Kommersant confirmed Gavrilov resigned (his detention is yet to be confirmed)
1 年 前Meanwhile in Russia: military expert on state TV suggests the creation of a special fund to support Russian Armed Forces and the families of the dead and wounded. He proposes the funds should come out of the pockets of the richest "fat cats," identified through the Forbes list
1 年 前Russian troops in Rubizhne now
The Spanish Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon said in Bucharest that the economic effects of the war in Ukraine are severe
1 年 前Ongoing artillery battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces between Kherson and Mykolaiv, where Ukrainian forces have been launching counterattacks in recent days
Britain's envoy to the Security Council: Russian forces besiege cities and towns, indiscriminately bomb residential neighborhoods and use cluster ammunition
Britain's envoy to the Security Council: Russia is the one who must put an end to this war
424-8, House easily passes bill to revoke Russia's normal trade status, sending bill to Senate. The lone NO votes: Boebert, Massie, Gaetz, Biggs, Greene, Bishop, Roy, Grothman
White House cites 'high concern' that China may provide Russia with weapons
The United Nations: The scale of civilian casualties and the destruction of infrastructure in Ukraine requires thorough investigation and accountability
Friday's @POTUS call with the Chinese leader will be an "opportunity to asses where President Xi stands" on Beijing's support for the Russia war effort, @PressSec says during @WhiteHouse briefing
.@SecBlinken says he "personally" agrees that Russia has committted war crimes in Ukraine. "Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. After all the destruction of the past three weeks, I find it difficult to conclude that the Russians are doing otherwise," he says
A Pentagon official: The weapons provided to Ukraine are capable of targeting Russian forces from a distance
A Pentagon official: The equipment that arrived in Ukraine will allow it to confront Russian forces
Blinken: "I have not seen any meaningful efforts by Russia to bring this war that it is perpetrating to conclusion through diplomacy"
A Pentagon official: Russian forces are moving artillery towards Kyiv in preparation for bombing it
1 年 前Russia President Putin "may be growing more desperate," according to @SecBlinken
Blinken: U.S. has a "strong sense" of what Russia could do next - a false flag attack involving chemical weapons, "manufacturing" events to justify greater use of military force, employing mercenaries and "systematically" kidnapping local officials and replacing them with puppets
Blinken: The Russian war affects fuel prices and the economy globally
Russia is beginning to get concerned about how long it can keep troops in Ukraine after three weeks of war: senior U.S. defense official. Russia is considering adding more supplies since it did not properly plan logistics in four-month run-up to conflict, the official said
Russia has launched more than 1,000 missiles into Ukraine in three weeks of war: senior U.S. defense official
1 年 前Biden just referred to Putin as both a "murderous dictator" and "pure thug"
Russia recruiting foreign fighters for Ukraine - "We have not seen a flow of fighters" from the MiddleEast, per @CENTCOM Gen McKenzie "We just haven't seen much of that yet out of Syria. And we look at that pretty closely" "That could change" he notes
UK says freezing tax cooperation with Russia and Belarus
Russia creditors await bond payment as Moscow says money sent
1 年 前Abdullah bin Zayed confirms, after talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, that the UAE welcomes all mediation efforts to solve the crisis in Ukraine
Zelensky's office: Immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces are among the main aspects of a peace agreement that can be signed
Putin in a phone call with Erdogan discussed Ukraine
Kadyrov of Chechnya announced additional 1000 fighters to go to Ukraine
1 年 前It's propaganda
Russian Ministry of Defense continues to accuse Ukraine and U.S. in development of biological weapons in Ukrainian laboratories
Ukraine's president on Thursday said Russia was building a new Cold War wall across Europe "between freedom and bondage"
1 年 前A court in Moscow extended detention of US Olympic champion Brittney Griner on charges of drug smuggling
Uzbekistan, a Central Asian republic with close ties to Russia, called on Thursday for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and said it would not recognise Moscow-backed separatist statelets there
1 年 前A large exodus of private jets out of Moscow towards Dubai this morning too
1 年 前Russian airstrike targeted Malyn town in Zhytomyr region yesterday
Russian Foreign Ministry: Talks with Ukraine continue via video link to discuss military and political issues
Moldova calls on Russia to withdraw from Transnistria. Moldovan President Maia Sandu called for the removal of munitions and "complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian forces" from the unrecognized breakaway region during a UN General Assembly meeting on March 16
1 年 前Russian Ministry of Defense at morning briefing shows debris from what it calls "Bayraktar" drone shot in Kyiv region
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: Negotiations with Ukraine discuss military and political files
1 年 前Multiple Russian aircraft moving east from Moscow: -RuAF Tupolev Tu-204-300 RSD3 -RuAF Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B RSD71 -RuAF A319-115CJ RSD72 -RuAF An-148-100E RSD73 -RuAF Ilyushin Il-96-300PU RSD74 -RuAF Tupolev Tu-214PU RSD78 -RuAF Tupolev Tu-214SR RSD79 -RuAF SuperJet 100-95B RSD80 -RuAF Tupolev Tu-154M RFF7576
-RuAF Tupolev Tu-154M RFF9947
Ukrainian Defense Minister: We must stop Russian military operations in our country
“If (Bosnia and Herzegovina) decides to be a member of any alliance(NATO), that is an internal matter. Our response is a different matter. Ukraine’s example shows what we expect. Should there be any threat, we will respond,” - Russian Ambassador to BiH Kalabukhov
1 年 前Heavy shelling targeted Rubizhne, Popasna and Sieverodonetsk overnight, over 27 houses damaged in Rubizhne
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday said U.S. President Joe Biden's characterization of Russian leader Putin as a war criminal was "unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric"
1 年 前New imagery of the attack on Russian military helicopters at Kherson airport
1 年 前The words "children" were written in Russian in large white letters in front of and behind the theater that was destroyed in Mariupol today. These were added around March 12. Video posted on March 10 shows theater packed with sheltering families
US assesses about 75% of Russia's total military force is being applied to the war in Ukraine, per a senior US defense official
US seeing indications Russia is now discussing/deliberating the need to move in supplies from outside the combat theater in Ukraine - "That would include manpower" per a senior US defense official "Every day they are experiencing losses" per official
U.S. assesses that Russian military is trying to cut off Ukrainian forces in the Donbas to prevent Ukraine from helping to defend the capital of Kyiv: senior U.S. defense official
Since start of its invasion of Ukraine 21 days ago, Russia's launched +980 missiles, per a senior US defense official
US State Department: Russia must immediately stop the campaign of death and destruction
1 年 前Departed AFTER U.S. banned the import of oil from Russia over the country's invasion of Ukraine: Singapore based Siva Ships' Liberian flag tanker Iridescent transited Bosphorus carrying Russian crude en route from Novorossiysk to United States, likely Delaware @samir_madani
US Secretary of Defense: We are urgently seeking to provide the security assistance that Biden announced today for Ukraine
"This is a struggle that pits the appetite of an autocrat against humankind's desire to be free" per @POTUS. "Let there be no doubt, no uncertainty, no question. America stands with the forces of freedom"
"Together with our allies and partners we will keep up the pressure on Putin's crumbling economy, isolating him" per @POTUS. "That's out goal - make Putin pay the price.while strengthening the hand of the Ukrainians on the battlefield and at the negotiating table"
"This could be a long and difficult battle but the America people will be steadfast in our support of the people of Ukraine in the face of Putin's immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations" per @POTUS
US aid "has clearly helped Ukraine inflict dramatic losses on Russians forces" per @POTUS Says US authorized $1 billion to help Kyiv just this week. Includes 800 anti-aircraft systems & help with acquiring longer-range anti systems
"What's at stake here are the principles that the United States and the United Nations, across the world stand for. It's about freedom" per @POTUS. "It's about making sure Ukraine never, will never be a victory for Putin no matter what advances he makes on the battlefield"
"It's God awful" what Putin is doing in Ukraine, per @POTUS. "Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation on Ukraine, bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals.These are atrocities. They are an outrage to the world"
Advisor to the office of President of Ukraine: Briefly. FT published a draft, which represents the requesting position of the Russian side. Nothing more. Ukraine side has its own positions. The only thing we confirm at this stage is a ceasefire, withdrawal of Russian troops and security guarantees from a number of countries
It's propaganda
Russian Ministry of Defense again accusing Security Service of Ukraine and Western countries in preparation of attack with chemical substances, claims that Russian units in Ukraine are not in possession of chemical weapons
Putin's hopes for a "quick victory, this blitzkrieg taking control over Kyiv within days has absolutely failed" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg "But we should not underestimate Russia's capabilities when it comes to continuing the war& also to continue to attack,including cities"
1 年 前Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: the UN International Court of Justice ordered the Russian Federation to immediately stop the military operation in Ukraine
1 年 前NATO chief Stoltenberg says "we don't see any sign" on the ground that Russia is ready to make peace with Ukraine"
1 年 前NATO Secretary General announces "reset" for collective defence: "Today we tasked our military commanders to develop options across all domains - land, air, sea ocean cyber & space. On land, our new posture should include more forces in the eastern part of the Alliance"
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that healthcare facilities and personnel were being attacked at an unprecedented rate in the conflict in Ukraine. A Russian air strike destroyed a children's hospital in Mariupol on March 9
Asked about Poland's call on Wednesday to send NATO forces into Ukraine on a "peacekeeping" mission, the NATO military officials suggested such a plan would be untenable, saying it would likely be more like "peace enforcement" in current context and would be "war with Russia"
1 年 前US launches task force to raise the costs for Russia's oligarchs Effort includes Australia, Canada, @EU_Commission, Germany, Italy, France, Japan & Britain
1 年 前Ukraine: Another Russian Attack Helicopter was destroyed by Ukrainian Air Defenses; this time a Ka-52 with tail number of RF-13411
In fact, both the US and the EU declared default of Russia - Putin
Putin in a new statement says that Russia is not going to occupy Ukraine, also states that everything is going according to a plan
1 年 前The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe. Flag removed
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Patrushev had a phone call with National Security Advisor of the United States Sullivan
President Zelensky: We are fighting for the values of Europe and the world That's why today, The American people are helping not just Ukraine but Europe and the world to keep the planet alive, to keep justice in history
Ukraine calls for alliance of countries to stop conflicts outside of NATO: President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky's proposal would aim for nations to provide immediate weapons assistance to countries under attack
"Peace is more important than income" per Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa, asking for all US ports to be closed to all Russian goods
President Zelensky: "I need to protect our skies." CNN reported this morning that U.S. will provide Soviet-era air defenses to Ukraine in the coming days. President Biden is set to announce $1 billion in new U.S. military aid
Ukrainian President: Kyiv faces Russian missiles and air strikes every day
Moscow is ready to continue communication in a trilateral format between the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Turkey, - Lavrov
1 年 前Russian missile strike targeted Berdychiv town this morning. 2 injured, several buildings damaged
1 年 前A meeting of defense ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance is underway at NATO Headquarters. In talks concerning, among others, the security situation in the region after Russia's aggression against Ukraine
1 年 前Websites of Russian arbitration courts hacked - calls for Putin's impeachment appeared on their main pages
Russian warships shelled the sea coast in the area of Lebedevka, Sanzheyka, Zatoka and Belenky
1 年 前In the Kherson region town of Skadovsk, the mayor and his deputy were abducted by armed men (believed to be Russian). Local residents are pissed off, and protesting outside local administrative offices. (video via @radiosvoboda and local activist who's livestreaming the protest)
The Russian army claims to have foiled a Ukrainian offensive against the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station
1 年 前Russia bans access to @bellingcat's website
1 年 前Confirmed: Russian units from the 4th Guards occupation base in Tskhinvali are leaving the region through the Roki tunnel and heading to fight in Ukraine. In addition to Russia's 58th Army units, volunteers from the so-called South Ossetia are reportedly also leaving for Ukraine
Sheremetyevo airport temporarily closed terminals E, D and the use of the third runway - airport
The website of the "Caucasian Knot" is blocked in the Russian Federation
