1 year agoAmid reports of a power outage and increased military activity in Donetsk, Ukraine, real-time network data show an observable disruption to internet connectivity
1 year agoParliament of Ukraine adopted law introducing the state of emergency
1 year ago2x USAF RQ4 Global Hawk FORTE11/12 currently tracking over Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss today, slamming Russia's decision to recognize Ukraine's breakaway regions. "They discussed the extensive bilateral coordination on developing:severe economic measures against Russia”
The U.S. assesses that Russia has 100 percent of its aviation and maritime assets needed for an Ukraine invasion in place, per a senior U.S. defense official. Russia has also put more than 120+ BTGs on the border, nearly completing ground troop buildup
French presidential source: Tomorrow the European summit will discuss the possible refugee crisis
1 year agoVideos uploaded about 4 hours ago from the Belgorod region show massive movement of Russian armaments in the direction of the border. Geolocation is 50.435195, 36.389051 - less than 8 miles from Ukrainian border
The Elysee: a wave of immigration may hit Poland, Hungary, Romania and the Baltic States
US official: We have indications of Russia's intention to use its reserve army and National Guard forces for long-term goals in Ukraine
1 year agoUkraine Defense Minister: The birds from Latvia landed. Def ammunition & Stingers
Elysee: There is a risk of manipulation and misinformation to create a pretext for attacking Ukraine
US surveillance of Russian troop movments will degrade if airwar starts we will continue to try to have as much visibility for as long as we can(but) safety of air crews is paramount - Senior DOD official
80% of total Russian conventional forces "uncoiled" and ready to invade Ukraine, per senior US defense official
The U.S. issued a new warning the Ukrainian government on Monday night eastern time that the latest intelligence points to a full-scale Russian invasion imminently. Of particular concern is the major northeastern city of Kharkiv
Russian occupation forces closed Chonhar checkpoint without explaining reasons
United States representative: Russia does not want to de-escalate the situation
The representative of the United States: We do not have an option for de-escalation due to the Russian escalation, although we prefer the diplomatic option
1 year agoRussian envoy at UNSC says Moscow does not recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan Heights. (The only country that recognizes Israel's Golan sovereignty is the US. Russia brought it up here, hours after Israel spoke of its concern over the Russian incursion into eastern Ukraine)
NATO Secretary General: We have pushed more military reinforcements to Eastern Europe
NATO Secretary General: We will work to strengthen defense capabilities by deploying more forces
1 year agoBig rally tonight in Kramatorsk against Russian claims on the whole Donetsk region
German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: What happened to Ukraine could happen to other UN member states tomorrow
1 year agoEU adopts sanctions package in response to Russia's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk and the sending of troops
Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Russia must withdraw from our borders and lands
Ukraine's Foreign Minister: We expect the world to guarantee our security
Spanish Foreign Minister: We call on the Spanish citizens in Ukraine to leave temporarily as soon as possible
Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Russia continues to search for justifications to launch war on us
European Council: We will discuss ways to hold Russia accountable for its actions
Guterres: We reject any violation of respect for the sovereignty of Ukraine
1 year agoConfirmed: Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine and Cabinet of Ministers websites have just been impacted by network disruptions; the incident appears consistent with recent DDOS attacks
Reports of new DDoS attack targeting Ukrainian government websites
Turkish Presidency: Erdogan informed Putin of his rejection of any steps that would harm Ukrainian sovereignty
Turkish Presidency: Erdogan told Putin that a military conflict with Ukraine would not be in anyone's interest
President Erdogan discussed the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Putin on the phone
Polish President: We hope that the latest developments will not lead to a war
1 year ago.@prezydentpl Duda: This is an important moment in the history of our cooperation as presidents, also in the history of the Lublin Triangle. Today, together with the President of Lithuania @GitanasNauseda, we come to Kyiv as a sign of our solidarity with the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa
President Duda in Kyiv: the security system in Europe is collapsing; it is a test for the unity of the EU and NATO; we must say a stop to Russia's neo-imperial policy
President @AndrzejDuda in Kyiv: We are the presidents of Russia's neighboring countries. Russia, which today is a threat to Ukraine. We appeal to Russia, our neighbor, for calm and peace
President Andrzej Duda in Kyiv: Russia's actions in the region are of great concern to us. We take them very seriously and follow every event, every step taken by Russia and Putin, his every order, every decision he makes. We follow them with the utmost attention
The Polish and Lithuanian presidents said in a joint statement that they support Ukraine being granted EU candidate status
Reuters: The flag has been taken down at the Russian Embassy in Kyiv
Israeli foreign ministry releases first statement on the Russian invasion to Ukraine: "We share the international concern about the escalation, support Ukraine territorial integrity and sovereignty and willing to give Ukraine humanitarian assistance"
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has asked regulator Ofcom to review the operation of the Russia Today news channel, Boris Johnson has told the Commons
1 year agoPresidents of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania Volodymyr Zelensky, Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda met in Kyiv
British Prime Minister: We will provide more military support to Ukraine soon
Putin wants to 'negate' Ukraine as sovereign country: French FM
1 year agoRussian military column filmed at the border of Ukraine in Belgorod region
Security Service of Ukraine: there are attempts to destabilize situation in Kharkiv, failed attempt of arson attack on Moscow Church temple the day before yesterday
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is meeting now with Foreign Minister Lapid, Minister of Defense Gantz and Minister of Finance Lieberman to discuss the Israeli response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
All Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine are being evacuated - Representative of Russian Embassy in Kyiv
Deputy Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" party and deputy head of Russian Federation council Andrey Turchak has arrived at occupied parts of Donetsk region of Ukraine
Presidents of Poland and Lithuania Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Kyiv
Martial law to be imposed if the invasion does happen - Ukraine's Nat Sec & Def Council secretary Oleksiy Danylov
The National Security and Defense Council to ask Verkhovna Rada to introduce of a state of emergency
It's propaganda
FSB claims detaining 6 members of "Right sector" in a plot to blow up a church in Crimea
EU ambassador today renewed the sanctions on Yanukovych and 6 associates. For 4 of them, including Yanukovych and his son for 6 months, for 3 it was the usual 12 months
Verkhovna Rada voted for the law on legalization of firearms for civilians in first reading
Ukrainian Parliament asking NSDC to impose sanctions against MPs of Russian Duma who voted for recognition of occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent
Ukrainian national security council is considering the introduction of a state of emergency in the border regions or throughout the country
Taiwan's President Tsai @iingwen calls for greater military readiness in wake of Ukraine crisis
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: mobilization of reservists of 18-60 y.o. starts today according to President decree
1 year agoPoland's PM @morawieckim on sanctions: very very mild, soft package, we need more decisive action but now we are in a different place, in a state of hightened alert we see many steps indicating that there will be another Russian attack
Ukraine urges citizens to leave Russia 'immediately': ministry
Ukrainian foreign minister calls for more sanctions on Russia: 'Hit hard. Hit now.'
Liz Truss tells Today prog "highly likely there will be a full scale invasion" of Ukraine. Says UK will cont to support it in its "hour of need". Dodges question of supplying more military assistance
Japan to impose sanctions on Russia amid Ukraine crisis: PM Kishida "(Japan) will ban exports to and imports from the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as well as the issuance and trading of new Russian sovereign bonds in Japan"
Taiwan's president on Wednesday condemned Russia for ordering troops into Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine, and claimed the crisis was being used to hurt morale on the island, which has long been under the threat of a Chinese invasion
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed near the border in Belgorod region
Joint Forces Operation: 96 ceasefire violation yesterday. 1 Ukrainian servicemen killed, 6 wounded. BM-21 used against Schastia, Muratove, Kryakivka. This morning BM-21 Grad used against Novotoshkivske
This morning Novotoshkivske was targeted with 120 GRAD projectiles(before 7am)
1 year agoExplosion at trolleybus depot in Luhansk overnight
1 year agoBig military deployment in Novy Oskol
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Zhitkovichi, Homiel district. Heading south
1 year agoTOS-1 heavy flamethrower MLRS filmed in Stary Oskol
1 year ago.@CanadianForces made a second delivery of lethal military aid to support Ukraine
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that any Russian troops deployed to eastern Ukraine would not be "peacekeepers" as Moscow has asserted and rejected President Putin's claim that a genocide of ethnic Russians was being committed there
Per a Schumer spox: Leader Schumer has requested an all-Senators briefing on Russia-Ukraine
1 year agoVideo uploaded an hour ago allegedly from a Russian tank operator (previous videos seem to indicate this as well) as part of a large convoy of tanks in the Belgorod region of Russia, per video author
1 year agoSpeech by the Keyan ambassador regarding Africa's history & views on the Ukraine crisis
Is the US assessment of an invasion of Kyiv an immediate danger @PressSec declines to offer a timeline but says it's a "real possibility"
Trudeau announces first round of economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis
"We see this as the beginning of a further invasion (by Russia) of Ukraine," says @PressSec
1 year agoVideo uploaded this evening showing tanks driving in the direction of the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region, Russia
Russian media report explosion in Donetsk. No casulaties
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Our security guarantees are our army and our diplomacy
Ukrainian FM Kuleba: Plan A is diplomacy to avert war. But if that fails, "Plan B is to fight for every inch of our land and every city and every village. To fight until we win, of course"
Minister Kuleba tells: "No, we do not have such plans to evacuate Mariupol or Kharkiv"
"He attacked the world order" per Ukraibe FM @DmytroKuleba on Putin's actions
"To the extent that we can do anything to avert a worst case scenario," including a potential attack on Kyiv, "we will always pursue that," Blinken says when asked about diplomacy. "But Moscow needs to demonstrate that it's serious
Sec Blinken says his meeting with Lavrov is off because Russia is now beginning its invasion of Ukraine & making clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy. He says a meeting with Lavrov does not make sense. He sent Lavov a letter informing him of this today
Sec Blinken clearly states that "because of the invasion" by Russian into Ukraine the US is moving on its swift response, he details sanctions & says the US will continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates its aggression towards Ukraine"
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered 800 U.S. troops to the Baltic region and eight F-35 fighter jets to NATO's eastern flank. Senior U.S. defense official said 20 AH-64 attack helicopters moving to Baltics and 12 helicopters to Poland
President Zelensky declared call of reservists
1 year agoRussian military deployment near Novoozerne, Crimea
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Bile, Luhansk region
The Pentagon: 20 Apache attack helicopters will move from Germany to the Baltic region
1 year agoUkraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba (who is in town for meetings with Secs. Austin and Blinken) has met with President Biden. "President Biden reiterated the readiness of the United States. to respond swiftly and decisively to any further Russian aggression against Ukraine
EU ambassadors took a preliminary decision on the EU sanctions on Russia tonight. final adoption at around 11am tomorrow. then written procedure till 15 and finally the sanctions will be published in the EU official journal later that afternoon
In Volnovakha, Donetsk region about 30,000 people cut from water supply as a result of attacks by Russians, - Ukraine's ombudsman Denisova
1 year agoSentinel-2 imagery taken this morning 08:36 UTC shows at least nine Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo aircraft departing Taganrog-Central Air Base near Taganrog in Russia, located on the shores of the Sea of Azov, 40 km from Ukraine (DPR). Three of them airborne, six taxiing
