1 year agoA building in Binnish that had been previously bombed by Russian fighter jets collapsed as a result of heavy rains causing its structure to weaken. No casualties were reported
Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co on Thursday announced they were unwinding their Russian businesses, becoming the first major U.S. banks to exit following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and putting pressure on rivals to follow
Russian military has been able to move forward in advance on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. Russia has forces near Hostomel Airport that have advanced to 3 miles from Kyiv city limits. Another northeast advance is 25 miles east of Kyiv
Russia could falsely blame U.S. and Ukraine for building chemical and biological weapons to justify using chemical weapons against Ukraine: senior U.S. defense official. China has assisted Russian officials in creating this narrative, officials said
1 year agoPoland's PM @MorawieckiM at the informal EU summit in Versailles: it is not a typical war, it is a massacre, part of the EU elite says that the matter is settled
US State Department: We will continue to provide security assistance to Ukraine
Biden spoke with Turkish Pres Erdogan to talk about "shared concern" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Notification sent to @GolosAmeriki (@voanews Russian Service) from VKontakte (Russian social media service) that based on a request from the Russia prosecutor general's office it'll be blocked
Mayor of Kharkiv: Russian air and artillery bombardment destroyed 400 buildings in Kharkiv in two weeks
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau on coordinated efforts to provide security and humanitarian support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and premeditated war and its inhumane and unconscionable attacks on population centers in Ukraine
Erdogan discussed with Biden Russia's war against Ukraine: Turkish presidency
1 year agoBryansk news report that Colonel Alexey Khasanov was killed
Putin has overestimated his ability to use cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions; US has intercepted and taken down a number of crypto networks: FBI Chief Chris Wray tells Senate Intell Committee
US Treasury: More sanctions will be imposed on Russia
"Putin probably still remains confident that Russia can militarily defeat Ukraine & wants to prevent Western support from tipping the balance & forcing a conflict with @NATO" per @ODNIgov's Haines
At Daryivka village of Kherson region Russian troops shot at civilian car and killed a driver
The German government has not agreed to any meeting by former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with Putin, two government sources said
Central Bank of Russia imposed currency control for enterprises. Limit of withdrawal set to 5000USD in cash for foreign trips
1 year agoUkrainian forces destroyed 1 Russian 9K33 Osa system in Chernihiv area
1 year agoThe aftermath of a Russian airstrike in the center of Mariupol on March 10. Note the size of a bomb crater.
The United Nations: The Russian-Ukrainian war presents a new challenge in securing food supplies
EU foreign policy and security chief: Russia's bombing of a children's hospital is a heinous war crime
FM Kuleba:In our meeting with FM Lavrov mediated by @MevlutCavusoglu I insisted on the urgent need to allow humanitarian help for Mariupol and a 24-hour ceasefire. Unfortunately, FM Lavrov seemed to have come to talk, not to decide. I hope he will convey Ukraine's requests back in Moscow
Russian forces bring reinforcements to the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria, including 13 logistic trucks, armored vehicles, heavy weapons, and two Sukhoi aircraft
1 year agoPhotos of a downed Russian Su-25SM attack aircraft (RF-91969). The pilot did not survive
Putin discussed Ukraine with Macron and Scholz
1 year agoUkrainian Foreign Min @DmytroKuleba says his gov't knows "NATO is not ready to act collectively to stop the war and protect civilians in Ukraine from Russian air raids."
Kuleba: "Upon my initiative, we dedicated most of the time addressing humanitarian issues on the ground.to bring relief to people who have suffered." But he says Lavrov did not agree to a humanitarian corridor in Mariupol
Kuleba continued: "Ukraine made Russia's initial plans fail. We are seeking a diplomatic solution to this war. But we will not surrender
1 year agoUkrainian Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba speaking after meeting with Russian FM Lavrov. "Russia is not in a position at this point to establish a ceasefire. They seek a surrender from Ukraine. This is not what they're going to get. Ukraine is strong, Ukraine is fighting
1 year agoLiz Truss:I have announced a full asset freeze and travel ban on seven more of Russia's wealthiest and most influential oligarchs, including Abramovich and Deripaska. Also: Sechin, Lebedev, Miller, Kostin and Tokarev
Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the Government and his asserts - including Chelsea Football Club - have been frozen Chelsea have been given a special licence to continue with football related activities but the sale effectively bars the sale of the club
China refuses to supply aircraft parts to Russian airlines - official of the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya
1 year agoPhotos of damage Nikolsky Mall in Kharkiv after Russian army shelling, opened in May 2021, construction worth €110M
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said on Wednesday that he hoped the meeting between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia and his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, would "crack the door open to a permanent cease-fire"
Lukashenka and Putin had phone call yesterday, discussed situation at Chornobyl Nuclear Plant
1 year agoMeeting between FMs of Ukraine and Russia started in Antalya, Turkey
1 year ago"Okhtyrka after overnight Russian shelling." Geolocated by @sammy7000
British Defense: Top Russian leaders will face trial for war crimes
Russian MFA announced withdrawal from Council of Europe
1 year agoUK says there's been a "notable decrease in overall Russian air activity over Ukraine in recent days, likely due to the unexpected effectiveness & endurance of Ukrainian Air Defence"
1 year agoFM @DmytroKuleba has started his visit to Turkey where will take part in the talks on Russia ceasing its hostilities and ending its war against Ukraine
1 year agoRussian tanks destroyed near Borodyanka, Kyiv region in artillery strike
1 year ago"The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and biological weapons activities in Ukraine. We have also seen PRC officials echo these conspiracy theories," says @StateDeptSpox, mirroring White House language
US Commerce Secretary threatens sanctions against China if its companies breach Russia sanctions
Psaki: "Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China has seemingly endorsed this propaganda, we should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation using them"
Zelensky: "Today is the day that defines everything. It defines who is on which side. Russian bombs fell on a children hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol. As of now, 17 people are injured. Rescuers are still going through the debris"
Pentagon spokesman: Russia's large air capabilities have been reduced due to Ukrainian air defenses
Of +710 missiles launched by Russia (per a senior defense official) at Ukraine - "almost all of the missiles that have been fired.have been targeted at sites in the eastern part of the country" per @PentagonPresSec
Russians reportedly promise Russian passports to citizens of occupied Berdiansk. The news was broadcast on local radio, along with a promise to write off all home utilities debts for the residents of the port city
1 year ago1 person wounded as result of shelling on Druzhkivka railway station
1 year agoRussian tank was burnt near Voznesensk
1 year agoMoment when Russian MLRS barrage hits a suburb of Mylolaiv
US Secretary of State: The aim of the sanctions imposed on Russia is to obstruct the economy and make it unable to finance the war
Davos forum freezes relations with Russia
NATO Secretary General: Russia's threats go beyond Ukraine
1 year agoProtest against Russian occupation in Bedyansk
Putin and Scholz had a phone call, discussed Ukraine
1 year agoPresident Zelensky:Mariupol. Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, children are under the rubble. Atrocity. How much longer will the world be an accomplice ignoring terror? Close the sky right now. Stop the killings. You have power but you seem to be losing humanity
Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Russian military conscripts in Ukraine but said they have already been withdrawn and returned to Russia. It comes a day after Putin made contradictory claims about their presence in Ukraine
Mariupol city council says Russian bombing has completely destroyed children's hospital in the city
1 year agoConfirmed: Major internet disruption registered across Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, with high impact to state provider Ukrtelecom and Volia; incident comes amid reports some 400 citizens were detained by Russia's National Guard
In St. Petersburg, the former head of the Alexei Navalny campaign Denis Mikhailov was detained in the case of illegal trafficking in ammunition
1 year agoPoland's PM @morawieckim on Mig29: the decision about giving jets to Ukraine must be a joint decision by all NATO countries providing Ukraine with the offensive weapon should be NATO decision
Zelensky to Russian troops: Give up while you still can. "Almost 2 weeks of our resistance have shown you that we will not surrender," Zelensky said. "We will fight until we return our land and until we answer in full for all our killed people. For the dead children"
1 year agoPoland's PM @MorawieckiM in Vienna: we have to cut off the oxygen of this war, this oxygen are money from the Russian energy resources we have to give hope for the new Marshall Plan for Ukraine
Kremlin: Kremlin is not aware that Chief of Russian Central Bank Nabiulina asking for resignation
Kremlin: the United States is de facto waging an economic war against Russia
Kremlin: the government in a matter of hours specifies restrictions on the import and export of raw materials from Russia
.@amnistiaespana says that the Russian bombing of Chernigov that left more than 45 dead could be a war crime The NGO stresses that the ICC Prosecutor's Office "should investigate this bombing" and calls for those responsible to be held accountable
1 year agoSBU released a video in which a Russian soldier says he was sent to Ukraine to capture Kharkiv, block all main roads leading to the cities. They were also given an order to "open fire at any resistance"
