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!
NATO's @jensstoltenberg: says Russia retains capability for full-fledged invasion of Ukraine without warning. "What we see is that they (Russia) have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way. So far, no de-escalation
2 year agoRoad accident with APC at Tavrida highway in occupied Crimea
2 year agoSlovakia will send help to Ukraine worth 1.7 mil €. Slovakia will send 2 remote-control machine designed for terrain demining from anti-personnel and anti-tank mines called "Bozena 5" + medical equipment
The Kremlin: NATO is wrong in saying that there is no evidence of the withdrawal of Russian forces
2 year agoNATO Defence Ministerial is about to start. Poland's Defence Minister @mblaszczak and Allied ministers will discuss the security situation in Europe amid Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine & other topics
US Secretary of Defense: We are committed to the principle of collective security, which is a firm and solid commitment
Kremlin spokesperson said that Russia is not involved in any DDoS attacks, including in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General: We will welcome any reduction of Russian forces at the Ukrainian border
Russian Ministry of Defense shows video of echelon with tanks withdrawing from Crimea to Russia
Joint Forces Operation: 4 ceasefire violations yesterday
2 year agoFORTE12 is paying a lot of attention to the border with Belarus just north of Kyiv
2 year agoPontoon bridge deployed on the river near Ukrainian border
2 year agoQuad foreign ministers discuss Russia/Ukraine
2 year agoBlackhawk just land on the Polish-Ukrainian border
All Ukrainian governmental .gov.ua are working with intermittent disruptions , unavailable for many in Ukraine itself
The website of Ukraine's ministry of education and science mon.gov.ua also appears to be down
2 year agoUS Army UH-60M Black Hawk call sign EVAC01 approaching Ukraine
2 year agoBipartisan group of Senate leaders send message of solidarity with the people of Ukraine
Czech Republic MoI @Vit_Rakusan: We are ready to welcome thousands of Ukraine refugees if there is a military conflict with Russia. But we still hope there won't be a war. We can see disinformation platforms are more active these days
"In our assessment, the Russian Armed Forces are ready to embark on a full-scale military operation against Ukraine from the second half of February" per assessment from Estonia Foreign Intelligence Service
"We are not seeking direct confrontation with Russia," @POTUS says but warns that if Russia provokes the US, it will respond. He specifically cites that in the event of any cyber attacks against "our companies" the US is "prepared to respond"
Biden: "We're not seeking direct confrontation with Russia. I've been clear that if Russia targets Americans in Ukraine, we will respond forcefully"
"I will not send American servicemen to fight in Ukraine. [but] the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power. An attack against one NATO country is an attack against all of us." -Biden
"If Russia attacks Ukraine, it will be a war of choice or a war without cause or reason," Biden says. "The world will not forget that Russia chose needless death and destruction
If Russia invades Ukraine, "we will rally the world to oppose its aggression," continues @POTUS
The first part of a planned contingent of 2,000 U.S. troops and hundreds of vehicles entered the Czech Republic from Germany on Tuesday en route eastwards to Slovakia for NATO's Saber Strike military drills, a Reuters witness said
Biden: Neither NATO nor Ukraine threatens Russia. We are not attacking Russia. We do not plan to destabilize Russia. I don't believe you want a bloody war
