in the regions occupied by Russia.
2022-02-23 22:56 Ukraine’s Eurobonds fell to lowest level since 2015.
Non-resident investors have reduced their portfolio of Ukrainian government bond portfolio by $34 million amid Russian military escalation in eastern Ukraine. The yield on Ukraine’s “short” Eurobonds soared to 41.75% on Feb. 23, a sharp rise from the rate of 3.5% on six-month USD denominated domestic government bonds placed at recent auctions.
2022-02-23 22:39 Kuleba: Potential staged Russian provocation being prepared in Crimea.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the night shift of the Titan chemicals plant in Armyansk, Russian-occupied Crimea, had been evacuated and that it could indicate a potential staged provocation by Russia. “Moscow seems to have no limits in attempts to falsify pretexts for further aggression,” he wrote.
2022-02-23 22:27 In a long-anticipated move, U.S. to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 operator
2022-02-23 21:49 BREAKING: Ukraine imposes state of emergency
2022-02-23 21:19 US to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 operator.
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and corporate officers behind the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe. The move comes a day after Germany froze the certification of the $11 billion project.
2022-02-23 21:09 Russian proxy leader calls on Ukraine to withdraw forces from all of Donetsk Oblast.
The leader of Russian-backed militants in the occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast Denis Pushilin claimed that the entire region belongs to the Russian proxy “republic,” calling on Ukraine to pull back. Only about one-third of Donetsk Oblast is currently occupied by the militants.
2022-02-23 20:56 Evacuees from occupied Donbas get cold welcome in Russia
2022-02-23 20:02 Eugene Czolij: The Budapest Memorandum – reality check
2022-02-23 20:02 Newsweek: US warns Ukraine of full-scale Russian invasion within 48 hours.
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2022-02-23 19:42 Ukraine allocates additional $793 million for defense.
The Ukrainian parliament approved additional funding of Hr 23 billion for defense and security, as Russia continues military escalation in eastern Ukraine.
2022-02-23 19:03 Ukraine lifts Covid-19 entry restrictions for its nationals.
Ukrainians won’t need to show a negative Covid-19 test or a vaccination certificate, and won’t have to self-isolate upon arrival in the country, starting Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:51 Russia accuses 85 Ukrainians of 'war crimes' in Donbas.
The Russian Investigative Committee drew up a list of high-profile Ukrainian figures, including top military people, prominent politicians, businessmen, and the nationalist volunteer battalions of Azov and Right Sector, accusing them of crimes in Donbas.
2022-02-23 18:22 Kuleba: Large-scale war in Ukraine will be the end of world order as we know it.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged participants at the UN General Assembly in New York to act swiftly against Russia. “We must deny Russia what it wants,” Kuleba said.
2022-02-23 18:17 1 soldier killed, 1 wounded by Russian-led militant shelling.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 59 attacks, including 54 with heavy artillery since the beginning of Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:11 Ukraine detects Russian military units in occupied Donbas.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the deployment of 166 Russian military units in the last 24 hours, including tanks, artillery, and military vehicles. Russia has deployed 300 units since Feb. 21, according to the Ukrainian army.
2022-02-23 17:47 Civilian wounded in Russian shelling in Donbas.
Artillery attacks by Russian-led militants hit a kindergarten in the village of Zelenopillia and a house in Mykolaivka, near the front line, where a woman was injured.
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2022-02-24 04:32 US State Department warns of Russian false flags.
2022-02-24 04:15 Flights by civil aircraft now restricted inside Ukraine.
Per NOTAM, flights are restricted due to potential hazard to civil aviation.
2022-02-24 02:52 Blinken: Russia will launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine before the end of the night.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine’s borders, to the north, to the east, to the south. “Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in major aggression against Ukraine.”
2022-02-24 02:27 Dzerkalo Tyzhnia: Airports in Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia are blocking runways in case of attack.
The three airports are officially closed until morning. They are blocking runways to prevent the possible landing of Russian aircraft. The airport in Kherson is to be closed next.
2022-02-24 02:20 UN Security Council will hold urgent meeting at 4:30 a.m. Kyiv time.
The UN has approved Ukraine’s request to hold a meeting after Russia’s proxy leaders in occupied Donbas officially asked the Kremlin for military support.
2022-02-24 02:04 A new cyberattack hits several Ukrainian government websites.
The websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine’s Security Service, and seven ministries, including the foreign ministry are down. Several websites appear to now have a threatening message addressed towards Ukraine on their main web pages.
2022-02-24 01:19 Dnipro airport temporarily suspends flights following Kharkiv airport.
The airport in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, has canceled flights from midnight to 7:00 a.m. on Feb 24, Avianews reported.
2022-02-24 01:10 Zelensky calls on Russian people to prevent war against Ukraine in new address.
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Russian as he addressed Russian people in a video address. He said that Ukraine, its people and authorities, want nothing but peace but will defend their country if Russia proceeds with a further invasion. “Do Russians want a war?” Zelensky asked. “The answer depends only on you, citizens of the Russian Federation.”
2022-02-24 01:08 Zelensky delivers video address, says he called Putin, received no reply.
President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to the nation and said that he initiated a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I heard silence in response,” he said.
2022-02-24 00:39 Ukraine requestes urgent UN Security Council meeting.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s request comes after the Russian proxy leaders in occupied Donbas openly asked the Kremlin for military assistance.
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2022-02-23 23:53 Zelensky announces ‘economic patriotism’ program, meets with top 50 businesses
2022-02-23 23:48 Kharkiv airport temporarily closed on Feb. 23.
The airport in eastern Ukraine stopped accepting flights at 8:35 p.m. and is scheduled to resume operation at 8:35 a.m. the following day. Earlier on Feb. 23, CNN correspondent Katie Bo Lillis said that Kharkiv is “at particular risk,” as she confirmed reports about the Russian all-out invasion of Ukraine starting within 48 hours.
2022-02-23 23:11 Russia's proxies in Donbas ask Kremlin to help repel 'Ukraine's aggression.'
The Russian-sponsored militants asked Moscow to assist them in a letter dated Feb. 22 published by Russian news agency TASS late on Feb. 23, as alarming reports about imminent Russian all-out invasion continue to mount.
2022-02-23 23:01 Pentagon: Russian troops ready for an imminent attack.
80% of Russian troops encircling Ukraine are in forward positions and prepared to attack, according to a senior defense department official quoted by U.S. media. Between 150,000 and 190,000 Russian troops are currently massed around the country and in the regions occupied by Russia.
2022-02-23 22:56 Ukraine’s Eurobonds fell to lowest level since 2015.
Non-resident investors have reduced their portfolio of Ukrainian government bond portfolio by $34 million amid Russian military escalation in eastern Ukraine. The yield on Ukraine’s “short” Eurobonds soared to 41.75% on Feb. 23, a sharp rise from the rate of 3.5% on six-month USD denominated domestic government bonds placed at recent auctions.
2022-02-23 22:39 Kuleba: Potential staged Russian provocation being prepared in Crimea.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the night shift of the Titan chemicals plant in Armyansk, Russian-occupied Crimea, had been evacuated and that it could indicate a potential staged provocation by Russia. “Moscow seems to have no limits in attempts to falsify pretexts for further aggression,” he wrote.
2022-02-23 22:27 In a long-anticipated move, U.S. to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 operator
2022-02-23 21:49 BREAKING: Ukraine imposes state of emergency
2022-02-23 21:19 US to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 operator.
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and corporate officers behind the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe. The move comes a day after Germany froze the certification of the $11 billion project.
2022-02-23 21:09 Russian proxy leader calls on Ukraine to withdraw forces from all of Donetsk Oblast.
The leader of Russian-backed militants in the occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast Denis Pushilin claimed that the entire region belongs to the Russian proxy “republic,” calling on Ukraine to pull back. Only about one-third of Donetsk Oblast is currently occupied by the militants.
2022-02-23 20:56 Evacuees from occupied Donbas get cold welcome in Russia
2022-02-23 20:02 Eugene Czolij: The Budapest Memorandum – reality check
2022-02-23 20:02 Newsweek: US warns Ukraine of full-scale Russian invasion within 48 hours.
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2022-02-23 19:42 Ukraine allocates additional $793 million for defense.
The Ukrainian parliament approved additional funding of Hr 23 billion for defense and security, as Russia continues military escalation in eastern Ukraine.
2022-02-23 19:03 Ukraine lifts Covid-19 entry restrictions for its nationals.
Ukrainians won’t need to show a negative Covid-19 test or a vaccination certificate, and won’t have to self-isolate upon arrival in the country, starting Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:51 Russia accuses 85 Ukrainians of 'war crimes' in Donbas.
The Russian Investigative Committee drew up a list of high-profile Ukrainian figures, including top military people, prominent politicians, businessmen, and the nationalist volunteer battalions of Azov and Right Sector, accusing them of crimes in Donbas.
2022-02-23 18:22 Kuleba: Large-scale war in Ukraine will be the end of world order as we know it.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged participants at the UN General Assembly in New York to act swiftly against Russia. “We must deny Russia what it wants,” Kuleba said.
2022-02-23 18:17 1 soldier killed, 1 wounded by Russian-led militant shelling.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 59 attacks, including 54 with heavy artillery since the beginning of Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:11 Ukraine detects Russian military units in occupied Donbas.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the deployment of 166 Russian military units in the last 24 hours, including tanks, artillery, and military vehicles. Russia has deployed 300 units since Feb. 21, according to the Ukrainian army.
2022-02-23 17:47 Civilian wounded in Russian shelling in Donbas.
Artillery attacks by Russian-led militants hit a kindergarten in the village of Zelenopillia and a house in Mykolaivka, near the front line, where a woman was injured.
2022-02-23 17:38 Hryvnia falls following news about state of emergency.
The Ukrainian currency fell under the exchange rate of Hr 29.5 per $1. This is the lowest level against the U.S. dollar in seven years. Ukraine is expected to impose a state of emergency on Feb. 23 amid Russia’s military escalation in Donbas.
2022-02-23 17:33 DDoS attack also targets Ukrainian banks, some government websites back up.
According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the new mass cyber attack started at 4 p.m. Kyiv time.
2022-02-23 17:09 Lithuania, Poland say Ukraine should get EU membership candidate status.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in a joint declaration called on the EU to grant Ukraine the official status. The two leaders met President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 23 during their visit to Kyiv.
2022-02-23 16:53 New cyberattack hits government websites in Ukraine.
The cyberattack crashed the websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Security Service, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2022-02-23 16:46 Russia promises ‘strong response’ to US sanctions.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia could mitigate the damage of sanctions and that it would answer to it. “There should be no doubt that sanctions will be given a strong response, not necessarily symmetrical, but measured and sensitive for the American side,” he said.
2022-02-23 16:15 Ukraine to mobilize 36,000 reservists for Armed Forces, 5,000 for National Guard, 5,000 for Border Guard Service.
The country started calling up reserve troops on Feb. 23, as Russia continues its military escalation in Donbas.
2022-02-23 15:26 UK to send more weapons to Ukraine.
The new military package will include lethal defensive weapons and non-lethal aid, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said to the British parliament. “In light of the increasingly threatening behavior from Russia and in line with our previous support, the U.K. will shortly be providing a further package of military support to Ukraine,” he said.
2022-02-23 14:47 Canada, Japan, Australia join Western allies in Russia sanction sweep
2022-02-23 14:31 Zelensky to meet with business owners to move past disagreements, establish support.
Owners of Ukraine’s top 50 businesses, including oligarchs like Rinat Akhmetov and Victor Pinchuk, will meet at the President’s Office on Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 14:15 Russia gathered almost entire navy in Black, Azov seas.
A total 46 warships from Russian fleets are currently deployed near Ukraine, according to the Center for Defense Strategies. There is also an unprecedented number of Russian warships in the Mediterranean.
2022-02-23 13:50 Ukraine to impose state of emergency, creating a variety of restrictions
2022-02-23 13:30 UK will provide $500 million in guaranteed credit to Ukraine.
This is meant to help Ukraine withstand the economic pressure of Russia’s siege.
2022-02-23 13:26 Bill liberalizing gun ownership passes in first reading.
The draft law would make guns easier to get but also raise penalties for their misuse. It also attempts make gun acquisition more organized and trackable.
2022-02-23 12:44 Before Ukraine, there was Georgia: How Russia recycles its 2008 playbook
2022-02-23 12:22 Ukraine to impose state of emergency.
The National Security and Defense Council proposed a state of emergency for all of Ukraine except for Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Parliament has to approve the decision.
2022-02-23 12:04 Ukrainian lawmakers approve sanctions on Russian officials involved in recognition of Ukraine’s occupied territories.
If approved by National Security and Defense Council, sanctions will be imposed on 351 Russian officials.
2022-02-23 11:56 Foreign Ministry urges Ukrainians to leave Russia, avoid traveling there.
Ukrainian diplomats’ ability to provide services in Russia will be limited due to the recent escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-23 11:16 National Police to protect over 100 critical infrastructure objects.
Over 600 police officers will guard these assets as the country prepares to experimentally disconnect from Russia’s and Belarus’s energy network.
2022-02-23 11:09 Ukraine begins calling up reservists starting Feb. 23.
Reserve troops aged 18-60 will serve for no more than one year, Ground Forces Command stated.
2022-02-23 10:51 US calls off meetings with Putin, Russian foreign minister Lavrov.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden would not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin unless Russia de-escalates and pulls back its troops for Ukraine.
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2022-02-23 20:56 Evacuees from occupied Donbas get cold welcome in Russia
2022-02-23 20:02 Eugene Czolij: The Budapest Memorandum – reality check
2022-02-23 20:02 Newsweek: US warns Ukraine of full-scale Russian invasion within 48 hours.
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2022-02-23 19:42 Ukraine allocates additional $793 million for defense.
The Ukrainian parliament approved additional funding of Hr 23 billion for defense and security, as Russia continues military escalation in eastern Ukraine.
2022-02-23 19:03 Ukraine lifts Covid-19 entry restrictions for its nationals.
Ukrainians won’t need to show a negative Covid-19 test or a vaccination certificate, and won’t have to self-isolate upon arrival in the country, starting Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:51 Russia accuses 85 Ukrainians of 'war crimes' in Donbas.
The Russian Investigative Committee drew up a list of high-profile Ukrainian figures, including top military people, prominent politicians, businessmen, and the nationalist volunteer battalions of Azov and Right Sector, accusing them of crimes in Donbas.
2022-02-23 18:22 Kuleba: Large-scale war in Ukraine will be the end of world order as we know it.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged participants at the UN General Assembly in New York to act swiftly against Russia. “We must deny Russia what it wants,” Kuleba said.
2022-02-23 18:17 1 soldier killed, 1 wounded by Russian-led militant shelling.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 59 attacks, including 54 with heavy artillery since the beginning of Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 18:11 Ukraine detects Russian military units in occupied Donbas.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the deployment of 166 Russian military units in the last 24 hours, including tanks, artillery, and military vehicles. Russia has deployed 300 units since Feb. 21, according to the Ukrainian army.
2022-02-23 17:47 Civilian wounded in Russian shelling in Donbas.
Artillery attacks by Russian-led militants hit a kindergarten in the village of Zelenopillia and a house in Mykolaivka, near the front line, where a woman was injured.
2022-02-23 17:38 Hryvnia falls following news about state of emergency.
The Ukrainian currency fell under the exchange rate of Hr 29.5 per $1. This is the lowest level against the U.S. dollar in seven years. Ukraine is expected to impose a state of emergency on Feb. 23 amid Russia’s military escalation in Donbas.
2022-02-23 17:33 DDoS attack also targets Ukrainian banks, some government websites back up.
According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the new mass cyber attack started at 4 p.m. Kyiv time.
2022-02-23 17:09 Lithuania, Poland say Ukraine should get EU membership candidate status.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in a joint declaration called on the EU to grant Ukraine the official status. The two leaders met President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 23 during their visit to Kyiv.
2022-02-23 16:53 New cyberattack hits government websites in Ukraine.
The cyberattack crashed the websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Security Service, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2022-02-23 16:46 Russia promises ‘strong response’ to US sanctions.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia could mitigate the damage of sanctions and that it would answer to it. “There should be no doubt that sanctions will be given a strong response, not necessarily symmetrical, but measured and sensitive for the American side,” he said.
2022-02-23 16:15 Ukraine to mobilize 36,000 reservists for Armed Forces, 5,000 for National Guard, 5,000 for Border Guard Service.
The country started calling up reserve troops on Feb. 23, as Russia continues its military escalation in Donbas.
2022-02-23 15:26 UK to send more weapons to Ukraine.
The new military package will include lethal defensive weapons and non-lethal aid, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said to the British parliament. “In light of the increasingly threatening behavior from Russia and in line with our previous support, the U.K. will shortly be providing a further package of military support to Ukraine,” he said.
2022-02-23 14:47 Canada, Japan, Australia join Western allies in Russia sanction sweep
2022-02-23 14:31 Zelensky to meet with business owners to move past disagreements, establish support.
Owners of Ukraine’s top 50 businesses, including oligarchs like Rinat Akhmetov and Victor Pinchuk, will meet at the President’s Office on Feb. 23.
2022-02-23 14:15 Russia gathered almost entire navy in Black, Azov seas.
A total 46 warships from Russian fleets are currently deployed near Ukraine, according to the Center for Defense Strategies. There is also an unprecedented number of Russian warships in the Mediterranean.
2022-02-23 13:50 Ukraine to impose state of emergency, creating a variety of restrictions
2022-02-23 13:30 UK will provide $500 million in guaranteed credit to Ukraine.
This is meant to help Ukraine withstand the economic pressure of Russia’s siege.
2022-02-23 13:26 Bill liberalizing gun ownership passes in first reading.
The draft law would make guns easier to get but also raise penalties for their misuse. It also attempts make gun acquisition more organized and trackable.
2022-02-23 12:44 Before Ukraine, there was Georgia: How Russia recycles its 2008 playbook
2022-02-23 12:22 Ukraine to impose state of emergency.
The National Security and Defense Council proposed a state of emergency for all of Ukraine except for Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Parliament has to approve the decision.
2022-02-23 12:04 Ukrainian lawmakers approve sanctions on Russian officials involved in recognition of Ukraine’s occupied territories.
If approved by National Security and Defense Council, sanctions will be imposed on 351 Russian officials.
2022-02-23 11:56 Foreign Ministry urges Ukrainians to leave Russia, avoid traveling there.
Ukrainian diplomats’ ability to provide services in Russia will be limited due to the recent escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-23 11:16 National Police to protect over 100 critical infrastructure objects.
Over 600 police officers will guard these assets as the country prepares to experimentally disconnect from Russia’s and Belarus’s energy network.
2022-02-23 11:09 Ukraine begins calling up reservists starting Feb. 23.
Reserve troops aged 18-60 will serve for no more than one year, Ground Forces Command stated.
2022-02-23 10:51 US calls off meetings with Putin, Russian foreign minister Lavrov.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden would not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin unless Russia de-escalates and pulls back its troops for Ukraine.
2022-02-23 10:34 Australia imposes sanctions, travel bans on 8 members of Russia’s security council.
Broader sanctions will be imposed on Russia-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
2022-02-23 10:26 Japan announces travel restrictions, asset freezes for Russian elite, sanctions on Russia's bonds.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement on Feb. 23. Details will be finalized and announced in the coming days.
2022-02-23 10:01 Covid-19 in Ukraine:
25,062 new cases, 297 new deaths, 16,844 new vaccinations.
2022-02-23 01:36 Canada’s sanctions target Russian sovereign debt, 2 state banks, Russian lawmakers.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the first round of sanctions against Russia, saying that they “will remain in place until the territorial integrity of Ukraine is restored.”
2022-02-23 00:48 World reacts to Kremlin escalation with sanctions
2022-02-23 00:27 Breakdown of Putin’s false narratives to justify aggression against Ukraine
2022-02-23 00:17 Blinken calls off meeting with Russian foreign minister scheduled on Feb. 24.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time.”
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2022-02-22 23:36 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 1 wounded in Donbas.
One soldier was killed, one wounded, five soldiers got combat-related trauma as a result of shelling by the Russian-backed militants in eastern Ukraine.
2022-02-22 23:12 US Treasury imposes sanctions on Russian officials, financial institutions.
VEB.RF and Promsvyazbank, as well as 42 of their subsidiaries, fell under the sanctions. The U.S. Treasury also imposed sanctions on Russian executives Petr Fradkov, Vladimir Kiriyenko, and Denis Bortnikov.
2022-02-22 23:00 Zelensky mobilizes reserve personnel, schedules Territorial Defense drills.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree mobilizing former soldiers to the armed forces during a “special period.” He added that Territorial Defense Units will conduct drills “to be ready.”
2022-02-22 22:36 Center for Defense Strategies: What Putin’s watershed decision means for Ukraine, world? (analysis)
2022-02-22 21:30 Biden: Putin's actions are the 'beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.'
U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is setting up a rationale to go much further.”
2022-02-22 21:26 US imposes sanctions on 2 Russian banks, sovereign debt, and Russian elites.
President Joe Biden announced the first tranche of sanctions against Russia, targeting: VEB, Russia’s sovereign debt, cutting off Russia from Western financing, and unnamed members of Russian elite and their family members.
2022-02-22 21:16 Putin says Russia-backed illegitimate ‘states’ in eastern Ukraine have claim to entire regions of Donetsk, Luhansk
2022-02-22 20:48 EU imposes sanctions on Russian lawmakers, officials, bans investors from trading Russian state bonds.
The EU has agreed to sanction 351 Russian lawmakers who supported recognizing the independence of Kremlin-occupied Donbas. The EU will also punish 27 individuals and companies waging disinformation campaigns and providing financial support to occupied regions.
2022-02-22 20:34 Russia pulls diplomatic staff from Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry alleged “threats of physical violence” as the reason to evacuate staff. Earlier, Russia recognized Kremlin-occupied parts of Donbas as independent states.
2022-02-22 20:01 Editorial: Sanction Russia now
2022-02-22 18:53 Putin: Minsk Agreements don't exist.
“Now the Minsk agreements, they do not exist,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Why follow them if have recognized the independence of these entities.”
2022-02-22 18:48 Ukrainian civilians fearlessly prepare for Russia’s offensive
2022-02-22 18:37 Putin says Russia recognizes whole Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as belonging to illegitimate 'independent states.'
The claim hints that Russia may try to invade the government-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine as well.
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2022-02-23 13:50 Ukraine to impose state of emergency, creating a variety of restrictions
2022-02-23 13:30 UK will provide $500 million in guaranteed credit to Ukraine.
This is meant to help Ukraine withstand the economic pressure of Russia’s siege.
2022-02-23 13:26 Bill liberalizing gun ownership passes in first reading.
The draft law would make guns easier to get but also raise penalties for their misuse. It also attempts make gun acquisition more organized and trackable.
2022-02-23 12:44 Before Ukraine, there was Georgia: How Russia recycles its 2008 playbook
2022-02-23 12:22 Ukraine to impose state of emergency.
The National Security and Defense Council proposed a state of emergency for all of Ukraine except for Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Parliament has to approve the decision.
2022-02-23 12:04 Ukrainian lawmakers approve sanctions on Russian officials involved in recognition of Ukraine’s occupied territories.
If approved by National Security and Defense Council, sanctions will be imposed on 351 Russian officials.
2022-02-23 11:56 Foreign Ministry urges Ukrainians to leave Russia, avoid traveling there.
Ukrainian diplomats’ ability to provide services in Russia will be limited due to the recent escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
2022-02-23 11:16 National Police to protect over 100 critical infrastructure objects.
Over 600 police officers will guard these assets as the country prepares to experimentally disconnect from Russia’s and Belarus’s energy network.
2022-02-23 11:09 Ukraine begins calling up reservists starting Feb. 23.
Reserve troops aged 18-60 will serve for no more than one year, Ground Forces Command stated.
2022-02-23 10:51 US calls off meetings with Putin, Russian foreign minister Lavrov.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden would not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin unless Russia de-escalates and pulls back its troops for Ukraine.
2022-02-23 10:34 Australia imposes sanctions, travel bans on 8 members of Russia’s security council.
Broader sanctions will be imposed on Russia-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
2022-02-23 10:26 Japan announces travel restrictions, asset freezes for Russian elite, sanctions on Russia's bonds.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement on Feb. 23. Details will be finalized and announced in the coming days.
2022-02-23 10:01 Covid-19 in Ukraine:
25,062 new cases, 297 new deaths, 16,844 new vaccinations.
2022-02-23 01:36 Canada’s sanctions target Russian sovereign debt, 2 state banks, Russian lawmakers.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the first round of sanctions against Russia, saying that they “will remain in place until the territorial integrity of Ukraine is restored.”
2022-02-23 00:48 World reacts to Kremlin escalation with sanctions
2022-02-23 00:27 Breakdown of Putin’s false narratives to justify aggression against Ukraine
2022-02-23 00:17 Blinken calls off meeting with Russian foreign minister scheduled on Feb. 24.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time.”
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