15:34, 03 марта 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anton LYMAR
Fighting in Ukraine continues. Russia started a special military operation on February 24, 2022. The number of casualties among the military and civilians continues to grow. Many countries have imposed and continue imposing tough sanctions against Russia.
24.kg news agency continues to monitor the situation. We have collected the latest most important news regarding Ukraine.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire on the DPR 13 times over the past day, the representative office of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime reported. Mortars, heavy machine guns, AGS and sniper weapons were used during the shelling.
Azov and Right Sector do not let the residents of Mariupol into the humanitarian corridor, Eduard Basurin, deputy head of the People’s Militia Department of the DPR, said. He added that there is a big problem with water and electricity in Mariupol.
Brent crude rose to $116 per barrel (maximum since September 2013), WTI — up to $114 per barrel (maximum since April 2011).
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced delivery of 30 tons of humanitarian cargo to the city of Volchansk and Kozacha Lopan urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast at the request of the local population.
Spotify streaming service will close its office in Russia for an indefinite period, but the service is still available for Russian users. «We consider it extremely important that our service remains available in Russia in order to ensure the global exchange of information,» company representatives told Aftonbladet.
Introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine could provoke the military conflict between the United States and Russia, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in an interview with NBC.
U.S. President Joe Biden has made it clear that the U.S. military would not fight Russia in Ukraine.
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Spain will send to Ukraine 1,370 grenade launchers, 700,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as light machine guns, said Defense Minister Margarita Robles. «Two planes with offensive weapons will take off on Friday morning,» she said in an interview with Antena 3 TV channel.
The number of people fleeing the war in Ukraine is growing. «In just seven days, we have witnessed the exodus of a million refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries,» UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted.
AvtoVAZ will halt car assembly at its plant in Tolyatti on March 5 due to a shortage of Bosch microchips. The downtime is planned and is not associated with sanctions against Russia, Vedomosti reports. According to the latest data, the downtime will last 4 days.
The United States has delivered hundreds of Stinger man-portable air defense systems to Ukraine in recent days, CNN reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court launched an investigation into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC Karim Khan said, Interfax reported.
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Chuck Grassley have introduced a bill that would impose sweeping sanctions on all state-owned enterprises in Russia.
March 2 — the Russian military occupied the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine. Fighting continued in the area of Kyiv, Chernigov, Mariupol, Kharkov and other cities.
March 1 — hostilities continue. The EU has begun consideration of the application for Ukraine’s accession to the Union. Russian troops and units of the DPR blocked Mariupol.
February 28 — hostilities continue. The first round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations took place.
February 27 — all European countries closed the airspace for aircraft of Russian airlines. NATO states and the United States have increased financial assistance to Ukraine and started supplying weapons.
February 26 — hostilities in the area of Kyiv, Kharkov, Donetsk, in southern Ukraine. The flow of refugees from Ukraine to Europe and Russia has increased.
February 25 — hostilities continue. Tough economic sanctions started to be imposed on the Russian Federation.
February 24 — troops entered Ukraine following the orders of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. A so-called special military operation was announced. It was called an invasion of an independent state in the West.