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12:30

Pormestari: Taistelut Mariupolissa vaikeuttavat loukkuun jääneiden siviilien pelastamista

Satoja ihmisiä on loukussa teatterin kellarissa piiritetyssä Mariupolin kaupungissa Ukrainassa, kertoo BBC. Mariupolin pormestari Vadym Boitchenko kertoi BBC:lle, että kaduilla käytävät taistelut estävät siviilien pääsyä ulos kellarista. Viranomaisten mukaan Venäjä pommitti teatteria keskiviikkona.

Boitchenko kertoi BBC:lle, että teatterin rauniot pystytään raivaamaan ja ihmiset poistamaan kellarista vasta, kun taistelu tyyntyy. Boitchenkon mukaan alueella on tykistöä, panssarivaunuja ja ammuskelua monenlaisilla aseilla.

Boitchenkon mukaan Ukrainan joukot tekevät kaikkensa säilyttääkseen asemansa kaupungissa, mutta Venäjän joukot ovat suurempia.

Perjantaina viranomaiset kertoivat, että 130 ihmistä oli onnistunut pakenemaan ja että yli 1 000 oli edelleen kellarissa.

Boitchenko kertoi BBC:lle myös, että 40 000 ihmistä on onnistunut lähtemään kaupungista viimeisen viiden päivän aikana. 20 000 muuta odottaa evakuointia.

BBC:n mukaan Venäjä kiistää pommittaneensa rakennusta, joka oli selvästi merkitty siviilisuojaksi.

Anu Pekonen

12:07

Venäjä ilmoitti edenneensä Mariupolin keskustaan – Harkova on Ukrainan mukaan torjunut hyökkäykset

Venäjän puolustusministeriö on ilmoittanut, että maan armeija ja separatistiliittolaiset ovat edenneet Mariupolin keskustaan ja taistelevat siellä ukrainalaisia vastaan. Strategisesti tärkeä Ukrainan eteläosassa sijaitseva kaupunki on ollut Venäjän pommitusten ja hyökkäyksen kohteena useita päiviä.

Mariupolin pormestari vahvisti BBC:lle, että taistelut olivat saavuttaneet Mariupolin keskusta-alueen. Ukrainan mukaan Mariupolista evakuoitujen siviilien määrä kasvoi perjantaina 9  000:lla.

Ukrainan antamien tietojen mukaan Venäjän joukot eivät sen sijaan ole edenneet maan koillisosan Harkovaan, jonka ne ovat piirittäneet. Ukrainalaiset niin ikään puolustavat pohjoista Tshernihivin kaupunkia.

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Hypersonisen ohjuksen käyttö Ukrainaa vastaan tänään 18.3. 2022

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Venäjä kertoi ottaneensa käyttöön Putinin ylpeyden­aiheen, hypersooniset ohjukset

Kinžalin käyttämisestä kertominen saattaa olla yritys pönkittää kotirintaman mielikuvaa Venäjän asevoimien modernista mahdista.

Venäjän puolustusministeriön helmikuussa julkaisemassa kuvassa näytetään hypersooninen Kinžal-ohjus. Lentokone on Mig-31K -hävittäjä. Kuva: Venäjän puolustusministeriö / AFP

Heikki Aittokoski HS

11:23

Venäjä on käyttänyt Ukrainassa hypersoonisia Kinžal-ohjuksiaan, kertoi Venäjän puolustusministeriö lauantaina venäläisen uutistoimisto Interfaxin mukaan.

Hypersooninen tarkoittaa vähintään viisinkertaisella äänennopeudella eli yli 6 000 kilometrin tuntinopeudella etenevää.

Venäjä kertoo laukaisseensa Kinžal-ohjuksia perjantaina.

”Hypersoonisilla aeroballistisilla ohjuksilla varustettu Kinžal-ohjusjärjestelmä tuhosi Deljatynin kylässä Ivano-Frankivskin alueella suuren maanalaisen varikon, jossa oli ohjuksia ja ammustarvikkeita”, puolustusministeriö tiedotti uutistoimisto AFP:n mukaan.

Deljatyniin mahdollisesti kohdistuneesta ohjusiskusta ei ole Ukrainan viranomaisten antamia tai riippumattomia tietoja.

Venäjä on viime vuosina panostanut voimakkaasti ohjusarsenaalinsa kehittämiseen, ja presidentti Vladimir Putin on toistuvasti ylpeillyt hypersoonisilla aseilla.

Kinžalia useammin esillä ovat olleet hypersooniset Avangard-taistelukärjet.

Putin esitteli Kinžalia ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 2018. Seuraavan vuoden joulupuheessaan hän kehui, ettei millään muulla maalla vielä vielä ole hypersoonisia aseita.

”Olemme nyt poikkeuksellisessa tilanteessa uuden ja uusimman historiamme aikana: meitä yritetään tavoittaa”, Putin sanoi tuolloin.

Venäjän lisäksi hypersooninen aseohjelma on Kiinalla ja Yhdysvalloilla, joka lienee näiden aseiden kehittelyssä jäljessä.

Yhdysvaltalaiset sotilasjohtajat ovat toistuvasti ilmaisseet huolensa erityisesti Kiinan etumatkasta.

”Me emme ole hypersoonisissa aseohjelmissa yhtä pitkällä kuin venäläiset tai kiinalaiset”, kenraali David Thompson totesi viime marraskuussa.

Venäjä hyökkäsi Ukrainaan 24. helmikuuta ja on sen jälkeen tuhonnut lukuisia kohteita ja tappanut satoja tai tuhansia ihmisiä perinteisillä risteilyohjuksilla.

Tätä kokonaiskuvaa hypersoonisten ohjusten mahdollinen käyttäminen ei muuta, vaikka niiden torjuminen on tuntuvasti vaikeampaa kuin perinteisten risteilyohjusten.

Kinžalin käyttämisestä kertominen saattaa olla yritys pönkittää kotirintaman mielikuvaa Venäjän asevoimien modernista mahdista. Venäjän joukot ovat kärsineet hyökkäyssodassaan suurista vaikeuksista, joskin on epävarmaa, mitä venäläisyleisö sotatoimien takeltelusta tietää.

Kinžal eli ”Tikari” on ilmasta maahan laukaistava ohjus.

”Laukaisun jälkeen Kinžal kiihtyy nopeasti 4 Machin (4 900 km/t) nopeuteen, ja saattaa saavuttaa jopa 10 Machin (12 350 km/t)”, yhdysvaltalainen tutkimuslaitos CSIS kirjoittaa katsauksessaan.

CSIS:n mukaan Kinžal pystyy kantamaan 480 kilon painoisen kuorman enimmillään 2 000 kilometrin päähän.

 

Ukrainan kaupunki Mykolajev eilen 7.3. 2022

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Koska  ajanmittaan voi kertyä  tietämystä  genosidisesta tarkoituksesta  Venäjän äkkihyökkäyksen  taustalla, on hyvä muistaqa joka kylä ja kaupunki nimeltä ja pyytää myös pakolaisten kertomaan  tarkasti tiedto omasta kylästään ja siitä mitä he ovat nähneet ja kokeneet . Tänään katson muutana kylän. Tässä kaupungissa  asuu n 500 000 ihmistä ja siellä on ollut lentokenttä. Kaupunki sijaitsee lähellä Odessaa. 

 

Ukrainian forces have repelled another Russian assault on Mykolaiv, officials say.

March 7, 2022, 11:44 a.m. ETMarch 7, 2022

March 7, 2022

Michael Schwirtz

 

Kiovan uutiset 8.3.2022

 

News Feed

• Tuesday, March 810:24

  Ukraine’s military: As Russian invasion slows down, FSB goes after resistance in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.

• 09:51

  Yanukovych addresses Zelensky, urges him to stop fighting.

  The disgraced ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, who lives in Russia since being ousted in 2014, asks President Volodymyr Zelensky to “overcome his pride” and stop the war at any cost. Yanukovych’s letter to Zelensky was published by the Russian media.

• 09:37

  Ukraine's military: 12,000 Russian troops killed.

  As of 9 a.m. on March 8 and since the invasion on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s military destroyed 1,036 armored personnel carriers, 474 vehicles, 303 tanks, 120 artillery systems, 60 fuel tanks, 56 multiple launch rocket systems, 80 helicopters, 48 aircraft, 27 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 7 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 3 boats.

• 07:17

  As of March 6, more than 1.7 million refugees have left Ukraine

  since Russia’s full-scale invasion began on February 24, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports. An additional 96,000 people moved to Russia from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions between Feb. 18-23.

• 06:01

  World Bank clears $723 million Emergency Financing Package for Ukraine.

  The World Bank confirmed the package on March 7. The money is intended to help the Ukrainian government deliver critical services to citizens, including financial support to hospital workers, the elderly, and the vulnerable. The World Bank is also preparing a $3 billion package for Ukraine in the coming months.

• 05:17
  SPECIAL REPORT

  Russian soldiers murder volunteers helping starving animals near Kyiv

• 05:12

  Australian government sanctions 10 individuals for their legitimization of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

  Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne stated on March 7 that Australia will impose sanctions on “propagandists and purveyors of disinformation” who propagate false narratives about “de-nazification of Ukraine” and support Russian atrocities in Ukraine.

• 04:57

  Children among dead after Russian air raid on residential buildings in Sumy.

  Head of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhivitsky announced in a video message on March 7 that at least 10 people were killed as a result of targeted bombings by Russia on Sumy.

• 04:47

  US State Department spokesperson responds to Russian Embassy tweet, calls it a “flat out lie.”

  The Russian Embassy in the U.K. tweeted on March 7 quoting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “the goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.” U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price responded, saying, “This is a flat out lie. Russia’s special military operation is instigating a war in Ukraine. Ukraine does not want a war.”

• 04:46

  Ukraine will pay an additional $1,000 monthly to conscripts,

  police, National Guard, other military and emergency services staff during martial law.

• 04:35

  Bloomberg: Russia surpasses Iran and North Korea as most sanctioned nation ten days after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

  Russia recently became the target of 2,778 new sanctions, bringing them to 5,530, Bloomberg reports, citing Castellum.ai, a global sanctions-tracking database.

• 04:27

  New wave of companies cease operations in Russia.

  More western companies have refused to serve the Russian market due to Russian aggression in Ukraine. The companies include Prada, Nissan, and PVH Corp., the parent company of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. In addition, Procter & Gamble has stopped advertising and investment and is reducing its product portfolio to essential health, hygiene, and personal care products.

• 04:05

  Moscow's envoy to the U.N. says Russia will hold a ceasefire and open humanitarian corridors on March 8.

  Vasily Nebenzya announced on March 7 at a U.N. Security Council meeting that the ceasefire will take place at 10 a.m. Moscow time and permit the evacuation of citizens from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Mariupol.

• 03:18

  WSJ: Russian energy companies Gazprom and Rosneft face foreign debt repayments.

  Gazprom repaid foreign investors on a $1.3 billion dollar-denominated bond on March 7, while Rosneft has yet to make a payment on a $2 billion, dollar-denominated bond which was due on March 6.

• 03:07

  Bipartisan bill introduced in US House of Representatives that would ban import of Russian crude oil.

  The bill would target U.S. imports of Russian crude oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products.

• 02:58

  Nuclear research facility in Kharkiv damaged by shelling, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on March 7.

  Ukraine’s nuclear regulator does not report an increase in radiation levels at the site.

• 02:45

  Russia will not use conscript soldiers in Ukraine,

  Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on March 7. Putin also claimed there will be “no additional call-up reservists” and that “professionals” fulfilling “fixed objectives” were leading the war against Ukraine.

• 02:25

  President Zelensky signs decree recalling Ukrainian peacekeeping forces to defend Ukraine.

  The decree declares that all soldiers and equipment dedicated to U.N. peacekeeping operations must return to Ukraine to assist in the war effort. 

• 02:16

  Pentagon believes Russia now recruiting Syrian fighters for war in Ukraine.

  The announcement bolsters a Wall Street Journal report on March 6 that Putin was recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine. Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said he had no information on the numbers or caliber of the Syrian fighters.

• 01:08

  Kubrakov: Ukrainian transport infrastructure damage due to Russian aggression reaches $10 billion.

  Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov estimates that most losses can be recovered in a year, with the most complex in a “maximum of two”.

• 00:54

  Ukraine kills Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov near Kharkiv,

  according to Ukraine’s Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Defense Ministry. Gerasimov was a senior military official who participated in the second Chechen war and was awarded a medal for “capturing Crimea.”

• 00:31

  Morgan Stanley predicts Venezuela-style default in Russia by mid-spring.

  The New York-based investment firm’s Vice President Simon Waever sees default possible as soon as April 15. Investors have already valued the country’s next year’s bonds at about 29 cents on the US dollar, the lowest figure in history according to data collected by Bloomberg.

• Monday, March 723:57

  Kyiv train station mayhem as thousands rush to flee

• 23:50

  US to send additional troops, military assets to Europe.

  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a total of 500 troops to further support the country’s NATO allies. The U.S. will also refuel aircraft in Greece, deploy an aviation support center to Poland and Romania, ordinance and maintenance companies to Germany, according to CNN. The U.S. currently has about 100,000 military personnel in Europe.

• 23:10

  Reuters: EU may gradually decrease energy dependence on Russia.

  According to a draft statement, EU countries may agree to decrease their dependency on the imports of Russian oil, gas and coal as early as this week, Reuters reports.

• 22:49

  Ukraine’s air defense forces shoot down Russian aircraft over Kyiv.

  Soon after that, at 9:10 p.m., another Russian plane was destroyed in an air battle on the city’s outskirts, according to Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerіy Zaluzhny.

• 22:40

  Russian forces strike at military unit in Mykolaiv.

  A cruise missile hit the building the early morning of March 7, when soldiers were sleeping inside, according to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim. As a result, eight servicemen were killed, 19 injured, and eight went missing.

• 22:09

  Two oil depots in Zhytomyr Oblast on fire after air strikes.

  According to the State Emergency Service, the targeted oil depots are located in Zhytomyr and Cherniahiv. The fire has been extinguished at both sites. No casualties have been reported yet.

• 21:29

  Senior Pentagon official: Nearly 100% of Russia’s combat power already in Ukraine.

  According to a senior U.S. defense official cited by CNN, Russia has already launched more than 625 missiles against Ukraine. He also said that the Ukrainian armed forces have enough surface-to-air weapons to protect the country’s airspace.

• 21:22

  Reuters: US may ban Russian oil imports without Europe.

  The U.S. is willing to ban Russian oil imports into the country even without the participation of its European allies, according to the sources cited by Reuters. Germany earlier rejected the proposed European embargo on Russian oil imports.

• 21:12

  Global freelance platform Upwork stops operations in Russia, Belarus.

  In the next few days, users in both countries will no longer be able to set up new accounts, sign new contracts, or be visible in search. The process will be fully completed on May 1, the deadline for terminating existing contracts. “Human lives and economic livelihoods are at stake as we continue to resolutely stand with Ukraine against Russia’s unprovoked war,” the company’s statement reads.

• 20:59

  Third round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks ends with no results.

  The delegations, who met in Belarus, agreed to change the logistics of humanitarian corridors, according to Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration. However, on the key issues of ceasefire and the end of hostilities, “there are no results that will significantly improve the situation,” he said. The parties will hold further consultations.

• 20:11

  Over 2,000 foreign students trapped in Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing shelling.

  Students from 27 countries can’t leave Sumy, Chernihiv, Mariupol, and Kherson peacefully. Most students came to Ukraine from India, China, Turkey, and Nigeria, according to Iryna Vereshchuk, the minister for the reintegration of temporarily occupied territories.

• 20:03

  Ukraine: Russians shoot fake video of providing humanitarian aid in Chornobyl exclusion zone.

  Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company Energoatom said that the invaders planned to film handing out aid to the Chornobyl plant staff, however, the employees refused to participate. They eventually filmed their own troops dressed in the uniform of the French company Novarka, which had left the zone in 2020 after finalizing new safe confinement.

• 19:41

  4,000 people stuck in hot spots outside Kyiv.

  According to Vadym Denysenko, advisor to the interior minister of Ukraine, 2,000 people have been evacuated from Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel settlements outside of Kyiv, which all have seen heavy fighting since the start of Russia’s all-out war. “But, unfortunately, more than 4,000 people remain in the occupied territories near Kyiv,” Denysenko said.

Diplomatian sijasta jouduttu sotaan: Kiovan uutiset kertovat Ukrainan pääkaupungista 7.3. 2022

 

News Feed

• Monday, March 716:09

  Bloomberg: Some EU nations balk at push to advance Ukraine’s membership bid.

  Germany, the Netherlands and others want to focus on practical support to Ukraine and ending the war rather than embarking on a process that could take at least a decade, diplomats said.

• 15:52

  Russia claims it will stop war ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine agrees to its demands.

  Moscow demands that “Ukraine ceases military action,” changes its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledges occupied Crimea as Russian territory, and recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.

• 15:49

  Ukrainian forces have retaken Mykolaiv airport, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim.

  Russian artillery pounded the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv overnight on March 7.

• 15:27

  EU's working on further sanctions due to Kremlin's 'recklessness' towards civilians, including children.

  According to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the EU has to “get rid of the dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal” and will present proposals on March 8 on ways the bloc can diversify its energy supply.

• 14:57

  Online map shows lines on Ukraine's border in real-time.

  The map was created by the Customs Service. It recommends choosing checkpoints on the border with Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova as they are less busy compared to Poland.

• 14:03

  Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers to meet in Turkey on March 10.

  Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Turkey’s coastal Antalya province, according to their Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

• 13:57

  Hungary bans weapon shipments to Ukraine from its territory.

  The decision was mentioned by Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a special video address. He added that he will meet with leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia in London on March 8, to discuss Ukraine.

• 13:39

  Third round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations to begin at 4 p.m.

  Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration, said on Twitter. Ukraine hasn’t achieved desired results during the previous rounds.

• 12:58

  Klitschko: 'Heavy fighting around Kyiv, primarily northwest.'

  “With extreme rage, the enemy is destroying Bucha, Hostomel, Vorzel, Irpin. They deliberately kill civilians,” Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said. 

• 12:50

  Russian government refuses to participate in ICJ hearings on Ukraine.

  On Feb. 26, Ukraine filed an application to the International Court of Justice instituting proceedings against Russia under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

• 12:24

  Zelensky asks world to stop buying Russian petroleum.

  President Volodymyr Zelensky said a new sanctions package is needed. “A boycott of Russian export, refusal to buy Russian oil and petroleum products. You can call it an embargo or a moral thing to do when you refuse to give money to terrorists,” he said.

• 11:49

  Over 140,000 Ukrainians have returned since the start of Russia's invasion.

  According to the State Border Guard Service, 80% of those returning are men. Tens of thousands of them have joined the Territorial Defense Units, wrote Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

• 11:36

  State Emergency Service: at least 8 killed in Kharkiv over 24 hours.

  Russia shelled Kharkiv overnight. According to the report, there were large-scale fires in 21 buildings in the central part of the city. The administrative buildings, medical institutions, educational institutions, and dorms “completely or partially demolished.”

• 11:18

  Chinese Foreign Minister: China-Russia friendship is ‘rock solid,’ prospects for cooperation extensive.

  Two days earlier, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the U.S., NATO, and the EU to “pay attention to the negative impact of NATO’s continuous eastward expansion on Russia’s security.”

• 10:30

  State Emergency Service: 9 killed, 6 injured in attack on Vinnytsia airport.

  One person remains missing. Russia hit Vinnytsia Airport with eight rockets, on March 6.

• 10:11

  Kremlin announces 'humanitarian corridors to Russia, Belarus.'

  The state-controlled RIA news agency writes that Russia will proclaim a ceasefire to “evacuate” civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy. Previously, two Ukrainian attempts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol were halted after Russia breached the ceasefire.

• 09:16

  Hostomel village council confirms on March 7 Russian troops killed head of Hostomel territorial community Yury Prylypko.

  He was killed along with two other people while giving bread and medicine to Hostomel residents.

• 09:07

  India continues efforts to evacuate students in eastern Ukraine.

  On March 6, the Indian embassy said it had a team stationed in Poltava to coordinate the safe passage of nearly 700 Indian students stranded in Sumy to western borders. Over the weekend India’s Ministry of External Affairs asked both sides for a temporary ceasefire to evacuate students.

• 07:31

  UK injects $100 million into Ukraine’s economy to mitigate financial pressures

  created by Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion, the U.K. Prime Minister’s Office announced on March 7. The money could be used to support public sector salaries, allowing critical state functions to keep operating, as well as to support social safety nets and pensions for the Ukrainian people.

• 07:05

  Russian artillery pounds the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv overnight on March 7.

  The shelling hit the city’s outskirts and resulted in fires at residential buildings, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Vadym Denysenko, advisor to interior minister of Ukraine, said that the Russian forces used Smerch heavy multiple rocket launchers to shell the city.

• 06:44

  New Zealand prepares sanctions law against Russia and Belarus

  targeted at strategically important individuals and firms, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on March 7. New Zealand has thus far been restricted in its ability to do so, due to it not having an independent sanctions law, and the law will be voted on by parliament this week, Ardern said.

• 06:38

  South Korea issues travel ban to areas in Russia and Belarus near Ukraine,

  Japan urges citizens to refrain from traveling to Russia. South Korea also joined the U.S. and others in suspending transactions with Russia’s central bank, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on March 7.

• 06:03

  50 Russian diplomats including their family members return to Moscow from New York City,

  CNN reports citing RIA news agency. Their departure follows a request that 12 Russian U.N. diplomats withdraw from the U.S. by March 7. According to Ambassador Richard Mills, the diplomats were removed due to actions that were “not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as diplomats.”

• 05:20

  Kuleba urges EU and G7 countries to introduce further sanctions against Russia.

  Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on March 6 during a televised address that he had signed letters to all foreign ministers of EU and G7 countries with a specific list of the sanctions that Ukraine expects “in order to finally pinch the Russian economy and end the war in Ukraine.”

• 04:31

  Russian forces restrict access to external communication at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,

  the International Atomic Energy Agency said on March 6. Mobile networks and internet access at the power plant have been blocked by occupying Russian forces and all operations conducted by the plant’s staff require approval by a Russian commander, the IAEA said in a statement.

• 04:29

  Russian troops launch a missile strike near the village of Tuzla in Odesa Oblast.

  According to the spokesman of Operational Headquarters of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhii Bratchuk, the attack targeted critical infrastructure. Current assessments indicate that nobody was injured or killed, although information is still being gathered.

• 04:13

  Two Big Four accounting firms KPMG International and PricewaterhouseCoopers to suspend operations in Russia and Belarus.

  KPMG has over 4,500 partners and staff in Russia and Belarus. PwC has 3,700 partners and staff in Russia and has operated in the country for 30 years.

• 03:38

  UK continues to lead effort to suspend Russia from Interpol.

  U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote on Twitter on March 6 that she, along with her colleagues from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S., has written calling on Interpol to suspend Russian membership and access to Interpol systems. “Russia’s actions are a direct threat to the safety of individuals and to international law enforcement cooperation,” Patel wrote.

• 02:59

  Russia has fired 600 missiles and deployed 95% of its amassed troops into Ukraine,

  according to a senior US defense official. Fighting is ongoing in Kherson and Mykolaiv and Russian troops continue to encircle Kyiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv. However, all Russian advances have been significantly slowed down due to strong Ukrainian resistance.

• 02:35

  Ukraine suspends exports of rye, oats, buckwheat, millet, sugar, salt, meat, and livestock,

  Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on March 6, citing a government decision. Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, stated earlier that the government had decided to restrict the export of a number of socially important goods and raw materials from which they are made amid Russia’s full-scale invasion.

• 02:11
  OP-ED

  Eugene Czolij: NATO member countries are targets of Putin’s military aggression and must act accordingly in Ukraine

• 02:02

  Hacking group Anonymous interrupts Russian state tv programs with footage of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

  The group claims to have accessed the TV channels “Russia 24”, “Channel 1”, “Moscow 24”, and streaming services Wink and Ivi, replacing regular programming with videos from Ukraine and an anti-war message.

• 01:48

  WSJ: Russia recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to be sent to Ukraine to help take Kyiv, according to U.S. officials.

  The Wall Street Journal reported that it is unclear how many fighters have been identified, but some are already in Russia preparing to enter the war, according to one official.

• 01:22

  Reuters: U.S. does not see imminent Russian amphibious assault of Odesa, according to U.S. official.

  Earlier on March 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had maps and records, obtained from captured Russian soldiers, that showed Russian forces were planning to bomb Odesa.

• 01:03
  Special report

  Civilians flee in terror as Ukraine’s military deter Russia in Irpin