Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news
Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia launched missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and launched a direct full-scale invasion. Ukraine repulses the enemy. As of April 28, 2022, more than 22800 russian servicemen, thousands of units of military equipment (187 planes, 155 helicopters, 970 tanks, 2389 armored vehicles, 1688 machines, 582 artillery / rocket artillery systems, 8 ships and more) have been eliminated.
Russia is ruthlessly shelling Chernihiv, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports. As of 12:20 pm Feb, 28, Belov, Rokossovski, Dotsenko, and Pukhov streets have been under intense fire for the past 20 minutes. The impact zone includes houses and apartment blocks. A fire broke out close to “Epicenter” supermarket.
“Our convoy was destroyed as soon as we crossed the border. Don’t come here,” a captured Russian soldier from Voronezh says.
Pictured in the photo are Head of Police in the Kyiv Region Andrii Niebytov (left), boxer Oleksandr Usik, and former Prime Minister Oleksii Honcharuk (right).
Andrii Niebytov
United by a common goal—to protect our Motherland!
We will win!
ATTENTION! Air raid alert in Kyiv!
“Russian movies, go f*ck yourself!” Online video streaming service MEGOGO announces it has removed all Russian movies from its catalogue.
"Mom, I am an aggressor." A captured Russian soldier makes a phone call to his mother.
[- Hello, son, how are you?
- Hi mom, it’s me, did you recognize me?
- Yes, where are you?
- I’m on the territory of Ukraine, kinda. I’ve been taken captive. I’m alright.
- What?
- I’m saying I’m on the territory of Ukraine. I’ve been taken captive.
- Wait, how did it happen?
- Yeah, somehow it happened.
- Please, explain what happened to you, how it happened…
- Listen to me, please. Pay attention. They treat me nicely here, don’t worry about me.
- What?
- They treat me nicely here, don’t worry. You need to find a way to contact my military unit, write down the number somewhere.
- OK, so I have written it down, what should I tell them?
- Tell them that so-and-so was captured on the territory of Ukraine. When they sent us here, they said we would be peacekeepers on the territory of DPR and LPR, but in fact, a war began. And we are essentially aggressors now. They brutally shell cities here, so keep this in mind and spread the word if you can.
- What is going on, why don’t they release you, I don’t get it?
- Because I have been captured. You know, I came here as an aggressor, they won’t let me leave.
- On the territory of Ukraine, where exactly? In which city are you?
- OK, mom, don’t panic, just do what I asked you to do, alright?
- I am Anton Andreyevich Petruk.
- And your day, month, and year of birth?
- 5.07.2000
- What is your duty station? What is your position?
- Military unit 91706, 150th division, 102nd regiment, my position is Sniper First Class, my rank is Private.
- How did you end up in Ukraine?
- We participated in the drills at the Kuzminsky polygon for about two weeks, then they gathered us and sent us closer to the border. They said we would be stationed near the border. Then all of a sudden we crossed it at night, moved deeper into the territory, and stopped in some village. We had no choice. It was either we go to war or get accused of treason. They could put us in jail for 15 to 25 years for refusing to follow orders. And then that could be extended to basically lifetime imprisonment.
- How the Banderites are treating you?
- They treat me OK, they treat me well, even better than on our side, actually.
- Is your mother waiting for you at home? What would you like to say to your mother?
- Mom, wait for me, I will come back]
Kyiv City State Administration: metro resumes passenger transportation.The train routes are as follows:
Red line: from the Shuliavka station to the Universytet station.
Blue line: from the Heroiv Dnipra station to the Teremky station, no stops at Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho.
Green line: from the Syrets station to the Vydubychi station. No stops at the Palats Sportu, Klovska, and Zoloti Vorota stations. The Slavutych–Chervonyi Khutir section is operational, too.
The approximate interval between trains is 40 minutes.
The schedule will be adjusted as needed. Metro stations continue to operate in the bomb shelter mode.
I just spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa & commended him for the bravery of the people & armed forces of #Ukraine. #NATO Allies are stepping up support with air-defence missiles, anti-tank weapons, as well as humanitarian & financial aid.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) February 28, 2022
"Many media outlets are spreading a new fiction that Kyiv is allegedly surrounded by Russian troops. Russians can only dream about this. Kyiv is fully controlled by Ukrainian troops, drives into Kyiv are possible. Yes, in some suburbs there is still confrontation, there have been heavy battles. But we will not give up the capital. This is our capital. This is our country. The Russian military has no place here. They should leave our country and take with them thousands of corpses of their soldiers, most of them just rotting in the fields. We can't even count and collect them because fighting continues in many places. With No fake can Russians cover up this reality".
All clear as of 11:10!
Text version of Zelenskyy's address:
I wish health to the Ukrainian heroes! The fifth day of Russia's full-scale war against the people of Ukraine. We are standing strong. We have endured during this time as much as other nations may not endure in decades. We have been told for a long time that Ukrainians are not like that in some way. They are not right. We had to do our "homework" for decades. Because of that we often did not notice what we were really capable of, but now we have proven ourselves in full force. And this is inspiring
In every conversation with our partners, I hear genuine respect. Ukrainians have shown the world who we are. And Russia has shown what Russia has become. Just think about it: during the Russian invasion - in just four days - Russian shelling killed 16 Ukrainian children. 16! 45 children wounded..
Every crime, every shelling the occupiers commit against us, unites us and our partners even more. Russia did not believe in such a solid and powerful response. But the Ukrainians have changed that story. The EU has decided to supply us with arms. We are grateful. Yesterday I spoke to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, about further - even stronger - steps. Europeans are aware that our soldiers are fighting for our State, and therefore for the whole of Europe. For peace for all European countries, for the lives of children, for equality, for democracy. And this gives us every right to do the following..
We appeal to the European Union for Ukraine's immediate accession under the new special procedure. We are grateful to our partners for being with us. But our goal is to be together with all Europeans and most importantly to be on equal footing. I am sure that it is fair. I am sure it is possible..
Yesterday I spoke to Presidents of Portugal, Lithuania, France and Poland. I am especially thankful to Andrzej Duda. I have spoken to the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Spain and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The support for our anti-war coalition is unconditional and unprecedented.
Europe has closed the skies to all Russian aircraft. Global business is refusing any links with Russian companies. Let's see how this week ends for the Russian currency - what will be the fall of the rouble. While this criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, the Russian state suffers such losses as if the war had passed through their territory. Why all this for you? Russian mothers, Russian teachers, Russian businessmen and everyone else. Why?.
4,500 Russian soldiers have already been killed. Why did they come here? Why are columns of your armored vehicles coming against us from Crimea? Yalta, Yevpatoriia, Sudak, Simferopol... These are not names of military camps for tankers. Once again: 4,500 Russian invaders were killed. Leave your equipment. Get out of here. Don't believe your commanders. Don't believe your propagandists. Just save your lives..
Every hour we dedicate to strengthening our state. Everyone who can take part in the fight against the invaders must do so. Therefore, a decision has been taken that was not easy morally, but useful in terms of our defense. Under martial law, Ukrainians with real combat experience will be released from detention and will be able to make up for their guilt in the hottest spots of the war. Also all sanctions have been lifted against some participants of ATO. Defense is the priority now..
When I was running for president, I said that each of us was president. Because we are all responsible for our state. For our beautiful Ukraine. And now it turns out that each of us is a warrior. A warrior in their place. And I am sure that each of us will win. Glory to Ukraine!".
Kyiv, air raid alert!
New video of Zelenskyy`s adress:
Kyiv City State Administration reminds drivers that it is strictly prohibited to take up the municipal transport lanes. The vehicles driving on the municipal transport lanes will be considered seized by the sabotage and reconnaissance groups and treated appropriately. The municipal transport lanes are reserved for vehicles carrying special freight, public transport, military vehicles, and ambulances.
The Latvian parliament has allowed Latvians to fight for Ukraine, Delfi reports. At an extra-scheduled session on 28 February, the Latvian Saeima unanimously adopted relevant amendments to the Law on National Security. They stipulate that those who will fight in Ukraine must immediately register with the National Armed Forces' reserve registration department.
The Ukrainian delegation has arrived near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to participate in talks with Russian representatives, the Office of the President of Ukraine reports.
The delegation includes:
- Davyd Arakhamiia,Head of the Servant of the People parliamentary group
- Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence,
- Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine,
- Andrii Kostin, First Deputy Chief of the Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group,
- Rustem Umerov, People’s Deputy of Verkhovna Rada.
- Mykola Tochytskyi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The talks will focus on immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from the territory of Ukraine..
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed a position of Grad artillery targeting Sumy, Head of Sumy Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reports:
Sumy Region. The night was calm. A position of Grad artillery targeting Sumy was destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine!
My thanks to everyone involved. Keep fighting, we are doing great!
- And how much is it?
- Just for saying “Slava Ukraini (Glory to Ukraine)!” – says the woman who is handing out the bread
A special broadcast of Current Time about Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian aviation shelled the village of Sartana near Mariupol on the morning of 28 February. The Mariupol city council informs.
"We estimate the scale of destruction after another Russian Kafir bombardment of civilians in the Greek village of Sartana. The Russian army is killing Ukrainian civilians on purpose. We will never forgive and never forget this," said Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko.
Information about the casualties is being clarified now.
Total estimated enemy losses from 24 February to 6am on 28 February.
- Aircraft/helicopters 29/29
- UCAVs/ Anti-aircraft warfare 3/5
- Tanks / Armoured Fighting Vehicle (ACV) 191/816
- Guns 74
- Buk missile system/Grad 1/21
- Vehicles 291
- Tankers 60
- Craftships/boats 2
Diya App has made it to the top apps of the week on the Apple Store, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov wrote in his Telegram channel.
""Once we win - a new stage of digital state development awaits Ukraine, we will launch hundreds of cool services this year!" - Fedorov wrote.
Diya has also launched a money transfer service for the army. The transfers go to the "Povertaysia Zhyvym" fund (Come back Alive). The service is available to IOS and Android users. It can be found under "Documents" - "Help the army".
32 countries shut down their airspace for Russian planes, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dmytro Kuleba
Russia has been cast off the sky. The European and North American airspace has been closed for Russian airlines almost in its entirety. Thirty-two countries in total shut down their skies for Russians, and another country that is so crucial for Russia’s rich is about to follow suit.
Global response to Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine
Airspace shutdown
32 countries shut down their airspace for Russia
the UK
Canada
Norway
North Macedonia
The EU has shut down its airspace for:
- Aircraft owned by Russia
- Aircraft registered in Russia
- Aircraft controlled by Russia
- Private jets of Russian oligarchs
The Territorial Defence has drawn up instructions on how civilians can stop the enemy's equipment.
They advise first of all to set up patrols to watch the movements of the columns.
Once you know the direction of movement, block the road in some way.
"Blow up a bridge or block the traffic with trucks. When the convoy stops, pelt it with Molotov cocktails and cover it with small arms fire," the defence wrote.
It is important to video-record prisoners who have been captured in battle. After all, this demoralises the occupiers: "Or make live broadcasts on social networks - this will encourage your fellow soldiers".
Women and teenagers can post posters along the convoy: "You will only die here" and similar threatening content.
In Kharkiv Region, they repelled the offensive all night long, destroying the convoys already on their approaches - before they could launch artillery attacks on the city. The regional authorities claim a large number of sabotage groups, so the curfew today, 28 February, will start at 3pm and last until 6am.
Kyiv region.. It was hot near Irpin, in the Vyshgorod direction, with shelling. There were several clashes and fights with sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Kyiv at night. Now the KCSA is urging Kyiv residents to stay at home because fighting continues in almost every district of the city.
Chernihiv region. Chernihiv was hit by rocket fire overnight. There are hits in the central part of the city. The shelling damaged the historical part of Chernihiv, a kindergarten, multi-storey buildings and administrative buildings.
Donetsk region. Heavy fightings for Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Luhansk region. The night was relatively quiet. In the morning - twelve vehicles, including four tanks moved towards Svatovoye. Air raid alert. Earlier it was reported that Shchastia and Stanytsia Luhanska were on the brink of a humanitarian disaster.
Zaporizhzhya Region: Berdyansk occupied. Two people were injured during the operation to capture the city: one was killed and the other wounded. Enemy equipment is observed in different parts of the Berdyansk region. The city authorities have refused to cooperate with the occupiers.
Khmelnitsky Region: Calm. The region received 20,000 people, including those in transit.
Cherkasy region: t the last air-raid alert was sounded at 3am. It has been quiet since then. In Cherkasy in the morning there is an air-raid alert.
Raid alarms were working in Zhytomyr and Mykolaiv oblasts, but the situation is controlled.
An Aeroflot flight from Moscow to New York violated a ban on Canadian airspace.
The country will now investigate the incident - the conduct of Aeroflot and the independent air navigation service provider NAV CANADA that led to the breach.
Russia has slowed down the pace of the offensive, but has not abandoned attempts to continue it, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff says.
"We have successfully repulsed battalion and tactical group attacks even at the approaches, forcing the enemy to abandon the offensive. As of today, artillery fire from one of the Ukrainian brigades alone has destroyed more than five columns of enemy equipment and manpower," the AFU General Staff reports.
It is also noted that the enemy is demoralised and suffering heavy losses. There are frequent cases of desertion and disobedience.
On the night of 28 February, Russian troops repeatedly tried to break into Kiev, but all their attempts failed, - The Ukrainian Ground Forces .
The enemy has suffered significant personnel losses. The Russian troops are demoralised and exhausted. We have shown that we know how to defend our home against uninvited guests," Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyy, commander of the Army and defence commander of Kiev, said.
The military assures that the situation in Kiev is under control.
The Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine has addressed the international academic community about the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine.
"The Russian academic community in modern conditions actively contributes to the Russian regime not only in the inflammation of a new arms race, but also in the global promotion of Russia's official imperial policy. In addition to sanctions against the aggressor, it is important to stop all forms of scientific cooperation with Russian scientists (from grant funding to publication of research results in international publications)," they wrote in the appeal.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk: Russia is shelling humanitarian corridors through which Ukraine is evacuating women, children, orphans, low-mobility citizens. In particular, they are shelling with BM-21 Grad rockets. As a result, there are injured civilians. At the same time, the Russians have been asked to allow these categories of citizens to be removed from the front line or the temporarily occupied territories.
The commander of the defense of Kyiv, Colonel General Olexandr Syrskyi on the situation in Kyiv: «Сolumns of Russian troops tried to storm the outskirts of the capital, but to no avail. All movements of the enemy were kept under control: Ukrainians destroyed the columns of equipment. Russian troops near Kyiv are demoralized and exhausted. The situation in the capital is under control».
In Chernihiv, enemy shelling has been going on from two o'clock in the morning. Periodically, the enemy makes a certain interval at one point, possibly targeting a radio and television center, the State Emergency Service suggests.
During this time, the invaders hit a residential building and a store building in the central market.
The shell flew into the kindergarten building. It caught fire, but there is no way to extinguish it yet because they are still shelling.
There is an air raid alert in Kyiv, according to the Kyiv Digital application.
5:53 The French foreign legion which consists of highly qualified infantrymen, releases Ukrainians who are willing to defend their Homeland. Additionally, they are left fully equipped - the Centre of Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council
"96 hours of resistance". Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov addressed the Ukrainians:
4 days of victory, courage, dedication, and faith.
A time of admiration for fellow citizens who keep the line side by side.
Pain for those who gave their lives for Ukraine.
Fury against the enemy who kills our women and children, destroys peaceful cities.
And the certainty that they will be punished! Definitely punished! Heavily, inevitably.
Yesterday was a breaking point. The war became a European one. It was finally realized as such.
Already now, half of Europe is collecting, packing, and delivering weapons and armor protection equipment to us. The range of states providing real assistance has increased significantly. Its scale has increased.
Europe has already provided temporary shelter to tens of thousands of those we want to save most of all—our babies and their mothers. Without any formalities. As their own.
Right now, we have no border in the west. But there is support both in the south and in the Far East and across the Atlantic.
All this is the merit of our defenders, both men and women, of the entire Ukrainian people. Who refused to obey the enraged tyrant. And who will definitely win.
Ukraine will win!
Glory to Ukraine!
Rocket attack on a residential building in Chernihiv. It is known about one person affected, writes Suspilne Chernihiv, referring to the speaker of the State Emergency Service in the region Oleksandr Ivchenko.
The woman's injuries are minor. The fire has already been extinguished.
It's only Monday night, and the Russian ruble is already sinking.
Breaking records down. First -30%. An hour and a half later -41%.
The invaders launched a rocket into a residential building in the center of Chernihiv.
There is a fire on two floors.
The number of victims is yet unknown.
The statement by the staff of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to the international academic community is about stopping cooperation with Russian scientists.
It applies to both grants and publications in international journals. After all, the academic community of the Russian Federation is assisting the regime, in particular, in injecting a new arms race, Ukrainian scientists emphasize.
The second point is to remind politicians of the consequences of Russia attacking Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
They also called for support for the Ukrainian army.
Explosions and shots are again heard in Kyiv and Kharkiv, writes the State Service for Special Communications.
This was preceded by a few hours of rest in the capital.
In Ivankiv, in the Kyiv region, as a result of an enemy attack, a museum with the works of the Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko burned down.
Two days ago, the village of Ivankiv experienced massive destruction as a result of an attack by the Russians.
There are the first results of the "referendum" in Belarus. The country renounces non-nuclear status.
According to the preliminary data - 5,359,471 people or 78.63% of citizens out of the total amount of participants took part in the referendum, the Central Electoral Commission of Belarus wrote in Telegram. 65.16% have positively answered the question.
3:40 The Center for Counteracting Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council gives the main theses from the speech of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the end of the "special relationship between Germany and Russia", which is already being called historical.
Main points of Mr. Scholz’s speech:
- On February 24, there was a change of epochs in the history of Europe. Terrible footages from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Mariupol show the real scale of Putin’s inhumanity. The unheard of injustice, the pain of Ukrainian men and women - all this is heartbreaking.
- Putin wants to recreate the Russian Empire and run Europe as he considers appropriate. The people of Russia do not want war. This war will remain Putin's war.
- In Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Mariupol, people are not just defending their homeland, they are fighting for freedom and democracy - the values that Germany shares with Ukrainians.
- Germany will not allow the conflict between Putin and the free world to open old wounds.
- Putin's war means a decisive change in Germany's foreign policy as well. Yes, it stays committed to the principle of "as much diplomacy as possible, but without naivety." However, this change provides us with a new challenge: "no more talking for the sake of talking."
The center notes that Russian propaganda resources attributed to Scholz the words that "Putin has freed Germany from historical guilt" and started a real hysteria around this. The chancellor didn't actually say that. Kremlin propaganda acts in its usual style.
Yesterday, February 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation of the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine. We tell you how to join it.
To enroll in the International Legion, you need to contact the Defense Attaché at the Embassies of Ukraine.
Embassy of Ukraine in Poland: address - Al. J. Ch. Szucha 7, 00-580. Phone - +48 22 621 39 79.
Embassy of Ukraine in Germany: address - Albrechstrasse 26, 10117, Berlin. Phone - +49 (030) 2888 71 16.
Consular Section of the Embassy of Ukraine in Denmark: e-mail - [email protected], phone - +45 81 45 52 60
Embassy of Ukraine in France: address - 21, avenue de Saxe, 75007 Paris, e-mail - [email protected].
Embassy of Ukraine in the United States: e-mail - [email protected], phone +1 202-349-2963.
Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom: e-mail - [email protected], phone - +44 20 7727 6312.
Embassy of Ukraine in Spain: e-mail - [email protected], phone - +34 917 48 93 60.
Poles have been asked to estimate the risk of the Russian invasion of Poland. More than 74% believe that such a risk is "medium" or "high".
3:02 A Ukrainian sailor has sunk the €7 million worth luxurious yacht of a Russian oligarch as a revenge for the residential building bombing in Kyiv. Spanish court released him without conviction.
On Mallorca Island (Spain) the Ukrainian sailor has intentionally sunk a yacht of the Russian oligarch and vice president of the gun maker Rostec, Aleksandr Micheev. By doing so, the Ukrainian wanted to revenge for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The yacht costs €7 million. The court released the Ukrainian from custody, Spanish mass media reported.
The design studio "Luch" has handed Ukraine's defenders all their production to have been prepared for export. This is about dozens of anti-tank guided missiles "Skif" and "Korsar". They hit a target at the distance from 5 to 2.5 km accordingly.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zalyzhnyi, on the crimes of Russian occupation forces: Russians attack peaceful Zhytomyr with missiles "Iskander" and houses with helicopters. They have shot the car with a family at point-blank range. They use women and children as a human shield. Also, the Russians sent their conscripts to die. The enemy put on the UA Armed Forces uniforms and drive an ambulance. Sixteen children have died for the last four days.