Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

The Ukrainian delegation is going to Białowieża Forest to negotiate, - as LIGA.net was informed by the Office of the President of Ukraine.

After the Russian army crossed the bridge in Baryshivka, Kyiv Region, it was blown up to cut off the escape route. Now Ukrainian army is destroying the enemy from air.

"After the Russian army crossed the bridge in Baryshivka, Kyiv Region, it was blown up. The escape route for Russians was cut off. The Ukrainian army started destroying Russians from air. In Katyuzhanka, near Kyiv, a Russian convoy stopped. They have no fuel and ammunition. The soldiers are ready to surrender".

The United States Department of Justice creates a Special Division KleptoCapture aimed at searching for and finding Russian officials’ and oligarchs’ assets, falling under the financial sanctions, as CNN reports.

Prince Roman the Great 14th independent mechanized brigade together with the 95th airborne assault brigade liberated Makariv, Kyiv Region, and gained a foothold there, Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi reports. This direction is important for Russians because they can use it to cut off the exit route from Kyiv to Western Ukraine. So far, their actions have yielded no success — they are just holding positions Northwest of the capital.

Christo Grozev, the executive director of the Bellingcat investigative journalism project, said that, according to non-governmental organizations, Russia had started blocking YouTube.

Blocking of @YouTube in Russia has begun, according to digital freedom NGO/lawyers @RuBlackListNET

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 2, 2022

Full video from Zaporizhia region. Unarmed people block a column of Russian occupation forces.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine from the 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade defeated a detachment of Russian invaders. The surviving Russians received medical treatment.

[Today the prisoners were taken again]

A report by Joint Forces Operation (JFO):

Russian troops are destroying civilian infrastructure in the Donbass. The headquarters of the JFO spoke about the shelling of the occupiers and how rescuers eliminate their consequences.

Russian invaders are destroying peaceful cities infrastructure. Today, they fired from artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers at the POPASNA residential areas, as well as at the POPASNA car repair plant. In SIVERODONETSK, the occupiers fired a kindergarten. During the day, units of the SES of Donetsk and Luhansk regions made 11 trips to eliminate the consequences of hostilities. 4 fires were eliminated, 1 person was rescued from the fire. Additionally, 5 times we got involved in providing assistance to the population. In particular, 7 people were evacuated from the localities of CHABANIVKA and KOMYSHUVATE, including 6 children. In addition, units of the SES of Ukraine in the Luhansk region in STAROBILSK provided electricity to a shop so that people could buy some food. The wreckage was removed after the shelling in the town of NOVOAYDAR. Drinking water, food, and hygiene products were delivered to 2 shelters in the town of SIVERODONETSK.

As of current:

- there is no gas supply in the locality of BURIVSKE due to the damage of the gas pipeline. Restoration work hasn’t been started yet;

- the gas pipeline in LYSYCHANSK was damaged;

- due to the damage to the power line there is no electricity and heat supply in LYSYCHANSK. 1264 consumers were left without heating, and 4134 consumers left without electricity supply;

- due to the power outage of the SVITLYCHAN pumping station in the town of LYSYCHANSK, the localities of NYZHNE, SVITLYCHNE and NOVOTOSHKIVKA remained without water supply;

- the city administration and 15 residential buildings in ZOLOTE were left without gas supply due to the damage to the low-pressure gas pipeline.

According to the Military civil administration of LUHANSK REGION, about 2,000 people have been evacuated since February 24, 2022, and the data on those evacuated from the Donetsk region is being established.

Ukrainian celebrity presenter Andrii Dzhedzula shows results of Russian invasion in Ukraine. ‘Do you think you can break our country after this? I DON’T think so.’ ‘You say it’s a peacekeeping operation to fight nazism? Well, have a look, how your people fight nazism and nationalism. Do you think you can break our country after this? I DON’T think so.’

This is what the business isolation of Russia looks like thus far (according to the Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security). These companies have already announced their exit from Russia:

- Electronics: Apple, Intel, AMD, Dell
- Automotive: Land Rover, Jaguar, Volksvagen, Chevrolet, Opel, Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Škoda, Porsche, General Motors, Ford, Audi, Volvo, Scania, motorcycles Harley Davidson
- Energy: Shell, BP, Equino, ExxonMobil
- Delivery: FedEx, UPS
- Sportswear: Nike
- Entertainment: Disney, Universal Pictures, Warner Bross, Spotify
- Aerospace: Boeing, Airbus
- Finance: SWIFT, American Express

Bucha, Kyiv Region

#Bucha. Life goes on. pic.twitter.com/tKuQxIy55C

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 2, 2022

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a phone call with Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennet. No details have been disclosed so far.

Tens and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians all over Ukraine take to the streets and block the paths of the Russian occupation army. Unarmed people stop the invasion and force the Russians to lay down their arms or turn around and return to Russia.

Chernihiv mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko starts paying bonuses for captured invaders.
Pravda Gerashchenko
Chernihiv mayor paid for captured invaders as promised.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi is in his office in Kyiv. He refused to leave the capital and is working almost around the clock, coordinating the defense of the country, communicating with Western politicians and giving interviews to journalists.

Operational information on some directions of the Russian invasion.

- Russian troops entered the territory of Balakliya, Kharkiv region. The mayor of the city said that the local authorities would not cooperate with the invaders;
- The Russian military did not manage to enter the city of Energodar, Zaporizhzhya region: the column was blocked by local residents on the outskirts of the city;
- The Russians continue bombing civilians in Mariupol. According to the latest data, 42 people have already been injured. Dozens of houses and a maternity hospital were damaged. A school and a hostel for migrants were destroyed;
- As a result of an air strike on Korosten, a TV tower was destroyed. Four people are known to have died and five injured.

The most dangerous directions in the Kyiv region at 17:00, according to the governor of the region are:
- Bucha;
- Irpin;
- Gostomel;
- Zhytomyr highway;
- North of the Vyshgorodsky district.

There is the first case of forfeiture to the Army or Territorial Defense Forces. The driver was drunk.

“We have the first case.
Department of Patrol Police of Rivne has conducted the forfeiture of the drunk driver’s car to the Army or Territorial Defense Forces”.

One more Russian captive. He joined the war against Ukraine for 60 000 rubles – a little more than $500.

The Security Service of Ukraine: “Do you know how much Russian officers are paid for the war in Ukraine? 60 thousand rubles – 550 dollars a month! Russia considers it to be a fair price for its invaders' lives, furthermore, it leaves them on their own afterwards! The Security Service of Ukraine posts another video of a captured occupier who confesses the fact that he joined the war to earn money. He was led not by the desire to win, but to give his family food to “devour”. The fact that it takes murders of the innocent Ukrainians is of no importance. The Security Service of Ukraine addresses all the Russian invaders: “You are not going to earn anything in Ukraine, but a piece of lead into your bodies! That is our land, and we are going to defend it as long as we can breathe! United we win!”

Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Herashchenko expresses his outraged by Israel’s inaction in relation to Russian missile strike near the Babyn Yar memorial, which also hit Jewish burial site. “Excuse me, has Israel imposed any sort of stringent sanctions against Russia yet? Any flight bans for Russian airlines or account freezes? Perhaps, it has allowed sending arms to Ukraine? If not, then why? If not, then when?” Pictured in the photo are Ukrainian warriors that protect our country from the Russian invasion reciting the Shma Israel prayer in a synagogue.

Captured documents of the Russians appeared in one of the anonymous public channels, where photos and videos of trophies of the Ukrainian military are published. According to these papers, Russia's war against Ukraine was supposed to last 15 days - from 20.02.2022 to 06.03.2022. As of current, it is clear that the Russians have not fulfilled a single point from the military plan for the invasion.

Pravda Herashchenko: The football player Andriy Yarmolenko addressed the Russian football players: “Why are you sitting like crap and keep silent?”

The consequences of street fights in the Ukrainian (внимание,ошибка в оригинале) cities.

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Vladimir Putin declared the beginning of a so-called "special military operation" to "protect people".

[Russia's Minister of Defence] Shoygu: "The Russian army isn't occupying the Ukrainian territory. Instead, it takes all the measures to keep civilians safe."

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Chernihiv
Bucha
Energodar
Kharkiv
Kyiv
Borodianka
Vasylkiv
Irpin

In the Mykolaiv region, a group of Russian occupants surrendered to the Ukrainian army. Clearly, their deployment to the Ukrainian land has gone wrong.

Results of the shelling of Avdiivka from Smerch multiple-launch rocket system.
"Fortunately, all the shells fell near the city, no one was injured," the representatives of the local State administration stated.
“Russian troops covered Avdiivka with Smerch fire!
Fortunately, all the shells fell near the city, no one was injured.
The Russian occupiers continue to conduct attacks on Avdiivka, including air strikes.
Toretsk is also taking fire. The shell hit the yard of an apartment building, but did not explode.
But even under such conditions, we support the city's livelihood. Today, with the aid of DTEK, investor in the energy industry, the power supply to Orlivka, Lastochkyne and Zhelanne was restored.
There is still no electricity in Tonenke, Severnye, Vodiane and Novoselivka Druha.
Stay strong on the frontiers, destroy the enemy!"

Russian occupation troops opened fire on civilians near Enerhodar (Zaporozhye region, Ukraine). One person's leg was torn off.

[IN ENERGODAR RUSSIAN NAZIS STARTED SHOOTING CIVIL POPULATION WHO ARE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION. The persons who carried out shooting, cannot be taken prisoners. Under no circumstances]

Road signs for Russians in the Donetsk region.
[arrow up - go fuck yourselves]
[arrow to the left - go fuck yourselves still]
[arrow to the right - go fuck yourselves in Russia]

The Office of the President of Ukraine gave a comment to LIGA.net regarding Russia’s plans to establish a puppet regime with the former dictator on the run Victor Yanukovych at the helm. Mikhailo Podoliak, an advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, commented:
‘They are totally oblivious of what Ukraine is, of what kind of country it is. Russians have never had objective analytics of any description—this is the reason for these murderous decisions. Their propaganda’s tales about “people greeting Russian tanks with flowers” are the same sort of thing. In fact, there were no, even if isolated cases of this kind—only hate, brutal destruction of these tanks, and even people’s mass attempts to stop Russian equipment with their own bodies. They had false hopes that they will be greeted kindly in the country that despises invaders of any kind. Russian elites’ confidence that hundreds of thousands of nationalists are marching in our streets is the same kind of delusion. In short, there is nothing that they understand about Ukraine. Another aspect of this delightful story is the Yanukovych is an utter political corpse. He is a longtime outsider with a reputation so toxic that the mention of his name is a provocation in itself. It will definitely result in even stronger resistance. The same thing is true for Medvedchuk and Muraiev, by the way. These are undoubtedly negative actors with rock-bottom reputation. We are talking not just total lack of managerial skills and unparalleled stupidity of these people, but their complete incompatibility with the Ukrainian context,’ Podoliak said.

Citizens of Energodar stood up to the Russian occupants.

Poland calls the EU to provide Ukraine with a €100 billion program to rebuild its infrastructure. According to Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, this initiative belongs to Mateusz Morawiecki, the Prime Minister of Poland. "It's a friendly initiative, a historical one. The Ukrainians appreciate your active support. Thank you", says Shmyhal.

Ukrainian football player Yaroslav Rakitskyi terminates his contract with Russian FC Zenit in protest against the invasion of Russian army in Ukraine. “On 2 March, the contract with Yaroslav Rakitskyi was prematurely terminated on his request,” the club’s statement reads.

Our reader and subscriber from Kherson reports: "Kherson. The orcs have spread through the city: they are hungry, robbing grocery stores. They set up checkpoints at the key streets and exits from the city. There was shooting at night, territorial defense and other groups were fighting back. Russian artillery or tanks are shelling residential buildings. There are dead among the civilian population - the orcs fired just for fun. There’s no precise information about the losses amongst the orcs, they say about several burnt IFVs (infantry fighting vehicles). They shot up to 30 young guys who were trying to approach the equipment with Molotov cocktails. Shops opened in the afternoon, people walk around, but with great care. There is electricity and water supply in most areas. The orcs are very embittered, it is highly likely that they will shoot even at civilians."

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:

“[Aircraft for Ukraine from its Western allies] - it’s crucial for us. Our pilots are fighting like heroes in the air, they die but keep shooting Russian aircraft coming to bomb our cities and kill civilians. We are getting reports that the Russian aviation is attacking our country without having crossed our border. Russia is using its combat aviation as a true barbarian state. Of course, Ukraine needs support from its allies. And we have some progress with it. But we can’t wait. We don’t have weeks, we have days. We need to figure this out within a few days. It doesn’t mean that we are going to give up without aircraft. However, it does mean that we will keep taking casualties among civilians. Russia is bombing our cities in a very cynical manner. Meanwhile, we will keep fighting, of course. Glory to Ukraine!”

Briefing of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
‘Russia got its P-5 member seat in the UN Security Council under controversial circumstances, mildly speaking. For 30 years, this issue remained overlooked, even though we repeatedly inquired with the UN Secretariat about how it could happen. They just patted us on the shoulder as if saying “you know how it is”. No, we don’t anymore. We raise this issue to conduct a legal review to see on what account Russia remains a permanent member of the UN Security Council. We are convinced that once this legal review is complete, it will show that Russia is there illegally. Now, everything depends on the integrity of UN Secretariat lawyers and their willingness to investigate this issue.

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:

“Seven Russian banks will be disconnected from SWIFT. Without exaggeration, we gnawed out each of these banks with our teeth. We had to fight. But we were able to overcome the psychological barrier of partners and the first step was made. But rest assured: these are not the last banks which were disconnected from SWIFT. All banks in Russia must be disconnected from SWIFT. Otherwise all transactions that will be carried out via it, will be soiled in blood of Ukrainian children and women killed by Russian missile attacks. If someone resists to it, let them realize that they will trade on Ukrainian blood. We are grateful to the world for help, but there are fundamental things: morality and human lives."

Briefing of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has set up a dedicated website about Russian aggression against Ukraine —WAR.UKRAINE.UA  There, we publish factual explanations and documented the Russians’ crimes, atrocities, and barbarisms, as well as celebrate the heroism of Ukrainian people. Please, share the link to this website. The media space is now a battlefield, too, and anyone can help us win.”

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:

“Ukraine, together with its partners, is running a campaign to deputinize the world. Contracts are being broken with Russians. It has become unacceptable to do business with them. From Gergiev, who was expelled from the Munich Orchestra, to Russia Today and Sputnik, which were banned by dozens of countries around the world. But the biggest processes are underway in trade and business. More than 100 global giant companies have already completely or partially stopped cooperating with Russia, or are planning to do so in the near future. Among them are the global postal service DHL, the largest cargo company Maersk, technology giants Apple, Google, Twitter, Lenovo, HP, Spotify, Dropbox, Tesla cars, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, Audi Financial VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, NIKE clothing, Adidas.

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:

“Together with its partners, Ukraine leads a campaign on the world’s deputinization. Russians are becoming isolated. It is getting inappropriate to have any relations with them. The scale of it is immense: from artists like Valery Gergiev who has been banned from Munich Philarmonic to medias like Russia Today and Sputnik which have been blocked in dozens of countries. But the largest change is happening in the business sector. More than 100 world-leading companies have ceased their cooperation with Russia somehow, partly or fully, or they are planning to do so. Such companies include DHL, the largest logistics company Maersk, tech giants like Apple, Google, Twitter, Lenovo, HP, Spotify, Dropbox, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, Audi, financial companies like VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, as well as Nike, Adidas and many other famous brands.”

Briefing of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“Today, the UN General Assembly will adopt a historic resolution to condemn the Russian aggression and demand immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine, including the Crimea and Donbas. We expect unprecedented support from the world. It will cement the creation of our international anti-war coalition. By now, the resolution was co-authored by 95 countries globally, and even more countries will vote for it.”

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“Europe has become, in fact, our rear support: there is a flow of military aid so that we can defeat the Russian invaders. Spain has announced that it will provide us with a large amount of defensive and offensive weapons. We have stepped up the European Peace Fund, under which military aid from EU countries will go in a systemic flow of hundreds of millions of euros. 38 countries have closed their airspace to Russian aircraft: the Russian plane now goes where “the Russian ship went.” Canada and the UK have closed their internal waters to any Russian ships.”

Briefing of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“Russia is looking for workarounds to avoid the sanction noose. They managed to find three countries. We all know which ones, and together with partners, we are going to talk with these to dissuade them from helping the aggressor. A few hours ago, I talked to my British colleague Liz Truss. We discussed how to close any loopholes that may let Russia escape the sanction roller. We will literally strangle the Russian economy.”

Briefing of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“Day by day, Russia is losing access to everything: the sky, the sea, trade, finance, technology, and the global economy. We are converting the world’s shock into concrete solutions that cripple Russia’s economy. While they destroy our cities, we are ruining their economy.”

Briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba:
“Ukrainian diplomacy continues to work for victory. Our front is through all the capitals of the world. Key tasks: systemic strengthening of Ukraine's defense. The second is destruction of the Russian economy. The third is the deputinization of the world. We mobilized an international anti-war coalition of 86 countries and 15 organizations. 19 countries give weapons to Ukraine. Some of them are doing this for the first time in their history. 10 countries provide macro-financial assistance. 22 provide humanitarian aid. Volunteers from 16 countries of the world come to us, ready to fight with us against Russia. Applications keep coming.”

Akhtyrka police officers together with representatives of the territorial defence detained 10 Russian soldiers, the National Police has reported.

For example, police officers found 10 enemy soldiers looting on the territory of the Hrunskyy and Komyshanskyy regional state municipality. The policemen detained the intruders and took part in the redeployment.

"Dear citizens, remember: in case of detection of suspicious persons, immediately call the special line 102," the report reads.

In Google, the popularity of the query "emigration from Russia" is growing. A sharp increase began in the period from 20 February to 26 February. Recall that on 24 February, Russia attacked Ukraine, the West imposed powerful economic sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Russian invaders have shelled a "veeeery strategic" facility, the Lysychansk beer factory, according to the head of the Luhansk regional state administration, Serhiy Gayday.
One civilian was killed.

"They shoot indiscriminately wherever they hit, civilians suffer. We are starting to remove the rubble," Gaidai said.

The prosecutors of Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office have arrested 10 service members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on suspicion of violation of territorial integrity of Ukraine (Pt. 3 of Art. 110 of Ukraine Criminal Code), the Office of Prosecutor General of Ukraine reports.
While defending their position, the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured 10 invaders. According to the investigation data, a tank commander of the independent guards motorized rifle brigade and privates of the aggressor’s military units were among the arrested.
“They have invaded Ukraine with the objective to capture its territory and followed of Russian leadership’s illegal orders to kill the troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilians,” the announcement reads.
All suspects are now in custody.

Over 2,000 Ukrainians (excluding the military) perished since Russia launched its invasion in Ukraine, State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports.

A group of subverters were detained at a subway station in Kyiv. One of them was stuffing ammunition into a children’s toy, Kyiv City State Administration reports.

Subway stations double as bomb shelters, so the police has been guarding them 24/7.

The police asks anyone who spotted a security suspect to take personal precautions and call the police immediately.

The Specialized Prosecutor's Office of the United Forces has opened an investigation into the Head of the Stanytsia Luhanska village military-civil administration and his two deputies for state treason (art. 111, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code).
"It has been established that they have intentionally committed and continue to commit acts to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability, defence potential, state, economic and information security of Ukraine. Under martial law, these representatives of local authorities have gone over to the side of the aggressor country. They are assisting the occupation forces with the material and technical base," the report said