Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Russian forces 152mm and 122mm artillery targeting Ukrainian positions near Donetsk. Starting 10am at least 50 hits, shelling is ongoing
Lukashenka said that the decision on the recognition of the republics at occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine will be joint with Russia
Joint Forces Operation: Russian occupation forces used artillery to hit kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska, also power lines damaged. JFO evacuated civilians to the shelter
2 Jahr zuvorRussian forces targeted kindergarten in Stanitsa Luhanska this morning
UK Defense ministry estimating recent additions to Russian forces as amounting to 7000 troops in past 48 hours
2 Jahr zuvorEntrepreneurs protesting in Kyiv
Joint Forces Operation: 8 ceasefire violations yesterday
Occupation authorities in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk region and Russian media actively reporting that escalation all across the frontline
Artillery is active at Novopavlosky firing range in Luhansk region
2 Jahr zuvorClashes audible near Stanitsa Luhanska.
2 Jahr zuvorBuilding damaged in Stanitsa Luhanska
2 Jahr zuvorClashes audible near Zolote-5
2 Jahr zuvorOn their call today, @POTUS and @OlafScholz "underscored the importance of continued transatlantic coordination on diplomacy and deterrence measures and the reinforcement of NATO's eastern flank if Russia further invades Ukraine," according to the @WhiteHouse
2 Jahr zuvorImagery—again, taken by Capella Space and analyzed by @CSBiggers—shows a thinning Russian military footprint at Bakhchysarai in Crimea and vehicles being loaded onto railway transfer points. Though it's unclear where they're headed & for how long
Israel told Russia ahead of a possible invasion of Ukraine it will need help in evacuating its citizens & diplomats from the country. Israeli officials said the message was passed today in a phone call between foreign ministry DG @AlonUshpiz & Russian DFM Bogdanov
2 Jahr zuvorNew @Maxar satellite images from the past 48 hours continue to show heightened military activity in Belarus, Crimea, and western Russia. Pics below are from Feb. 15 and show a new pontoon bridge over the Prypyat River in Belarus
2 Jahr zuvor„Das Risiko einer weiteren militärischen Aggression Russlands gegen die Ukraine bestehe fort, höchste Wachsamkeit sei erforderlich; ein signifikanter Rückzug russischer Truppen sei bislang nicht zu beobachten." @Bundeskanzler Scholz telefoniert mit @POTUS:
Zelensky: Diplomacy has succeeded in strengthening the armament of the Ukrainian army
Russia continues to build up military capabilities near Ukraine, including armored vehicles, helicopters, and a field hospital: Britain's top defense intel official "Russia has the military mass in place to conduct an invasion of Ukraine" said Lt Gen Sir Jim Hockenhull
The State Dept has stood up a task force on Ukraine in recent days, says @StateDeptSpox. He says it's a large team operating. Task forces are often stood up at the department to coordinate response to high-level situations, often crises, that cut across bureaus & agencies
.@StateDeptSpox Ned Price says Russia is spreading falsehoods, making up false claims of "genocide" of ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine-possibly as a pretext for another invasion
"We are particularly concerned" of mention by President Putin and others about baseless claims of "genocide" in Donbas as a pretext for military action by Russia in Ukraine, adds @StateDeptSpox
2 Jahr zuvor"More Russian forces, not fewer" at the border with Ukraine and they're "moving into fighting position," according to @StateDeptSpox
The @StateDept announces that @SecBlinken will travel to Germany for the Munich Security Conference @MunSecConf-coordinating with allies on Russia's threat to Ukraine will be high on the agenda
The European Parliament has now officially approved (598 for, 55 against, 41 abstentions) the 1.2 billion euro macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine. the hope is that the first disbursement can happen in early March
A U.S. official tells Reuters a service member assigned to the U.S. Embassy Kyiv experienced a "non-injury medical condition" and was transported to the Polish border where a U.S. Army MEDEVAC helicopter transported the service member to a local medical facility
Ukraine's Defence Minister says latest intelligence report shows no evidence of Russian withdrawal, still has 140,000 troops near borders
