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Defense on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Russian military conscripts in Ukraine but said they have already been withdrawn and returned to Russia.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"
1 year agoRussian troops entered Skadovsk
1 year agoUnknown location
Footage allegedly showing a ATGM strike on a Russian tank
1 year agoExplosion at crude oil depot in Penza, there are casualties. Civil defense teams on the site
1 year agoUtair Boeing 737-500 Vnukovo-Syktykvar failed to take off last night, and skidded off runway. No casualties
Over the last day, ten Severodonetsk locals died and nine were wounded in the Russian troops' shelling, reports head of the Luhansk Regional Civil–Military Administration Serhiy Haidai.
The Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia will reduce the use of the US dollar in its reserves and pay its foreign expenditures
Foreign volunteers will be able to obtain Ukrainian citizenship if they want to, First Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin said on March 9. Twenty thousand foreign volunteers have joined Ukrainian forces to fight Russia since March 6
Fitch on Tuesday downgraded Russia's sovereign rating by six notches further into the junk territory to 'C' from 'B', saying a debt default is imminent
Federal court in New York unsealed a complaint today charging a dual Russian and U.S. citizen Elena Branson with acting and conspiring to act in the United States illegally as an agent of the Russian government, willfully failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as well as conspiring to commit visa fraud and making false statements to the FBI.
1 year agoRussia's military is moving armored vehicles and equipment to the northeast and southwest of Antonov Airport, less than a hour from downtown Kyiv. Image: @Maxar
"It is something we should look at," @UnderSecStateP in answer to question from @senjohnbarasso as to whether Russia should be considered a state sponsor of terrorism
Pepsico inc announces the suspension of the sale of Pepsi-Cola, and global beverage brands in Russia, including 7up and Mirinda- Reuters
The Bank of Russia introduces "temporary measures for operations with cash currency."
Coca-Cola Co said on Tuesday it is suspending its business in Russia, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
On arrival in Texas, @POTUS, replying to a journalist's question who asks was going to happen to gas prices, replies: "They're going to go up. Asked what he's going to do about it, he says not much that can be done and it's Russia's fault. (via @awzurcher pool report)
All business activity in Russia - including shipments and cafe operations - to be halted, announces @Starbucks
Amazon has stopped accepting new cloud computing/AWS customers in Russia and Belarus
1 year agoNew satellite imagery from @Planet, taken on March 7, of what is claimed to be a yacht appearing to match the design of the Nord, owned by Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov, floating in the Seychelles
Boris Johnson told this to journalists after hosting V4 Prime Ministers for talks on #UkraineRussiaWar 'Viktor has made it very clear that he represents a common position on sanctions policy, thereby contributing to Putin's downfall.'
Kharkiv Governor: All Russian attempts to storm the city have been repelled
McDonald's says it is temporarily closing 850 restaurants in Russia in response to Ukraine invasion
Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom said on Tuesday it would pay $1 million to anyone who captured a combat-ready Russian military aircraft - an offer it said was open to Russian pilots wanting to switch sides
U.S. having "iterative discussions" with Ukraine about military capabilities to fend off Russian attacks: senior U.S. defense official
Kyiv has about 10 days to two weeks of supplies yet, as Russia tries to choke off Ukraine Capital, said DIA's Berrier. "With supplies being cut off, it will become somewhat desperate," General Berrier said
1 year agoLatest @planet imagery shows the flooding of the land north of Kyiv stop the advance of Russian troops last week. h/t @AnneMPellegrino
Sr. Defense official says @SecDef Austin has spoken with defense minister from Slovakia, as well as the United Kingdom today, and he's on the phone right now with the Defense Minister of France. Calls focusing on #UkraineRussianWar
The most significant package of sanctions in history is causing damage to the economy of Russia, according to @POTUS who adds: "One ruble is now worth less than one American penny”
1 year ago"We're banning all imports of Russian gas, oil and energy," announces @POTUS
CIA Director Burns says China's President Xi and Chinese leadership are "unsettled" by blowback from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Says China did not anticipate Russian difficulties, reputations damages to China and economic consequences of the invasion
Russia's plan in Ukraine called for seizing Kyiv within the 1st 2 days, per @CIA's Burns. “After nearly 2 weeks they still have not been able to fully encircle the city"
Putin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett, Kremlin says. The call comes after Zelensky spoke to Bennett realier today
1 year agoIzyum, Kharkiv region. This hospital with modern equipment was saving the lives of Ukrainians, but it was bombed by Russian troops
The United Nations has banned its staff from using the words "war" or "invasion" to refer to the situation in Ukraine, the Irish Times has learned
1 year agoBig rally today in Hola Prystan', Kherson region against Russian occupation
1 year agoShell, one of the biggest companies in the world, says it's withdrawing from Russian oil and gas
1 year agoRussian troops shelled villages and evacuation bus in Kyiv region. 3 wounded
