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Post by Berean on Feb 25, 2022 0:38:28 GMT -5
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:25:04 GMT -5
'Russian Jet is shot down over Kyiv' as capital comes under 'cruise missile' attack and Putin's tanks move within 20 MILES of city: Zelensky rages at Biden for leaving country 'alone' and says Kremlin has marked him as 'target No.1' to 'decapitate'
Kyiv came under intense bombardment at around 4am local time on Friday, with the sky ablaze Ukraine's government said that one missile was intercepted by the city's defense systems, but another hit a residential building A Ukrainian SU-27 jet was shot down over the capital by a surface-to-air missile, a source told CNN US security officials fear Kyiv will fall in 96 hours and the government will be toppled within a week Russian forces have sized control of Chernobyl, with video revealing tanks parked in front of the reactor Came after 'fierce' battle with condition of nuclear waste storage facilities 'unknown', Ukraine said Meanwhile NATO-member Turkey said one of its ships was hit by a 'bomb' near Odessa - underlining fears that the alliance could easily get sucked into the conflict and spark all-out war in Europe Citizens in Kyiv have been rushed to shelters, after the government warned Russia will soon bomb the city By JACK NEWMAN and HARRY HOWARD and CHRIS PLEASANCE and NICK CRAVEN IN KIEV and RACHAEL BUNYAN and SERGEY PANASHCHUK and WILL STEWART FOR MAIL ONLINE and HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 16:58 EST, 24 February 2022 | UPDATED: 01:03 EST, 25 February 2022 UKRAINE LATEST Global markets tanked with Russia's ruble sliding to its lowest value ever The price of oil shot up to over $100 per barrel EU will freeze Russian assets, halt access to financial market and target 'Kremlin interests' G7 called Putin a 'threat to global order' vowing 'severe and coordinated economic and financial sanctions' Joe Biden announced new sanctions targeting Russian banks, exports and military Russia's largest bank Sberbank will be severed from the US financial system, and full sanctions are imposed on four other financial institutions Boris Johnson called the invasion a 'catastrophe for our continent' and branded Putin a 'dictator' China repeated calls for talks but refusing to criticise Russia's attack Moldova declared a state of emergency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said invasion is 'heavy blow' to regional peace NATO ambassadors scheduled an emergency meeting on Thursday UN Security Council will discuss a resolution condemning the invasion Ukraine demanded the world banish Russia from SWIFT banking system Ukraine's capital was under bombardment in the early hours of Friday, with the skies ablaze as Vladimir Putin's tanks moved to within 20 miles of Kyiv. Ukraine's deputy defense ministry said that one missile was shot out of the sky by their anti-missile defense systems. Another missile struck a residential building in the city, the government said. A Ukrainian jet, a SU-27, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in a separate incident, the Ukrainian government said. The country has 125 combat-capable aircraft, including 4th-generation fighter workhorses Sukhoi Su‑27 and Mikoyan MiG‑29, according to Military Balance 2021. Russia has more than 1,500 fighter jets. Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashenko shared footage on social media of a blaze in what he said was the Darnitsky district of Kyiv, in the southeast of the city on the left bank of the Dnipro river. It was unclear whether the Darnitsky fire was caused by the downed Ukrainian jet, or the Russian missiles. Hours earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky raged at Western cowards who failed to come to his aid, saying his country is being 'left alone' to face Russian troops. Officials warn that Kyiv will be seized this weekend. In a video address to his nation after midnight, the president called his fallen compatriots 'heroes' after 137 were killed on the first day of fighting, and insisted he will stay until the bitter end. He said: 'They're killing people and turning peaceful cities into military targets. It's foul and will never be forgiven. 'We have been left alone to defend our state. Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don't see anyone. 'Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? Everyone is afraid.' He added that the enemy has already entered Kyiv and urged residents to be vigilant and observe curfew rules, acknowledging he was 'target number one'. The Ukrainian capital is expected to be surrounded by Russian forces this weekend and the country's resistance effectively crippled, US security officials fear. Troops are already closing in on the seat of Ukrainian power after taking control of the strategic Chernobyl nuclear power plant today, and will seize it within 96 hours, bringing a 'new Iron Curtain' down on Europe, Zelensky warned. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Vladimir Putin plans to encircle Ukrainian forces in Kyiv and force them to either surrender or be destroyed, and the leadership of Ukraine could then fall in a week. A former senior US intelligence officer told Newsweek: 'After the air and artillery end and the ground war really starts, I think Kyiv falls in just a few days. Full story with pictures and video at link'The military may last slightly longer but this isn't going to last long.'
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:27:57 GMT -5
Russian troops seize Chernobyl after fierce battle with condition of radioactive material unknown, as Biden refuses to send in US military and Kiev sends terrified civilians to shelters
Russian forces have sized control of Chernobyl, with video revealing tanks parked in front of the reactor Came after 'fierce' battle with condition of nuclear waste storage facilities 'unknown', Ukraine said Meanwhile NATO-member Turkey said one of its ships was hit by a 'bomb' near Odessa - underlining fears that the alliance could easily get sucked into the conflict and spark all-out war in Europe Citizens in Kiev have been rushed to shelters, after the government warned Russia will soon bomb the city By CHRIS PLEASANCE and HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and NICK CRAVEN IN KIEV and WILL STEWART IN MOSCOW and SERGEY PANASHCHUK and RACHAEL BUNYAN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 20:59 EST, 23 February 2022 | UPDATED: 17:11 EST, 24 February 2022 Global markets tanked with Russia's ruble sliding to its lowest value ever The price of oil shot up to over $100 per barrel EU will freeze Russian assets, halt access to financial market and target 'Kremlin interests' G7 called Putin a 'threat to global order' vowing 'severe and coordinated economic and financial sanctions' Joe Biden announced new sanctions targeting Russian banks, exports and military Russia's largest bank Sberbank will be severed from the US financial system, and full sanctions are imposed on four other financial institutions Boris Johnson called the invasion a 'catastrophe for our continent' and branded Putin a 'dictator' China repeated calls for talks but refusing to criticise Russia's attack Moldova declared a state of emergency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said invasion is 'heavy blow' to regional peace NATO ambassadors scheduled an emergency meeting on Thursday UN Security Council will discuss a resolution condemning the invasion Ukraine demanded the world banish Russia from SWIFT banking system Russian forces have seized control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant after a 'fierce' battle, with the condition of nuclear storage facilities 'unknown', sparking fears of a radiation leak that could cause fallout in Europe. Video revealed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles standing in front of the destroyed reactor, which sits just 60 miles north of the capital Kiev. An official said Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository and an increase in radiation levels was reported, although this has not yet been corroborated. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it is following the situation in Ukraine 'with grave concern' and appealed for maximum restraint to avoid any action that may put Ukraine's nuclear facilities at risk. Ukrainian presidential advisor Myhailo Podolyak said: 'After the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe.' Meanwhile Turkey reported that one of its ships had been hit by a 'bomb' off the coast of Odessa, where fighting is also going on. Turkey is a member of NATO, underlining fears that the war in Ukraine could quickly suck in other states and spark an all-out conflict in Europe. Speaking after the latest developments, Joe Biden announced more sanctions against Russia but admitted that he had not expected previous threats of financial penalties to deter Vladimir Putin. He also resisted calls to send in US troops to Ukraine, saying he has no plans to speak to the Russian leader who he accuses of trying to rebuild a Soviet empire. The sanctions will target Russian banks, oligarchs, state-controlled companies and high-tech sectors, but Russian oil and natural gas were exempt in a bid to avoid disruption to global markets. 'Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences,' Biden said in remarks at the White House. Elsewhere, Kiev ordered civilians into bomb shelters and declared a curfew amid concerns Russia is about to strike the capital as Ukrainian troops lost control of a key airfield around 15 miles away. Russian forces had attacked it with around two dozen attack helicopters earlier in the day, four of which are thought to have been shot down. 'They are going to bomb Kyiv now. Authorities told us to hide in shelters,' a source in the city told MailOnline as authorities said a hospital had been hit, killing four people. The Ukrainian army was this afternoon fighting in almost every region of the country, battling the Russians for control of military bases, airports, cities and ports from Kharkiv to Kiev, and Donetsk to Odessa. It came after Vladimir Putin personally gave the order to attack around 5am, unleashing a salvo of rocket fire that American intelligence said involved more than 100 short and medium-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles, and 75 bombers that targeted military sites including barracks, warehouses and airfields in order to knock out the country's military command structure. Russia said the strikes destroyed 74 Ukrainian military ground facilities, 11 airfields, three command posts and 18 radar stations controlling Kiev's anti-aircraft batteries. That was followed by attacks from Crimea in the south towards the city of Kherson, a northern advance from Belarus to Kiev, and an eastern advance from Belgorod towards Kharkiv where the heaviest fighting is going on. American officials said this was merely an 'initial phase' of the attack, and that the majority of Russia's 190,000 troops at the front remain in reserve. The goal of the attack is to 'take key population centres' and 'decapitate the Ukrainian government', the officials added. Ukraine's health ministry said so far 57 people have been killed on the first day of conflict, while 169 have been wounded. The port cities of Mariupol and Odessa, where Ukraine's main naval bases are located, were also attacked - though Odessa appeared to remain under Ukrainian control as of Thursday afternoon. Russian tankers blockaded the Kerch Strait, leading from the Back Sea to the Sea of Azov, cutting off Mariupol. Ukraine has hit back, shooting down five Russian helicopters, destroying dozens of tanks and capturing Russian troops. A Russian AN-26 military transport aircraft also crashed in the southern Voronezh region, killing its crew on board. The accident could have been caused by a technical failure and has not inflicted any damage on the ground, Interfax said, citing a press office of Russia's western military district. Volodymyr Zelensky, in an address to the nation on Thursday evening, described Russia as 'evil' and said Putin had attacked 'like a suicidal scoundrel... just as Fascist Germany did in World War II'. 'Ukraine will not surrender its freedom, whatever Moscow thinks,' he added. 'For Ukrainians independence and the right to live free on our land is the highest value.' He had earlier called on all Ukrainian citizens willing to defend their homeland to step forward, saying guns will be issued to everyone who wants one. He also asked for civilians to give blood to help wounded troops. And he asked world leaders to impose the 'harshest sanctions possible' on Putin. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, addressing the nation at midday, said western allies are preparing a 'massive' package of sanctions against Russia and told the people of Ukraine: 'We cannot and will not just look away.' Johnson referred to Putin as a 'dictator' who would never 'subdue the national feeling of the Ukrainians'. As the West prepared to cut off Russia financially, Vladimir Putin summoned his oligarchs to demand loyalty over his attack on Ukraine - perhaps fearing a rebellion from within after prominent Russian TV figures and celebrities spoke out to oppose the conflict. Speaking in the Kremlin, he said that Russia had been 'forced' to take action over Ukraine and had 'no other choice' but to attack, saying the country remains 'part of the global economy' and that he 'will not hurt the system we belong to'. 'I want you to show solidarity with the government,' he told them. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:30:34 GMT -5
Putin's innocent victims: Son weeps over the body of his father killed as bloodied Ukrainians stagger through rubble in horrifying images from city bombed by Putin
*** WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT *** Russia today launched all-out war against Ukraine with simultaneous attacks coming from south, east, north Missiles and bombs rained from the sky, tanks rolled across the border, troops parachuted down in the east Comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order to attack in extraordinary national address today Russian Defense Ministry using precision weapons and claimed that 'there is no threat to civilian population' Yet Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv in the east reported attacks, with blasts also reported in the west By ISABELLA NIKOLIC and LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 05:29 EST, 24 February 2022 | UPDATED: 21:17 EST, 24 February 2022 Heartbreaking images from Ukraine have emerged showing a man weeping over the body of his father among the wreckage of a missile strike despite Russian President Vladimir Putin claiming he declared war to 'protect civilians' after ordering an all out invasion this morning. Russia today launched simultaneous attacks from the south, east and north, by land and by air, killing at least 40 civilians by midday including a young boy in an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukrainian authorities said. Other civilians were also injured and some others are believed to have died in 203 attacks launched so far by Russian forces, the Ukrainian police said after tanks rolled across the border and troops parachuted down on eastern regions earlier today. In the eastern Ukrainian town of Chuguiv, a son wept over the body of his father among the wreckage of a missile strike in a residential district. 'I told him to leave,' the man sobbed repeatedly, next to the twisted ruins of a car. The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed it is not targeting cities or civilians and in a warped attempt to reassure Ukrainians said there 'no threat to the population' because Moscow's forces are using precision weapons. But Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv in the east of Ukraine have all reported coming under attack, with blasts also reported in the west - in Zhytomyr and Lviv, close to the border with Poland. Pictures today showed the true face of the war with blood-covered civilians being helped to safety by emergency services following shelling and others with injuries to their heads, faces and arms being patched up by medics. Extraordinary footage of the invasion was documented online with video of what appeared to be a cruise missile slamming into Ivano-Frankivsk airport, in the west of Ukraine. Meanwhile Kiev's main international airport was hit in the first bombing of the city since World War II and air raid sirens sounded over the capital at the break of dawn. Continued at link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:32:51 GMT -5
Ukraine strikes back: Kyiv's troops have already shot down five Russian helicopters, destroyed dozens of tanks - and entire battalion - but president Zelensky admits 137 of his soldiers have died
Ukrainian forces have shot down five helicopters, destroyed dozens of tanks and captured dozens of troops Kyiv's military is far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defence system dating back to the Soviet era Nato and U.S. have made it clear that no troops will be sent and left Ukraine military to hold off assault alone By NICK CRAVEN IN KYIV, UKRAINE and LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 10:31 EST, 24 February 2022 | UPDATED: 23:36 EST, 24 February 2022 Ukrainian troops have shot down five Russian helicopters, destroyed dozens of tanks and captured dozens of troops in the first hours since Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to invade this morning. Kyiv's military is far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defense system and air force dating back to the Soviet era. But NATO and the US, despite deploying soldiers to neighbouring Romania in recent months, have made it clear that no troops will be sent and left the Ukrainian military to hold off the assault alone. By Thursday afternoon, battles were ongoing in Kyiiev, along the northern border with Belarus, in Luhansk and Donetsk in the east and around Kherson, the Dneiper River, and the port cities of Odessa and Mariupol in the south. Few expect Ukraine to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged, bloody, and vicious war - but so far, Kyiv's forces have managed to inflict heavy losses on Putin's troops. Here MailOnline takes a look at what losses Ukrainian forces have inflicted on Russia:  Continued at link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:35:15 GMT -5
More than 150 senior Russian officials sign open letter condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warn of 'catastrophic consequences' while urging citizens 'not to participate'
Over 150 municipal officials have signed open letter condemning Vladimir Putin Warned invasion was 'an unprecedented atrocity' and there was no 'justification' Russia today invaded Ukraine in series of attacks from the north, south and east By LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 06:49 EST, 24 February 2022 | UPDATED: 11:34 EST, 24 February 2022 More than 150 senior Russian officials have signed an open letter condemning Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warning of 'catastrophic consequences'. The deputies said they were 'convinced' Russian citizens do not back the war and blamed Putin 'personally' for ordering troops into Ukraine in an attack 'for which there is no and cannot be justification'. Putin in the early hours of today gave the order to attack, delivering an extraordinary address to the Russian nation in which he declared a 'special military operation' to 'de-militarise' and 'de-Nazify' Ukraine in what amounted to a outright declaration of war. Missiles and bombs rained from the sky, tanks rolled across the border, troops parachuted down on eastern regions and explosions were seen across the country in the early hours and into the morning. The letter urged Russians 'not to participate in the aggression' and called on citizens to speak out against the invasion because 'only massive popular condemnation can stop the war'. Among the letter's signatories were Moscow deputies Elena Rusakova, Maxim Gongalsky, Andrey Morev, Elena Kotenochkina and Elena Filina as well as St Petersburg officials David Kuvaev and Polina Sizova and Veliky Novgorod deputy Anna Cherepanova. It was a surprising step for Russian officials to speak out against Putin, who usually holds an iron grip on dissent and last week televised a meeting with Moscow's top security chiefs in which they appeared to be railroaded into backing his plans to invade Ukraine. Continued at link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 25, 2022 1:36:43 GMT -5
'Peace on our continent has been shattered': NATO orders its commanders to prepare to defend allied territory after Russia invades Ukraine, putting hundreds of warplanes and ships on alert
NATO has also agreed to increase its troop numbers on Europe's eastern flank Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said emergency summit will be held Friday The summit is set to include U.S. President Joe Biden, and they would be joined by the leaders of Sweden, Finland and European Union institutions It comes after Russia launched a full-scale invasion on neighbouring Ukraine World leaders decried the the invasion that could cause massive casualties, topple Ukraine's elected government and threaten the post-Cold War balance By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE and REUTERS PUBLISHED: 10:06 EST, 24 February 2022 | UPDATED: 13:32 EST, 24 February 2022 NATO has ordered its commanders to prepare to defend allied territory after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, putting hundreds of warplanes and ships on alert. The order to intensify military preparations to defend NATO territory comes after the alliance agreed to increase troop numbers on its eastern flank. NATO's order came as world leaders decried the start of the invasion that could cause massive casualties, topple Ukraine's democratically elected government and threaten the post-Cold War balance. The alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he had convened a virtual emergency summit of NATO's 30 nations for Friday. The summit is set to include U.S. President Joe Biden, and they would be joined by the leaders of Sweden, Finland and European Union institutions. Continued at link
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Post by schwartzie on Feb 25, 2022 12:14:43 GMT -5
Kyiv Bombarded by Rockets Overnight, Reports of Fighting In City’s Suburbs
JACK MONTGOMERY25 Feb 2022 5:01 The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv (Kiev) was hit by rocket strikes overnight, with reports of fighting in its suburbs claimed on Friday morning. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba described the rocket strikes on the capital as “horrific”, saying the city had not suffered such an ordeal since 1941 “when it was attacked by Nazi Germany.” “Ukraine defeated that evil and it will defeat this one. Stop Putin. Isolate Russia. [Sever] all ties. Kick Russia out of everything,” he implored. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made similar remarks when he addressed the nation early on Friday morning, saying Russia was operating military aircraft “treacherously over residential areas” and had bombed Kyiv. He told Ukrainians in his address: “Terrible explosions in the morning sky over Kyiv, bombing, hitting a house, fire — all this reminds of the first such attack on our capital, which took place in 1941.” Despite the dramatic and tragic progress of Russia’s invasion, an intelligence assessment of their actual military achievements so far by the British government claimed their successes have been limited. Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, said Friday morning in comments to a British television network that “Our assessment, as of this morning, is that Russia has not taken any of its major objectives.” Noting that it was the belief of Britain’s Ministry of Defence that “the Russians intend to invade the whole of Ukraine, the nonsense they were spouting about Donbas… were not honest claims”, Wallace suggested that Russia is “behind its hoped-for timetable; they’ve lost over 450 personnel… one of the significant airports they were trying to capture with their elite Spetznaz has failed to be taken.” Continued at link
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Post by schwartzie on Feb 25, 2022 12:33:07 GMT -5
Ukraine Says It Has Handed out 18,000 Weapons to Citizens
FRANCES MARTEL25 Feb 2022500 5:04 Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced on Friday that his government had handed out 18,000 submachine guns and ammunition to civilians and militia fighters since Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a total invasion of Ukraine early Thursday. The Ukrainian Parliament greatly expanded the right to bear arms on the eve of the full-scale Russian invasion. A day later, when Russian troops began assaulting multiple major Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the government would give anyone willing to fight the Russian military a weapon, no questions asked. Reznikov issued an update, shared by the Ukrainian armed forces on social media, stating that 18,000 firearms “and corresponding combat kits,” meaning ammunition, were in the hands of Ukrainian citizens, and again inviting anyone willing to fight against the invasion to ask for weapons. Continued at link
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Post by shalom on Feb 25, 2022 19:19:08 GMT -5
UK Freezes Putin Assets, US To Follow
BY TYLER DURDEN FRIDAY, FEB 25, 2022 - 02:37 PM Update (1435ET): The UK has imposed sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin - freezing his assets for invading Ukraine according to Bloomberg. CNN reports that the United States is expected to follow suit as soon as today. * * * The EU is planning to freeze the assets of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov under a new sanctions package being pushed through on Friday, according to FT, citing three people familiar with the matter. The sanctions package is expected to be approved this afternoon, along with several measures to be taken against Russian industries and banks, said the people. The new measures will not restrict Putin and Lavrov from traveling - indicating the EU's willingness to maintain the possibility of diplomatic solutions to Russia's actions in Ukraine. FT reports that the matter was discussed by leaders late Thursday, with 'a large number of them speaking in favor of the idea.' Officially, Putin owns hardly any assets according to Bloomberg, which notes that his annual income is around 10 million rubles ($120,850), and he owns three cars and an apartment according to his most recent financial disclosure. Continued at link
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Post by shalom on Feb 25, 2022 19:33:01 GMT -5
Ukraine Tells Russia to ‘Go Straight to Hell’ at Russia-Led U.N. Meeting on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
FRANCES MARTEL24 Feb 20222,672 4:54 The United Nations Security Council held its second meeting this week on Russian aggression against Ukraine late Tuesday – a meeting presided over by the Russian ambassador ending with Ukraine’s envoy warning he would “go straight to Hell.” Russian strongman Vladimir Putin announced an invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday that, reports indicate, has gone far beyond the Donbas region Putin claims he is protecting and included reported explosions in Kyiv, the national capital hundreds of miles from the Russian border. At press time, the Ukrainian government has called the attack a “full-scale” attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced a program to rapidly distribute weapons to as many Ukrainian citizens as possible. The Security Council is the United Nations’ top peacekeeping agency. Russia is one of five nations that has veto powers in the Security Council and is currently the president of the organization. Continued at link
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Post by OmegaMan on Feb 25, 2022 20:03:32 GMT -5
Russian forces capture Chernobyl power plant; media expresses concern over possibility of radioactive leak from site
Friday, February 25, 2022 by: Arsenio Toledo Tags: badpollution, big government, chaos, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Power Plant, Collapse, conflict, conspiracy, Dangerous, environment, national security, nuclear, nuclear leak, Pripyat, Putin, radiation, radioactive leak, Russia, Ukraine, War This article may contain statements that reflect the opinion of the author Bypass censorship by sharing this link: New citizens.news/597242.html(Natural News) Ukrainian officials have confirmed that Russian forces have captured the decommissioned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and parts of the surrounding areas, including the infrastructure housing nuclear waste and other radioactive materials. The Ukrainian government is warning that continued conflict in the area could theoretically lead to radioactive material leaking from the site. Close to the Belarus-Ukraine border is the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a wide area of around 1,000 square miles that was almost entirely evacuated due to the dangers posed on the people that used to live within the zone following the 1986 Chernobyl radioactive disaster. The area is still leaking radioactive material even after 36 years. When Russian forces moved into Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, it launched an offensive on multiple fronts, including by going through Belarus to enter northern Ukraine. Reports immediately came in that Russian troops assaulted the area and captured it, including the old power plant, according to sources within the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy called the Russian attack on Chernobyl “a declaration of war against the whole of Europe.” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed that Russian forces have occupied the area. “Unfortunately, I have to say that, as of now, the Chernobyl zone, the so-called exclusion zone, and all Chernobyl facilities have been taken under control by Russian armed groups,” said Shmyhal in a news briefing after an extraordinary cabinet meeting in the capital of Kyiv, 60 miles to the south of Chernobyl. Continued at link
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Post by OmegaMan on Feb 25, 2022 20:17:26 GMT -5
Latest development on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and reports from Kiev: Tanks roll in from Belarus, airports and sea ports seized by Russian troops, military targets obliterated with precision missile strikes
Thursday, February 24, 2022 by: Mike Adams Tags: Belarus, Donbass, Kiev, Odessa, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, world war This article may contain statements that reflect the opinion of the author Bypass censorship by sharing this link: New citizens.news/597161.html(Natural News) We are getting word directly from sources in Kiev that the Russian assault on Ukraine was carried out with “surprising” scale and coordination. Most Ukrainian citizens were taken completely by surprise, which is why many were not prepared with sufficient fuel to flee Kiev. Putin’s forces invaded from 3 directions, with tanks rolling into Ukraine from Belarus on the North, followed by paratroopers and amphibious assaults on Odessa and Mariupol. Ground forces moved in from Crimea to the south, and into the Donbass region on the southeast tip of Ukraine, bordering Russia. US Sen. Marco Rubio describes the developments as follows: – establishing air superiority via targeted surgical strikes – a pincer movement to trap Ukrainian forces in the east & cut them off from #Kyiv – finally attempt to decapitate Ukrainian govt by targeting govt buildings,leaders & command & control systems Map of Russian missile strikes against Ukrainian targets. All military airports are apparently destroyed pic.twitter.com/Q0wY7diVst — Dmitri Alperovitch (@dalperovitch) February 24, 2022 Putin’s plan appears to be the full decapitation of the Ukrainian government in Kiev It now appears likely that Putin is planning on occupying Kiev and toppling the current Ukrainian government, which Putin describes as a “Nazi” regime. It is noteworthy that the political leadership of Ukraine has been heavily “in bed” with the Clintons and the Bidens over the years, fully engaged in money laundering, bribery and corruption. Then again, that seems to be present in every nation, since nearly all governments of the world are evil and destructive. There is no innocent government, though there are many innocent civilians who want nothing to do with all this violence. Sen. Rubio also tweeted, “#Russia’s airborne forces are attempting to take control of the airport in #Kyiv to they can fly in forces to occupy the capitol city.” This appears to be accurate from what we know so far. www.brighteon.com/18209b91-b99c-4793-b729-d07767c2e04bSources in Kiev tell us they have nowhere to run From our sources in Kiev: All routes out of the city of Kiev are blocked. There are no train tickets available. Fuel supplies are extremely limited. Putin is attacking Ukraine from all sides: Belarus, Crimea, Donbas, plus paratrooper and amphibious attacks on the ports. Many banks are offline, ATMs are not functioning. Here are some videos of events unfolding: www.brighteon.com/8c59173b-2d16-494e-8105-1ca881daebbfwww.brighteon.com/de1adb21-9b89-4981-8520-851bb7acc452www.brighteon.com/58b49221-234b-489a-8334-cee3114492b1Full Situation Update podcast covering this and much more: Brighteon.com/33ac30a5-f0ac-4f6b-bb08-8934d1c82ba8
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Post by Honoria on Feb 26, 2022 0:59:54 GMT -5
Failing to Defeat Them, Putin Asks Ukrainian Soldiers to Stage a Coup
KURT ZINDULKA25 Feb 20221,087 4:02 Russian leader Vladimir Putin called on Ukranian soldiers on Friday to defect and stage a coup against President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose government Russia has so far failed to topple despite launching a “full-scale” invasion on Thursday. Addressing a meeting of the Russian Security Council on Friday, Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian Army should “take control” of the country as it would be “easier” for him to negotiate with the military, rather than what he termed as “junkies and neo-Nazis” under the control of President Zelensky. In breif but bellicose remarks, the Russian strongman accused “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine of using women and children as human shields, comparing the Ukrainians to “terrorists.” “They plan to provoke return fire from Russian strike systems on residential areas. In fact, they act in the same way as terrorists do around the world, hiding behind people in the hope of later blaming Russia for the civilian casualties,” the Russian leader said according to a transcript from Russia’s state-owned Sputnik News. The claim came shortly after the Ukraniain foreign minister accused the Russians of committing “war crimes” by shelling a kindergarten in Sumy province. Despite engaging in warfare across the country, including bombarding the capital of Kyiv, Russia has yet to confirm any losses, while Ukraine, for its part, has said that it has killed over 1,000 Russian soldiers and lost 137 of its own. On the second day of failing to topple the Zelensky government, Putin launched an “appeal to the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” to conduct a coup against the government for him. “Do not allow neo-Nazis and Bandera supporters to use your children, your wives, and elderly people as human shields. Take power into your own hands,” Putin said. “It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of junkies and neo-Nazis, who settled in Kyiv and took the entire Ukrainian people hostage. Continued at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:30:08 GMT -5
Brave civilian tries to block a Russian convoy as Moscow's forces bear down on Kyiv where they face bloody street-to-street fighting - while Putin urges Ukrainian army to overthrow 'drug-addicted neo-Nazi' leaders
Brave civilian pictured trying to block Russian military convoy, reminiscent of Tiananmen Square's 'tank man' Came as Putin's forces bared down on capital Kyiv, with troops and citizens braced for street-to-street battle Russians thought to be trying to take an airport, allowing them to fly in reinforcements for an all-out assault It came as they suffered heavy casualties elsewhere in the country, though did capture key bridge in Kherson Putin called on the Ukrainian military to turn on their 'drug-addict' leaders, but there seemed little sign of that as civilians lined up to collect rifles and help defend the capital By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 02:27 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 12:41 EST, 25 February 2022 A brave Ukrainian citizen has been pictured standing up to Putin's troops by trying to block a Russian military convoy - in scenes reminiscent of Tiananmen Square's 'tank man' blocking Chinese forces in 1989. The footage, thought to have been filmed in the south of the country close to Crimea, emerged as Russia's military bared down on Kyiv today in an apparent bid to seize the capital and 'decapitate' the government in the hopes of bringing a swift victory for Vladimir Putin. But Putin's men seemed set to face bloody street-to-street fighting as Ukrainian troops tasked with the city's defence began setting up defensive positions across highways, on bridges and on street corners with gunfire and explosions heard in the centre of the capital. Civilians were also being armed with rifles and Molotov cocktails. Russian forces were sustaining heavy casualties across the country with Ukraine claiming to have killed 2,800 men - as Putin himself made an appeal to Ukrainian forces to turn on their 'drug-addicted neo-Nazi' leaders or else lay down their arms and go home. UKRAINE WAR: LATEST Russia said it is not willing to negotiate with Ukraine's government until military operation is over Came after Zelensky called for a sit-down with Putin to end the fighting Putin said he would be willing to send a team of negotiators to meet Zelensky - in Belarus, which is helping with the invasion Russian president then called on Ukrainian military to overthrow the 'regime' in Kyiv China's President Xi spoke to Putin by phone, called for diplomatic solution to the fighting Ukraine says Russia has bombed 33 civilian sites in Kyiv in the last 24 hours Two children have been reported killed in Kyiv bombing overnight Ukraine has banned men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country to conscript them into armed forces Zelensky has allowed anyone of any age to join the armed forces, and called on Europeans from other countries to come and join the fight Russia is deploying paratroopers to Chernobyl after capturing it yesterday, Moscow said Ukraine reported 'anomalous' radiation levels at the plant amid fears nuclear storage was breached in fighting, but Moscow said readings are normal Russia claims to have destroyed 118 Ukrainian military sites in 30 hours of fighting PM Boris Johnson pledged more support is coming to Ukraine in the coming days Johnson shared a phone call with Zelensky on Friday morning But there seemed little chance of that, as President Zelensky told his men 'you are all we have' as he gave a rousing address to defend the country, called on citizens to travel from elsewhere in Europe to join the battle, and hit out at the West for leaving him to face down the might of Russia 'alone'. Ukrainian troops were using armoured vehicles and snowploughs to defend Kyiv and limit movement, and said Russian spies were seeking to infiltrate the city. A truck was pictured riddled with bullets and bodies scattered around it, with Ukraine saying the men were Russian 'saboteurs' dressed in Ukrainian uniforms that it had killed. Meanwhile Russia's military said it had seized a strategic airport outside Kyiv in what would be a hammer blow to the defence. It is thought the plan is to use one of the city's airports to fly in tens of thousands of reinforcements. Ukrainian forces did not mention an airport being captured, but Zelensky said fighting had restarted around Gostomel - a key airport where battles raged throughout the day on Thursday. Russia claimed to have already cut the city off from the west - the direction most of those escaping the invasion are heading in - with lines of cars snaking towards the Polish border. Intense fire broke out on a bridge across the Dnieper River dividing the eastern and western sides of Kyiv, with about 200 Ukrainian forces establishing defensive positions and taking shelter behind their armoured vehicles and later under the bridge. The Russian troops are thought to have arrived from the north-west, having pushed down from Chernobyl which was captured late yesterday. More Russian troops and armour are advancing on the capital from Konotop, in the east, having bypassed the city of Chernihiv where they ran into heavy Ukrainian resistance. Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said today will be the war's 'hardest day'. Once Kyiv is surrounded, US intelligence believes the plan will be for Russian special forces to move in and seize an airport - likely Sikorsky or Boryspil - which would then be used to fly in a much larger force of up to 10,000 paratroopers who would assault the capital. The job of the paratroopers would be to enter the city, find Zelensky, his ministers, and parliamentarians, before forcing them to sign a peace deal handing control of the country back to Russia or a Moscow-backed puppet regime - effectively ending the war without Putin's ground forces needing to complete the difficult and bloody task of seizing and occupying the whole country. It appears the Russians almost pulled off the plan on the first day of the invasion when 20 attack helicopters landed a crack team of troops at Antonov Airport, 15 miles to the north of Kyiv. But Ukrainian national guard units managed to retake the landing strip overnight after heavy fighting, scattering the surviving Russian attackers into the surrounding countryside. A Russian attack on the capital would likely be coordinated with a push by troops on southern and eastern fronts - Crimea and Donbass - aimed at pinning down Ukrainian armed forces so they cannot retreat and reinforce the city, officials told author Michael Weiss. It may also be accompanied by bombing raids and sabotage attacks on power grids and infrastructure to sow panic and force people to flee, snarling up roads and making it difficult for forces already in Kyiv to move around. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with Moscow to hold talks, and with western powers to act faster to cut off Russia's economy and provide military help. 'When bombs fall on Kyiv, it happens in Europe, not just in Ukraine,' he said. 'When missiles kill our people, they kill all Europeans.' His whereabouts were kept secret. He also offered to negotiate on one of Mr Putin's key demands: that Ukraine declare itself neutral and abandon its ambition of joining Nato. The Russian president's spokesman said the Kremlin could consider the idea, but foreign minister Sergey Lavrov suggested it may be too late, saying Mr Zelensky had 'missed the opportunity' to discuss a non-aligned status for Ukraine when Mr Putin previously proposed it. Continued at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:32:50 GMT -5
Machine-gun carnage in Kyiv suburb: Two Russian ‘saboteurs’ are gunned down after stealing Ukrainian military truck and crashing a TANK into a civilian’s car
Two shocking incidents occurred within meters of one-another today in Kyiv The first saw a military truck come under fire in a car park in Obolon suburb At least two people, the driver and another serviceman, were shot dead As this was unfolding, a speeding tank crashed head-on into a civilian car The car was crushed, by the driver miraculously survives and was rescued By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 07:21 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 22:01 EST, 25 February 2022 This is the moment a deadly machine-gun skirmish broke out on the streets of a Kyiv suburb today between Ukrainian forces and alleged Russian saboteurs. The clash saw at least two people gunned down in a stolen Ukrainian army truck in a car park in front of a large apartment block in Obolon, found north of Kyiv. As the sound of gunshots echoed off the nearby buildings, a tank - said to have been stolen by Russians - also crashed and crushed a civilian car on the road running past the car park. Miraculously the driver - an elderly person - survived the shocking smash, and rescuers were later able to free the from the wreckage. The two incidents were initially reported separately, but a new video clip posted to social media has revealed they were in fact linked, and part of the same skirmish. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:35:37 GMT -5
Chechen special forces 'hunters' are unleashed in Ukraine to detain or kill Kyiv officials - and are given 'decks of cards' with photographs of their targets
A squad of Chechen special forces 'hunters' has been ordered to detain or kill specific Ukrainian officials The kill squad was pictured in a Ukrainian forest as they took part in prayer rituals ahead of potential fighting It came after Ramzan Kadyrov, 45, the republic's leader and a close Putin ally, visited his forces in Ukraine Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, 44, said on Thursday he had been told there were Russian special forces in Kyiv hunting him down He said his family were the second target on the 'kill list' issued by Moscow for senior Ukrainian government officials By WILL STEWART and CHRIS MATTHEWS FOR MAILONLINE and HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 07:08 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 13:48 EST, 25 February 2022 A squad of Chechen special forces 'hunters' has been unleashed in Ukraine to detain or kill a set of specific Ukrainian officials. Each soldier was reportedly given a special 'deck of cards' with Ukrainian officials' photos and descriptions on them, a Moscow Telegram channel with links to the security establishment reported. The list is of officials and security officers suspected of 'crimes' by the Russian Investigative Committee, the report added. It came as Ukraine's president admitted he is 'target number one' for Russian assassins in his capital, while his family is 'the number two goal' for Putin's hitmen. The Chechen squad is thought to be in a Ukrainian forest and was allegedly given an 'order to kill' if those on the wanted list could not be detained. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:38:25 GMT -5
Radiation levels have increased at Chernobyl after Russian troops seized the area yesterday, Ukraine warns
Russian forces took control of the defunct plant in a 'fierce' battle on Thursday The condition of the plant was unknown, but sparked fears of a radiation leak Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate said Friday that higher gamma radiation levels have been detected in the Chernobyl exclusion zone Russian officials denied this, claiming radiation levels at the site were normal By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 04:28 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 09:58 EST, 25 February 2022 Radiation levels at Chernobyl nuclear power plant have increased after Russian troops seized the area yesterday, Ukraine's nuclear agency warned on Friday. Russian forces took control of the defunct plant in a 'fierce' battle on Thursday, with the condition of its nuclear storage facilities said to be 'unknown' at the time. Their capture of the plant sparked fears of a radiation leak that could cause a nuclear fallout in Europe, last seen when the reactor exploded in 1986. Russian officials denied higher radiation levels had been recorded. Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:40:53 GMT -5
The TALIBAN call on Russia and Ukraine to 'resolve the crisis through peaceful means' months after massacring innocent people as they took over Afghanistan
The statement was released by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's foreign ministry It was posted with an official seal, that closely resembles those used by the US The Taliban said it was concerned 'about real possibility of civilian casualties' Militant group also called for any Afghans in Ukraine to be protected in conflict It comes months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year in a lighting offensive, during which at least 1,000 civilians were killed By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 06:14 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 09:07 EST, 25 February 2022 The Taliban has called on Russia and Ukraine to 'resolve the crisis through peaceful means' months after massacring innocent people as they took over Afghanistan. In a statement posted to the Taliban's official Twitter account, which now goes by the name of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the militant group said it was concerned 'about real possibility of civilian casualties.' Under the seal of the Emirate's Ministry of Foreign Affairs - that closely resembles the seals used by US government departments - the Taliban called for dialogue to be held between Russia and Ukraine and to safeguard Afghans in Ukraine. Full story at link
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Post by maybetoday on Feb 26, 2022 1:43:19 GMT -5
Ukraine says it has inflicted one of Russia's heaviest ever day of losses with more than 1,000 casualties: Putin's losses now stand at 2,800 troops, 80 tanks and 516 armoured vehicles as fightback continues
Ukrainian forces claimed on Friday to have destroyed part of an airfield in south Russia in missile strike Friday Kyiv's forces have shot out seven Russian helicopters, destroyed at least 80 tanks, blitzed up to 10 fighter jets Ukraine military far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defence system dating back to the Soviet era NATO and US have made it clear that no troops will be sent and left Ukraine military to hold off assault alone By LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 06:01 EST, 25 February 2022 | UPDATED: 20:41 EST, 25 February 2022 Ukrainian forces claimed today to have inflicted one of Russia's heaviest ever day of losses with more than 1,000 casualties. It comes as new totals by Kyiv's defence ministry put President Vladimir Putin's losses at 2,800 troops, 80 tanks, 516 armoured vehicles, 10 airplanes and seven helicopters. Russian officials have made similar claims - that Moscow has captured more than 160 troops; destroyed 74 Ukrainian military ground facilities; downed five fighter jets and one helicopter; and destroyed 18 tanks and other armoured vehicles. Meanwhile Ukrainian forces earlier today claimed to have hit an airfield in Millerovo in Rostov, southern Russia, destroying at least one of Moscow's Su-30SM fighter jets. Footage posted online purported to show the tail end of a missile strike on the Russian military's airbase around 10am local time (8am GMT) with several buildings on the site engulfed in flames. At least 37 Ukrainians, among them several civilians, have been killed and hundreds more injured in fighting in the past 24 hours. Russian troops were by this afternoon bearing down on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv after advancing from Chernobyl, less than 60 miles north of the city, this morning. Ukrainian troops tasked with the city's defence began setting up defensive positions across highways, on bridges and on street corners in preparation for what seemed set become a bloody street-to-street fight over the weekend. Kyiv's military, which was left to face Moscow alone after NATO and the US confirmed they would not put boots in the ground, is far inferior to its Russian counterpart with an air defense system and air force dating back to the Soviet era. Few expect Ukraine to emerge victorious from what is almost certain to be a prolonged, bloody, and vicious war - but so far, Kyiv's forces have managed to inflict heavy losses on Putin's troops Full story with pictures and video at link
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Post by Midnight on Feb 26, 2022 3:32:17 GMT -5
Zelensky Calls on European Citizens with ‘Combat Experience’ to Help Defend Ukraine
NICK GILBERTSON25 Feb 2022233 2:55 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling upon European citizens with combat experience to travel to Ukraine and fight against Russia. Zelensky’s plea to Europeans came in a speech Friday: If you have a combat experience in Europe and do not want to look at the indecision of politicians, you can arrive in our state and protect Europe with us where it is now urgently required. You have already been blackmailed with gas. Already humiliated. They already want to split and divide you the same way as they are trying to divide Ukraine today. OBUKHIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 06: Civilians participate in a beginners’ combat and survival training course run by instructors from the Ukraine Territorial Defence units at a school in a Obukhiv on February 06, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine, civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic combat, medical and survival training. While Ukrainian officials have acknowledged the country has little chance to fend off a full Russian invasion, Russian occupation troops would likely face a deep-rooted, decentralized and prolonged insurgency. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on its border to Ukraine. Civilians participate in a beginners’ combat and survival training course run by instructors from the Ukraine Territorial Defence units at a school in a Obukhiv on February 06, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) The request comes as Zelensky has provided his civilians and militia fighters with 18,000 submachine guns and ammunition to help in the combat effort after the Ukrainian government broadened the right to bear arms the night before Russian President Vladamir Putin launched a total invasion, Breitbart News reported. Once Russian forces began their assaults on Ukrainian cities, Zelensky announced guns would be given to any citizen willing to combat the Russians. Continued at link
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Post by schwartzie on Feb 26, 2022 13:02:51 GMT -5
‘I’m Still Here’ – Ukraine President Zelensky Defies Biden Admin’s Call for Him to Flee Kyiv
24,974 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Instagram.Volodymyr Zelensky/Instagram KURT ZINDULKA26 Feb 20227,665 4:27 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that he is still in the capital of Kyiv (Kiev) in a video purporting to show the leader from the streets of the embattled city in the early hours of Saturday morning after reportedly shutting down a plea the Biden administration to flee. Addressing apparent rumours of an evacuation from Kyiv amid a Russian assault, Zelensky posted a video on his official Twitter account to claim that this was fake news and that he is still on the ground of the Ukrainian capital. “I’m here in the ground, we will not lay down our arms. We will defend our state because our weapon is our truth. Our truth is that this is our land, our country, and our children. And we will defend all this,” the president said according to a translation from state news agency Ukrinform. Zelensky’s video came just hours after the Associated Press reported that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden had called on Zelensky to evacuate the city. According to the news agency, citing a “senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation”, the Ukrainian president replied by saying: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.” Meanwhile, Russia has claimed that Zelensky has fled the capital for Lvov (Lviv) in Western Ukraine, claiming that the videos released by the Ukrainian president were recorded before his departure from Kyiv. According to Russian state media outlet Sputnik, the Speaker of the State Duma — the lower house of Russia’s parliament — Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Saturday morning: “Zelensky hastily left Kyiv. He was not in the capital of Ukraine yesterday. Together with his entourage, he fled to the city of Lvov, where he and his assistants were equipped with a place to live.” Continued at link
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Post by schwartzie on Feb 26, 2022 13:05:20 GMT -5
Anti-Illegal Immigration Poland Takes In over 100,000 Ukrainians as Genuine Refugees
JACK MONTGOMERY and AP26 Feb 2022502 2:44 The UN Refugee Agency said Saturday that nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries in the wake of the Russian invasion. The number was going up fast as Ukrainians grabbed their belongings and rushed to escape from a deadly Russian onslaught on their nation, including an attempt to take the capital. “Almost 116,000 have crossed international borders as of right now. This may go up, it’s changing every minute,” said Shabia Mantoo, the spokeswoman of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. “It’s very fluid and changing by the hour.” The agency expects up to 4 million Ukrainians could flee if the situation deteriorates further. Continued at link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 26, 2022 13:50:14 GMT -5
Russia Taunts Weakness of West and Biden Regime as Invasion of Ukraine Enters Third Day — Russia Pounds Ukrainian Cities, Military Convoy Destroyed
By Jim Hoft Published February 26, 2022 at 11:05am Ukrainian troops inspect the smoldering remains of what they said was a destroyed Russian military convoy near Kyiv early on Saturday. The Russian military pounded Ukrainian cities on Saturday with artillery and cruise missiles for the third day of their invasion of Ukraine. Reuters reported:
As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled westwards towards the European Union, top Russian security official and ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow’s military operations would be waged relentlessly until their goals were achieved.
Ignoring weeks of Western warnings, President Vladimir Putin launched a three-pronged invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, saying the “neo-Nazis” in power in Kyiv threatened Russia’s security. The assault threatens to upend Europe’s post-Cold War order.
In a significant ratcheting up of Russia’s rhetoric, Medvedev said new Western sanctions were a sign of the West’s impotence in the standoff and hinted at a severing of diplomatic ties, saying it was time to “padlock the embassies”.link
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Post by bloodbought on Feb 26, 2022 13:54:10 GMT -5
Ukrainian President Asks Foreigners to Come Fight, Says He Will Provide Weapons
By Cassandra Fairbanks Published February 26, 2022 at 9:59am Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked for foreigners to come help fight off Russia, promising to give them weapons and glory. Zelensky also maintained that Kyiv and other key places remain under his control. “We successfully fought off enemy attacks. We are defending our country, our land, future of our children,” Zelensky said. “Kyiv and key places near the capital are under our control. The occupiers wanted to capture our capital and install their puppets like Donetsk. We broke their idea.” “Anyone who wants to come over here and defend our country, please come, and we will give you arms,” he continued. “Anybody defends will have been glorified.” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that the government has supplied 18,000 submachine guns and ammunition to civilians and militia fighters since the start of the invasion. “We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend our country,” Zelensky said in an English-language announcement on Twitter. “Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities.” Continued at link
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