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2022-03-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian perspective: Russian invasion of Ukraine
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] INVASION OF UKRAINE: TEXT BROADCAST

22:58 International sanctions have significantly increased the likelihood of Russia's default on public debt, according to JPMorgan Agalitics.

22:54 The Pentagon reported, citing intelligence data, that Russia is not gathering any additional troops to involve them in the "operation" in Ukraine.

22:53 In Kharkiv, two cruise missiles hit one of the territorial defense headquarters.

22:51 Arakhamia confirmed that negotiations with Russia would take place, but not in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, as the Russian side had previously reported. He promised to reveal details later.

22:49 Zelensky created the Coordinating Headquarters for Humanitarian and Social Issues, which will distribute humanitarian international assistance, assistance from big business and authorities. Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak will head the headquarters.

22:44 Data on Russia's crimes in Ukraine were submitted to the International Criminal Court by 38 countries, the British Foreign Office said.

22:43 On March 3, traffic will be allowed on the Northern and Darnytskyi bridges in the capital. There will be no passage through the South Bridge, Klitschko said.

22:42 According to the UP, rocket strikes were carried out in Kiev on the Ministry of Defense and the command of the Ground Forces. The first rocket of the Russians was fired at the Ministry of Defense, but it was shot down by an air defense system, and rocket fragments fell near the South Railway Station. In addition, the command of the Ground Forces in Lukyanovka was hit.

22:37 Gerashchenko clarified by the explosion near the railway station in Kiev: Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a cruise missile of Russian fascists, which was intended for one of the control centers. The wreckage of the downed rocket damaged the heating main, but the damage will be repaired by morning.

22:32 In the center of Kharkiv, the building of a boarding school for blind children was damaged.

22:31 The value of Russian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has fallen by $570 billion. Over the past two weeks, the value of the shares of the largest Russian companies has fallen by 98%.

22:25 In Russia, OMON put a grandmother in a paddy wagon who was protesting against the war with Ukraine. According to media reports, this woman survived the siege of Leningrad.

22:24 Explosions thundered in Kharkiv, according to UP sources, probably, we are talking about two missile strikes. There are also reports of problems with mobile communications.

22:22 The Placebo group announced that they are canceling their performance at Park Live in Moscow. This has previously been done by Iron Maiden, Green Day, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers and Iggy Pop.

22:18 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov says that Putin's close circle is sure that he is "out of his mind." According to him, the Belarusian troops have been transferred to readiness number one.

"Gorlovka is a Ukrainian city. We are taking back what is ours," Danilov said. He assured that everything is going according to the plan of the Ukrainian structures. He also says that the occupiers do not understand where they have ended up, and are disoriented, frightened and without fuel and just want to get home.

"We are working on the issue of closing the skies over Ukraine. If we do not do this, our children will be unprotected. Now this is the number one issue," Danilov said.

22:01 Money under the program єПідтримка can now be used without restrictions.

21:53 Zelensky discussed "the difficult situation in the region" with Kazakh President Kasim-Jomart Tokayev.

"We agreed to cooperate on humanitarian issues. We keep in touch," Zelensky said.

21:49 Reznikov called on residents of the temporarily occupied territories to deprive Russian troops of support from the rear: "Do not touch the tanks. Only if you really want to. Destroy the rear columns. They follow the columns with armored vehicles. If the enemy is left without fuel, ammunition, food, engineering and repair support, he will become helpless. Hunters. Rangers. Foresters. You know every path and every ravine in your country. This is your time."

21:46 Klitschko said that in some areas of Kiev, several shells hit the yards. There were no victims or wounded, several cars caught fire, a private house was damaged. The premises of one of the police stations of the Podolsk region were damaged.

There were battles near Kiev - Bucha, Irpen, Gostomel. The enemy is trying to break into the capital. But the Ukrainian defenders keep the defense and stop the invaders on the outskirts of the capital, the mayor assured and urged the city residents to stay at home or in shelters.

21:44 Sweden stated that four Russian fighter jets violated its airspace, Babel reports with reference to the command of the Swedish Armed Forces.

21:35 Ukrzaliznytsia reports that an airstrike was carried out on the building of the railway station in Kiev , from which thousands of women and children are now being evacuated. The shell hit near the Ibis hotel, the station building survived, there is little damage. Information about the victims is being specified, the movement of trains continues.

21:34 A rocket that fell near the railway station in Kiev broke a large heating main, part of the city may be left without heating, reports Gerashchenko.

21:28 A rally against the war with Ukraine is taking place in St. Petersburg, at least 176 participants have been detained. In just seven days of anti-war actions in Russia, according to local media, more than seven thousand people were detained.

21:26 Macron: "It's a lie to say that this war is the fight against Nazism."

21:21 According to UNIAN, the cause of the explosion in the center of Kiev is the interception of a Russian missile by Ukrainian air defense forces.

21:19 Gerashchenko said that the head of the Kremenets UTO Vladimir Struk, who supported the "LNR", was killed.

"In the last week, he actively pursued a pro-Russian position, agitating the deputies to communicate with the Russian Federation and the "LPR", gathered deputies on this matter. On March 1, 2022, a statement from his wife appeared that he was kidnapped by unknown people in camouflage uniforms. Cause of death (preliminarily) - gunshot wound in the region of the heart," wrote Gerashchenko.

21:11 The command of the SSO of Ukraine stated that after the Russian artillerymen covered the peaceful cities of Ukraine with the most severe shelling, they became "our number one goal."

"From now on, there will be no more captured Russian artillerymen. No mercy, no "please don't kill, I surrender" will no longer work. Every crew, no matter - commander, driver, gunner, loader - will be slaughtered like pigs," the statement says. SSO command.

21:10 Roman Abramovich promised to transfer all the money from the sale of the Chelsea club to help Ukrainians affected by the war, as well as to restore Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

21:06 Ukraine has received a second batch of Javelin anti-tank missile systems from Estonia, the Estonian Ministry of Defense reported.

The German publication Bild also reports that weapons from Germany arrived in Ukraine - 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger-type anti-aircraft missiles.

21:05 Lavrov said that the task of the so-called "operation" in Ukraine is "to identify specific types of strike weapons that will never be deployed there."

21:03 The ECHR, as an exceptional step, will suspend all processes and communications that require a response or action from the Ukrainian government - this is an unprecedented decision, the procedures for which have not yet been provided, reports Ukrainska Pravda.

Consideration will be suspended regarding "cases against Ukraine", and not "regarding Ukraine" - this means that the study of documents, evidence, etc. in the case of "Ukraine v. Russia" will continue.

21:02 On February 27, some sites of the occupiers began to publish news about the alleged surrender of Ukrainian regions and the creation of the pseudo-formation "Federal Republic of Ukraine", writes Ukrainska Pravda.

21:00 As a result of the shelling of Kharkiv, the Assumption Cathedral was damaged, the press service of the Kharkiv diocese reports. Windows and stained-glass windows were broken in the cathedral, church utensils were damaged. The people hiding in the cathedral were not hurt.

As a result of the shelling, churches in the Lugansk, Nizhyn, Kiev and Donetsk dioceses were also damaged.

20:57 A powerful explosion thundered in Kiev. According to Anton Gerashchenko, the explosion occurred near the South railway station.

20:55 The United States is exploring the prospect of removing Russia from the UN Security Council, but there is no decision on whether to try to achieve this, First Deputy Secretary Sherman said.

20:49 The White House announced new sanctions against Russia and Belarus for the invasion of Ukraine:
strict export control (applies to Belarus as well, especially to high-tech goods);
sanctions on 22 Russian defense enterprises;
restrictions on the export of technologies for the oil industry;
sanctions on companies involved in financing the armies of Russia and Belarus.

20:44 The Polish Foreign Ministry announced that in Warsaw they began to seize objects of Russian property.

20:37 In Nikolaev, in the port of Olvia, a Russian missile hit a foreign ship. The Administration of the Sea Ports of Ukraine reported that the ship Banglar Samriddhi under the flag of Bangladesh, which was on the roadstead of the port of Olvia, was damaged. The missile hit the superstructure, the ship was on fire.

Two tugs were sent to rescue the crew. The ship entered on February 23 and was waiting for the load, without the possibility of exit due to the restriction of the Russian Navy.

20:29 EA Sports FIFA announced the exclusion of the Russian national team and all Russian football clubs from the games FIFA 22, Fifa Mobile and FIFA Online.

20:18 The mayor of Stanitsa Luhanska, Zolkin, surrendered the city to the Russian invaders, a case was initiated against him under the article of treason, the Telegram channel of the Verkhovna Rada reports.

20:11 Near Kruty in the Chernihiv region, the battle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense with the Russian invaders took place. As a result, the Russian forces suffered a "stunning defeat," the Krutov community said in a statement. The Ukrainian army destroyed about 200 Russian soldiers and officers. The bodies of the dead occupiers were taken away in two KamAZ trucks towards the Sumy region.

"After 104 years, Ukrainians and Russians fought again. This time, the Russian army suffered a stunning defeat here," the UTO said in a statement.

20:07 At the second round of Ukrainian-Russian negotiations, a ceasefire will be discussed, said the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky.

"On a number of proposals, we generally found understanding at the negotiating table. But for some of the most fundamental ones, it was quite expected, the Ukrainian side took time to think and consult with Kiev," he said.

19:52 The Russian occupiers have begun the mass creation of fake pages of our military units - for example, the 93rd OMBR, 81st and others. The pages of the enemy are in Ukrainian, the published content is the losses of our units, dead civilians, negative about the Ukrainian army, etc. - designed to cause panic and dissatisfaction with the command. Ukrainians are asked to be careful and not to believe fakes.

19:46 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia stop the use of force in Ukraine and withdraw its troops.

141 states voted in favor, five voted against (Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea), 35 abstained (including China, India, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Central African Republic).

19:41 In Kherson, the occupiers are in all districts of the city, they are very dangerous, the head of the Regional State Administration Gennady Laguta warns. Residents are asked to stay at home and not go out.

19:34 In all chain stores in Ukraine, as well as at chain gas stations, you can withdraw cash from your card in the amount of up to 6,000 hryvnia. Thus, the NBU solved two problems at once: with cash collection and non-working ATMs.

19:28 Roskomsvoboda announces the start of blocking YouTube. The domain of the service that is used to upload pictures and "other static content" has already been blocked. Russian providers cannot receive a response from domain requests. The service is blocked using TSPU DPI - a system for "Internet isolation".

19:25 Secret documents of the Russian Federation were at the disposal of the Ukrainian military . According to them, the plan for the war with Ukraine was approved on January 18, and the operation itself to seize Ukraine was to take place within 15 days - from February 20 to March 6.

19:18 Malta stops issuing "golden passports" for Russian and Belarusian investors.

19:14 The editor-in-chief of Russian Rain, whose website was blocked by the authorities for his position on the war in Ukraine, Tikhon Dzyadko, announced his decision to temporarily leave Russia. According to him, a similar decision was made by a number of TV channel employees who received threats against them.

19:01 In Melitopol, the occupiers are handing out leaflets to local residents, in which they promise not to touch the civilian population, ask them to treat the occupiers carefully and not to trust the Kiev authorities. As a source of information, they are asked to use pro-Russian telegram channels with fakes and propaganda.

18:55 There is a very high probability that Russia will use the so-called deepfakes to report Zelensky's surrender. Deepfake is a technology that, using machine learning, allows you to create the most realistic video: a person can speak and use facial expressions, but this is not a real shot.

Such deepfakes are very difficult to distinguish from real videos at first glance. Ukrainians are asked to be careful and not to believe if the president or any of the authorities declare surrender on the video. Ukraine will not capitulate!

18:46 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the first time officially announced the losses: 498 dead and 1,597 wounded.

18:33 The Ukrainian delegation for negotiations will arrive tomorrow, Medinsky said.

18:18 The Rada is preparing the nationalization of all property of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine.

18:14 The invaders entered Balakleya, Kharkiv region, but the city does not surrender, the administration will not cooperate with the enemy, Mayor Ivan Stolbovoy assured.

18:10 The Russian delegation arrived for negotiations with Ukraine in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Lavrov said that Russia is ready to discuss the issue of security guarantees with Ukraine. He also repeated the Kremlin's demand that Kyiv should recognize the "LDNR" within the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Also, as Lavrov stated, Ukraine must undergo "demilitarization" according to some "clear" parameters.

18:06 Cards issued by Russian and Belarusian banks no longer work on the territory of Ukraine, the NBU said.

18:03 The Ukrainian military liberated Makarov in the Kiev region and entrenched themselves there, Zaluzhny said.

17:59 In Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, several thousand people took to the streets to stop the capture of the city by the Russians.

17:53 In Kherson, over the past two days, due to the actions of Russian aggressors, more than thirty civilians have died, including entire families, women, children, the City Council reports.

17:45 Arestovich called on men in the territories occupied by Russia to total resistance to Russian troops - it is necessary to destroy or block the rear columns of the enemy.

17:34 Shelling of residential areas in the Buchansky district continues, periodic battles take place in Gostomel, said the head of the Kiev Regional State Administration Oleksiy Kuleba.

17:19 The Law Enforcement Committee of the Verkhovna Rada supported bill No. 7116, which envisages the introduction of life imprisonment in Ukraine for treason and sabotage.

17:08 In yesterday's decision of the European Parliament on Ukraine, there are no bold political indicators that should be taken into account by all EU institutions and member states in the issue of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership, said Deputy Head of the OP Igor Zhovkov.

17:00 A bill has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 15 years for spreading alleged "fakes" about the actions of the Russian armed forces. According to Russian media, Vasily Piskarev, head of the State Duma Committee on Security, said that the amendments had already "been signed" in order to quickly consider them at a session of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

16:51 Ukrainians and foreigners transferred more than six billion hryvnias to the special account opened by the National Bank of Ukraine to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the equivalent of UAH 253.5 million received from abroad in foreign currency.

16:48 In Korosten, Zhytomyr region, a missile attack was carried out on a checkpoint. According to local authorities, four people died, the broadcast tower was out of order.

16:36 The head of WHO called for the urgent opening of a humanitarian corridor in Kiev.

16:20 The University of Georgia, on behalf of each student, will transfer 1,000,000 lari (about $300) to support Ukraine.

15:55 Volunteers from 16 countries are already on their way to Ukraine, Kuleba said. According to him, the international anti-war coalition includes at least 86 states and 15 international organizations. Of these, 19 countries are supplying weapons to Ukraine, and several are doing so for the first time in history. 10 countries provide macro-financial assistance, 22 countries provide humanitarian assistance, volunteers from 16 countries of the world are already coming to Ukraine to help the Ukrainian army defend itself from the aggressor. Their total number has exceeded one thousand people, applications continue to arrive.

15:52 YouTube blocked Solovyov's channel in Europe.

15:50 The European Union has banned the export and import of euro banknotes to Russia.

15:47 The former head of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, Alnur Musaev, said that at the confidential level, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan expressed their readiness to provide military assistance to the Russian Federation. We are talking about military equipment, ammunition, as well as partially Russian contingent from these Central Asian republics, writes Ukrainska Pravda.

15:39 Podolyak on the Kremlin's possible plans to declare Yanukovych "president of Ukraine": "Any mention of the name Yanukovych as some kind of "opportunity" once again shows us Russia's total ignorance of the real mood in Ukraine. A complete lack of understanding of what kind of country it is" .

15:23 Martial law may be introduced in Russia tomorrow, Podolyak believes.

15:09 There are street fights in Mariupol, the attack on the city is carried out from the north and north-west, the mayor of the city Vadym Boychenko reports.

15:05 It follows from the interrogation of the captured invaders that they were sent to Ukraine for three days - that's how much food they were given. They were to return three days later.

15:03 Due to the Russian occupation, the Kherson region was on the verge of an environmental disaster: the largest poultry farm in Europe, Chernobaevskaya, was de-energized, where there are three million chickens that cannot be fed or disposed of. A few more days, and the bird pestilence will begin, which will lead to an environmental catastrophe, said MP Goncharenko.

14:54 Since the beginning of Russia's attack on Ukraine, more than 2,000 Ukrainians have already died , not counting the military. During the seven days of the war, Russia destroyed hundreds of transport infrastructure, residential buildings, hospitals and kindergartens, according to the State Emergency Service.

14:52 Konotop remains under the control of Ukraine, said the head of the Sumy region Zhyvitsky.

14:50 Sberbank shares on the London Stock Exchange fell to one cent.

14:47 Ukrainian troops launched a counteroffensive in Gorlovka, entered the city, but have not yet been able to gain a foothold, MP Gerashchenko said. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have not entered Gorlovka since 2014.

14:43 Almost 836,000 people left Ukraine, according to the UN.

14:33 KSCA reports that saboteurs were found at one of the metro stations, one of whom was hiding ammunition in a children's toy. Police officers work at the stations around the clock, but citizens are still urged to be careful and, if suspicious persons are found, observe personal security measures and immediately inform law enforcement officers.

14:27 Ukraine has decided to give the captured Russian soldiers to their mothers if they come to Kiev for them. To do this, you need to find out whether the son died or is in captivity, in the telegram channel https://t.me/gruz_200_rus, or call the hotline of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Come back alive from Ukraine: +380 89 420 18 60, +380 89 420 18 61, +380 89 420 18 62, or write to the mail: vernis_iz_ukraine@gmail.com

After receiving confirmation that the son is in captivity, the mothers of Russian soldiers must get to Kyiv. This can be done via Kaliningrad or Minsk, and from there - by bus or taxi to the Polish border. Then, through the territory of Poland, you will need to get to the checkpoint with Ukraine. There mothers will be met and escorted to Kyiv.
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14:12 Putin receives information about Russian losses in the war against Ukraine, but the Kremlin cannot report the number, since this is a matter for the Ministry of Defense, Peskov said.

14:00 The Russian Army is running out of resources, they are sending cadets of military schools to war. A company of second-year cadets from a military school surrendered to the Ukrainian army, Arestovich said.

13:53 On the Belarusian Railway, the systems of the Schedule of the completed movement, the Manager's Notebook, the Subscriber Station, the Automated Dispatcher system and other related software do not work. The system of DC Neman is affected, there are problems with the movement of trains, according to local media.

13:48 A cruise missile has just hit the city council building in Kharkiv, Gerashchenko reports.

13:47 In the Kiev region, servicemen of the National Guard destroyed an enemy SU-30 aircraft.

13:46 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the command post of the Russians in the village of Dityatki near Chernobyl. Chief of Staff of the 36th Army of the Eastern Military District, Major General Sergei Nyrkov, fled during a special operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Belarusian Mazyr, leaving the personnel, which was destroyed by the Ukrainian army, Dumskaya reports.

13:45 The EU disconnected VTB, Russia, Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and VEB RF from SWIFT.

12:42 A total of 60 journalists from the world's leading media visited the 5th Kiev family, where they filmed a report on how Kiev women are preparing in the basements of the hospital.

13:28 "Employees of Russian IT companies will receive a deferment from the army and the opportunity to get a preferential mortgage," said Russian Prime Minister Mishustin.

13:23 The second round of negotiations will take place on the evening of March 2. The delegations will be in the same composition, Arestovich confirmed.

13:22 Arestovich says that the enemy army has been tasked with psychologically breaking Kharkiv, but the enemy has many losses there. In some areas, Ukrainian units went on the offensive.

13:15 Ukraine is working to completely block the movement of Russian transport in the world, said Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov.

12:57 The governor of the Nikolaev region Kim announced that the attack on Nikolaev was repulsed. The Russian army retreats to the north of the region.

12:56 According to the deputy head of the KSCA Konstantin Usov, more than 15 thousand people actually moved to the Kiev metro. Of these, 413 are schoolchildren and preschoolers, 84 are infants.

12:55 The Verkhovna Rada is doing everything possible for the immediate entry of Ukraine into the EU, the press service of the parliament reports. Stefanchuk is now in constant contact with all the speakers of the parliaments of the EU member states.

12:53 Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov: "Today, the attitude of Kharkiv residents towards Russia is completely different than it was before. This is the genocide of the Ukrainian people! This is not forgiven!"

12:52 Kiev is ready for the second round of negotiations with Russia, but not for the adoption of ultimatums, Kuleba said.

12:51 In Kherson, local residents defended the Ukrainian flag, which the invaders tried to take away.

12:49 In the Gomel region, morgues are overcrowded with Russian soldiers, some hospitals are given to the needs of the wounded, Radio Svaboda reports.

12:33 Kuleba said that it is not yet known when the second round of negotiations with Russia will take place. According to him, Moscow's demands remain the same - these are the same demands that Putin voiced in his address before the start of the war.

12:21 The occupiers, who came to negotiate in Konotop, were kicked out of the city center in disgrace. According to eyewitnesses, the mayor of the city, who refused to cooperate with the invaders, also had to calm the crowd, which attacked the "negotiators" when they were already leaving.

12:19 In Kherson, unidentified people on buses are urging people to go out on the street, allegedly to get free bread. The head of the Regional State Administration, Gennady Laguta, reports that the regional and local authorities do not carry out such actions - this may be a provocation by the occupiers.

12:12 The Consulate General of Greece in Mariupol draws up lists of residents with their own vehicles, for whom a green corridor will be organized to travel to Romania and further to Greece. The issue of organizing buses for women and children is also being worked out. Address: st. Cathedral, 10.

12:10 The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the police, detained a fire spotter who launched a strike at the Ivano-Frankivsk airport by the invaders.

12:07 Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovoy said that men aged 18 to 60 who were evacuated to the Lviv region, no later than 24 hours after arrival, should appear at the territorial recruitment and social support centers for military registration. During martial law, the orders of the military administrations are binding.

12:06 Lavrov said that World War III would become nuclear.

12:02 Kherson Mayor Kolykhaev turned to all the media in Ukraine and the world with a request to help organize a green corridor to the city.

12:00 Denmark sent Ukraine 2,700 disposable M72 anti-tank grenade launchers.

11:59 Peskov said that the Russian delegation will arrive at the venue for a new round of negotiations on March 2 in the late afternoon and hopes that representatives of Ukraine will also arrive.

11:56 Kiev sent humanitarian aid to the city of Bucha, which is defending itself from Russian troops on the outskirts of the capital, Klitschko said.

11:54 Navalny called on the Russians for daily protests demanding an end to the war. “Yes, on the first day, few people can come out. And on the second, even fewer. But we must, gritting our teeth and overcoming fear, go out and demand an end to the war,” he said.

11:48 Klitschko said that the enemy is gathering forces closer and closer to the capital, fired at the White Church at night, fighting continued in Bucha and Gostomel. "We are preparing and will defend Kyiv! I urge all Kievans not to lose their temper. Do not believe disinformation. The enemy is spreading a lot of lies to break Ukrainians. Trust only official resources," Klitschko urges.

11:39 A total of 30 armored personnel carriers are heading to Kiev, a landing operation of the Russian Federation is being prepared in the Black Sea, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Russian troops seek to blockade the capital. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is trying to block Mariupol.

11:35 The head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration Kim gave the order to shoot to kill at the enemy landing in the city. "I also landed at the airport - they already pressed me to the ground. They ask me to surrender," he wrote.

11:28 According to Ukrainian intelligence, Yanukovych is currently in Minsk, the Kremlin is preparing him for a special operation to try to declare him "president of Ukraine."

11:24 The price of gas in Europe has renewed its historical maximum, reaching $2,181 per thousand cubic meters.

11:23 A Russian warship was spotted off the coast of Odessa, said Sergey Bratchuk, chairman of the Public Council at the Odessa Regional State Administration.

11:18 Spain will supply offensive weapons to Ukraine, the country's prime minister said.

11:17 Russian occupying forces have been continuously shelling Mariupol from various weapons for 12 hours, the mayor of the city said.

11:01 In Konotop, Sumy region, invaders threaten to smash the city with artillery if residents protest against the capture, the mayor said. At the city meeting, the authorities and the townspeople jointly think about how to proceed.

10:43 As of 10:30 the situation in Nikolaev becomes complicated, the Russian troops clamp the city in a ring, the mayor of the city Alexander Senkvich reports. According to him, fighting is underway in the Kherson direction and in the area of ​​the Kalinovsky ring.

10:43 Zelensky replaced the heads of the Cherkasy and Odesa regions. The Cherkasy region was headed by scout Igor Taburets, the Odessa region was headed by a military man Maxim Marchenko.

10:39 DHL suspended the delivery of goods and documents to Russia and Belarus.

10:31 At the entrance to Energodar, the residents of the city, led by the mayor, held talks with the Russian army. According to the mayor Dmitry Orlov: "We brought them to the position that the ZNPP and the city are under reliable protection. The residents will not let them into the city for a single step. They heard and went to report to their leadership." The next meeting will take place at 15:00 at the same place.

10:25 The Ukrainian Navy closed shipping in the northwestern region of the Black Sea for security reasons. At the same time, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation continues to try to hide behind the lives of civilians, the command of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

So, as of March 2, Russian ships demand that a HELT civilian ship enter the Black Sea danger zone so that the invaders can hide behind a civilian ship as a human shield, otherwise the Russian ships will open fire on the HELT ship. This is nothing but piracy of the 21st century, the Ukrainian Navy says.

During the full-scale invasion, the Russian fleet has already fired on two civilian ships and captured two ships (including the search and rescue ship Sapfir, which was carrying out a humanitarian mission).

10:12 In Kharkiv, as a result of today's missile attack on the buildings of the regional SBU, the Main Directorate of the National Police and Kharkiv National University. Karazin, according to preliminary information from the State Emergency Service, three people were injured. 90 people and 21 pieces of equipment were involved from the State Emergency Service, work continues.

10:11 In Mariupol, the enemy fired at another school. In just the past three days, Russian troops have attacked three city schools and a technical school.

10:09 Russian troops have approached Energodar and are moving towards the checkpoint of the city. Employees of the nuclear power plant took to the road so as not to let the occupying army through, Andriy Tuz, a spokesman for the Zaporizhzhya NPP, said.

10:07 In Nikolaev, residents are asked not to go out because of the landing of enemy troops. A curfew has been announced, said the head of the Regional State Administration Yuriy Kim.

09:45 Zelensky: "Who do you need to be to make such a place - Babi Yar - a target for missiles? You are killing the victims of the Holocaust for the second time. This is already beyond humanity. Now I appeal to all the Jews of the world: don't you see what is happening "Therefore, it is very important that millions of Jews around the world do not remain silent now. Nazism is born in silence."

09:36 The General Staff announced the total estimated losses of the enemy from February 24 to March 2:

personnel - 5,840.
aircraft - 30
helicopters - 31
tanks - up to 211
armored combat vehicles - 862
artillery systems - 85
air defense systems - 9
MLRS - 40
tanks with fuel and lubricants - 60
UAV operational-tactical level - 3
light speedboats - 2
automotive equipment - 355.

09:35 The National Bank allowed the withdrawal of cash in the equivalent of up to 30 thousand hryvnia per day.

09:21 New bayraktors have already arrived in Ukraine and are on combat duty, soon there will be even more stengers and javelins, Reznikov said. "Europe is turning into our rear and supplying critical defense needs," he added.

09:09 As a result of enemy shelling, the roof of the building of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region, as well as residential buildings, is on fire, there is a threat of fire spreading. Rescuers are on the scene.

09:07 Reuters reports dozens of volunteers from Japan who volunteered to fight for Ukraine.

09:05 The mayor of the city of Yuzhne, Kharkiv region, Alexander Bryukhanov, was detained for high treason. Together with him - his deputy, the head of the local police department and the district inspector.

09:02 As a result of the shelling of Kharkov over the past day, 21 people were killed and 112 were injured, Governor Oleg Sinegubov said.

09:01 The German Interior Ministry announced that refugees from Ukraine do not need to go through the asylum procedure, they immediately receive EU protection for up to three years.

08:58 Residents of Bashtanka in the Nikolaev region took away from the enemy and burned the Pantsir-S complex worth $15 million, Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov said.

08:56 In the Belarusian Mozyr, all the morgues are packed, most of the dead are ethnic Chechens. An instruction was given to keep the bodies for a long time so that Chechnya would not find out about the real losses of the RF Armed Forces, said Anna Krasulina, a representative of the Belarusian opposition.

08:49 World-famous artist Marina Abramovich wrote a letter in support of Ukraine: "Just as we united to defeat the crazy Nazi regime, the world must unite to help Zelensky and the brave men and women of Ukraine. This is the battle of each of us."

08:48 The route to Moscow in the Sumy region is under the control of Ukrainian troops, the head of the Regional State Administration said.

08:47 Oligarch Roman Abramovich, who is considered one of the sponsors of the Putin regime, put up for urgent sale his Chelsea club and luxury real estate in London.

British MP Chris Bryant has issued a public call for the government to act as quickly as possible to impose sanctions before the sale and prevent Abramovich's money from being taken out, the Times reported.

08:44 The maternity hospital in Zhytomyr was destroyed by Russian Caliber missiles.

08:39 In the morning, the left bank of Mariupol again came under fire from the invaders, the maternity hospital was damaged, its employees said, who continue to work.

08:35 In Kharkiv, a blow was struck on the building of the regional police department.

08:30 There was shelling in Sumy, now there is street fighting in the city. Authorities are asking residents not to go outside.

08:13 The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has not traded on its stock exchange for the third day in a row.

07:58 American Express terminates relations with Russian banks.

07:54 Sberbank leaves the European market. Its shares had fallen from $15 to $1 on the London Stock Exchange in the previous two days. The bank said its structures were facing "anomalous outflows" of funds and threats to the safety of employees and branches.

07:52 Subdivisions of the 93rd Kholodny Yar Brigade pushed the enemy back to the border with Russia in some areas. The Kholodnoyarsk people smashed enemy columns and took a lot of equipment from the Russians, according to the brigade's Facebook page.

07:41 RossMI report that the city hospitals of Belgorod, located 50 kilometers from Kharkov, have stopped accepting patients among the civilian population and have completely switched to treating the wounded Russian military.

07:37 In the White Church, the invaders were aiming at the Lukoil oil depot, Gerashchenko said.

07:35 According to updated information from the State Emergency Service, as a result of an air strike in Zhytomyr, two people were killed and 16 were injured. 12 people were rescued, including six children, whom rescuers got from the basements of dilapidated private houses. Rescue work continues.

07:34 Near Kiev, Russian invaders are trying to advance along the Gorenichi, Gostomel and Demidov line in order to block the capital from the northern and northwestern directions, the General Staff reports. In order to block the capital in the northeast, 17 BTGs are advancing.

07:33 Kherson is still under the control of Ukraine, but Russian troops have captured the railway station and the river port, the mayor of the city, Igor Kolykhaev, said.

07:32 Hackers report that Anonymous has hacked Roscosmos' communications with its satellites.

07:30 Wizz Air will provide 100,000 free tickets to Ukrainians who want to fly from Poland, Slovakia and Romania.

07:29 The mayors of Zhovkva and Stary Sambir of the Lviv region have banned the settlement of men aged 18-60 in the cities without the permission of the military registration and enlistment office.

07:20 Biden explained that the United States is deploying additional troops to Europe not to fight in Ukraine, but to protect NATO allies. He also stressed that the US military did not and will not participate in the conflict.

07:18 "The morale of the enemy and their will to win are rapidly declining due to the stable defense of our troops. The invaders have losses in all directions," the General Staff says.

07:06 The head of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim warned that for drunk driving they would irrevocably take away the car for the needs of the army.

06:57 Boeing has suspended service and technical support for Russian airlines.

06:51 More than 160 Nobel laureates have supported Ukraine, and this list is constantly growing.

"Just as Nazi Germany attacked Poland in 1939, the government of the Russian Federation, under the leadership of President Putin, launched an unwarranted military aggression - nothing less than a war," Babel said in a statement.

06:35 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kharkov immediately captured six of the latest Russian T-80BVM tanks from the 200th motorized rifle brigade of Russians, Butusov reports from the scene.

06:14 Russia has already entered more than 80 percent of the forces that were concentrated near the border into Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

05:47 Estonian President Alar Karis: "Putin has already lost the war. Ukraine is a European state, so it must become a member of the EU. Glory to Ukraine!"

05:37 The Ministry of Digital Development has launched a project called Send Putin to Jupiter (https://putler.io/).

The idea is that 100 million people from anywhere in the world can donate $ 2.99 or 99 hryvnia to the Ukrainian army, which is fighting Putin, in order to destroy the bloody dictator.

“Why Jupiter? It is a gas giant and the largest planet in the solar system,” Fedorov explained. “The action will help to involve everyone in the world and unite against the bloody dictator. The funds will go to the army and restore the destroyed infrastructure of Ukraine.”

05:29 Google has allocated $15 million to help Ukraine, as well as direct grants and advertising credits, Fedorov said.

In addition, throughout Ukraine, SOS notifications are enabled on the Poisk website. When people search for information about evacuations, they see a warning pointing to UN resources for displaced people.

The protection of Google accounts for Ukrainians has been automatically strengthened. The company also fights against the media engaged in propaganda and disinformation.

05:15 Apple Pay no longer works in Russia. Apple announced support for Ukraine. RT News and Sputnik News are no longer available for download from the App Store outside of Russia. Also, the functions of reflecting traffic and road accidents in real time on Apple Maps in Ukraine were disabled in order to ensure the safety of Ukrainian citizens.

05:02 The United States is beginning to investigate the crimes of Russian oligarchs, Biden said in his annual message. He spoke about the unprecedented sanctions against the Russian Federation and said that the United States is closing the sky for Russian aircraft.

"Six days ago, Putin decided to shake the very foundations of the free world. He decided that he could bend us, subjugate us, but he was wrong. He faced a wall that he could not even imagine. He faced the Ukrainian people," the American president said. .

04:50 The Ukrainian authorities are negotiating with international organizations on humanitarian corridors for the delivery of medicines and food to the places of hostilities, where the situation is most difficult, Lyashko said.

04:24 The IMF and the World Bank are developing a package of financial support for Ukraine in the amount of three billion dollars.

03:59 In the Akhtyrsky district of the Sumy region on the night of Wednesday, March 2, Russian troops sluggish the city of Trostyanets, Zhivitsky said. According to him, three Russian columns entered from three sides and completely occupied the city.

The invaders demolished the gate to the Round Yard with a tank and smashed the art gallery. In the city, almost all power lines are damaged, roads are broken. The occupiers go from house to house, get people out of the basements, make them sit on the street at night.

"They are afraid of air strikes, they are afraid of our artillery. The enemy has set up a headquarters here," Zhivitsky said.

03:18 In Kharkiv, on the night of Wednesday, March 2, a battle began between the landing troops of the invader and Ukrainian defenders, the Telegram channel of the Verkhovna Rada reported, citing the SBU. The invaders attacked the hospital - the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region.

02:58 Belarusian troops are put on alert and are in the areas of concentration, as close as possible to the state border of Ukraine. During the current day, according to intelligence, significant activity of aviation equipment was recorded. The movement of columns of automotive vehicles with food and ammunition is also noticeable in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Baranovichi, Lyakhovichi and Pinsk, the Ministry of Defense reports.

02:34 On the territory of the Sumy region on the evening of Tuesday, March 1, with the help of the Bayraktar strike drone, two columns of Russian equipment were destroyed, said the head of the region Dmitry Zhivitsky.

01:45 The Russian military, who came to Ukraine with the war, have two options: either surrender or die, Zaluzhny said.

01:31 In Moscow , five children and their mothers were detained when they brought flowers to the Ukrainian embassy.

01:14 For the evening of Tuesday, March 1, all settlements of the Nikolaev area are under control of Ukraine, the head of the regional state administration Vitaly Kim said.

00:26 In Zhytomyr, enemy troops launched a Caliber missile at the base of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade, but hit residential buildings, the State Emergency Service reports. Houses in the private sector were damaged, one was completely destroyed. The number of victims is being specified.

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