Ukrainian Army Rebuffs Strikes Of Russian Occupants (Online)

21:25 Russia failed to carry out a blitzkrieg during the invasion of Ukraine. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny on Facebook.

21:20 Hundreds of people across Europe took to the streets in support of Ukraine and against the war. At all actions there are Belarusian national white-red-white flags.

Vilnius:

Warsaw:

Poznan:

Batumi:

Wroclaw:

London:

20:56 Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak said that control over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been lost, and now it is not known what happened to the nuclear waste storage facility.

“After a fierce battle, our control over the Chernobyl site has been lost. The condition of the facilities of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, confinement and storage of nuclear waste is unknown. After the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe. This is one of the most serious threats to Europe today,” he said.

20:47 A video of the interrogation of the detained commander of the 74th motorized rifle brigade of the RF Armed Forces Konstantin Buinichev appeared. He confirmed that their platoon had invaded Ukraine from Belarus.

20:34 The Russian military are trying to capture the Chernobyl NPP, said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Twitter. “Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 would never repeat. <...> This is the declaration of war against the entire Europe,” Zelensky said.

20:19 The brave Russians who disagree with the invasion of the territory of Ukraine, decided to tell what they thought of the military actions.

St. Petersburg:

Moscow:

Yekaterinburg:

Nizhniy Novgorod:

20:12 The Rada of the Belarusian People's Republic issued a statement condemning “the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the promotion of this aggression by the illegitimate state power of Aliaksandr Lukashenka in the Republic of Belarus.”

20:04 The Russian troops that attacked Ukraine took an operational pause and are regrouping forces, but positional battles continue almost throughout the country near the borders with the Russian Federation and Belarus. This was stated by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak.

19:53 “The enemy’s landing forces in Hostomel are being blocked, our troops have received the order to destroy,” Volodymyr Zelensky stated.

19:36 Huge queues are observed near the military enlistment offices in Kyiv. More and more people are coming to sign up for the territorial defense battalions.

19:33 A woman chasing away Russian soldiers in Henichesk: You have come to our land!

19.30 The aftermath of the battle near Kharkiv. The Russian attacks have been successfully repelled.

19:18 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called on the world to disconnect Russia from SWIFT.

19:10 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world leaders to help Ukraine survive in the fight against the invaders after the Russian aggression.

19:00 An entire reconnaissance platoon of the 74th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation surrendered near Chernihiv.

Konstantin Buinichev, the commander of the motorized rifle brigade that surrendered.

18:48 Heavy fighting is underway in Hostomel. The Russians are trying to land troops.

18:45 Volunteers sign up for the territorial defense of Kyiv. The people have lined up in a queue.

18:40 Volodymyr Zelensky's video appeal has begun.

The President of Ukraine addressed the Russian citizens:

“If you hear us and are against the war, take to the squares of your cities.”

Zelensky also said that “in the Donbas, our military is doing excellent work, and the most difficult situation is in the south of the Kherson region.”

18:30 See how much equipment the Russian occupiers have lost.

18:25 Following Kyiv and the Cherkasy region, Dnipro also introduces a curfew: from 10 pm to 6 am.

18:20 Zelensky confirmed that the Russian invaders are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. They entered from the territory of Belarus.

18:12 The Armed Forces of Ukraine returned to control Nova Kakhovka and the hydroelectric power station.

18:06 In Henichesk, local residents explain to the invaders that they must leave immediately.

18:01 Mayor of the Ukrainian capital: A curfew is being introduced in Kyiv.

17:51 Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko:

“The enemy is suffering heavy losses in the Sumy area! The troops of the RF Armed Forces retreated back towards Konotop. One of the tanks was destroyed by the NLAW anti-tank system. It was not possible to take prisoners; everyone will return to their homeland in zinc coffins.”

17:00 Javelins destroyed 15 tanks of the Russian aggressors. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Maryana Bezuhlaya.

16:58 Fighting continues along the entire line of collision. No breakthrough allowed.

Now in the area of Pishchevik there are fierce battles.

The Russian troops tried to break through the defense using 16 tanks. The military personnel of the Joint Forces used the NLAW ATGM. Three enemy tanks were destroyed.

16:53 Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Zahorodnyuk said that Kharkiv is currently the main target of the Russian occupiers.

It is reported by The Guardian.

“Advances are happening. Now they are already very close to the city of Kherson. The situation there is really critical. They are also trying to surround Kharkiv. It looks like Kharkiv is the main target at the moment,” he said.

16:48 This is a destroyed armored car, and canned food of the Russian invaders.

16:45 Three more tanks of the Russian armed forces have been destroyed.

16:41 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that it had used Turkish Bayraktar drones.

In the direction of Rudnya (Belarus) - Vystupovychi (Ukraine), the enemy tried to cross the state border on tanks and armored vehicles and suffered losses: 5 armored personnel carriers and a car.

16:39 Javelins turn Russian tanks into a pile of metal.

16:36 An air alert has been announced in Lviv as well. There are European embassies located in this city now.

16:34 Two tanks and an armored personnel carrier of the Russian troops are destroyed near Starobelsk.

16:23 Alarm sirens sound again in Kyiv. A map of bomb shelters has appeared.

16:21 The occupiers again go to the Ukrainian-controlled cities of Schastya and Stanytsia Luhanska. Fierce battles are underway there.

16:17 A saboteur was caught from a helicopter shot down near Hostomel. He tried to pretend a Ukrainian.

16:11 Captured Russian soldiers.

16:09 The Czech Republic is the first European country to withdraw ambassadors from Belarus and Russia and close Russian consulates in the country.

16:05 The Russian invaders on the territory of the railway station in Homel. The military is guarded by the Belarusian police and the so-called vigilantes.

16:04 Border guards with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard entered into battle with the Russian invaders in the vicinity of Sumy. The Ukrainian military are on the defensive.

15:57 The trains in the Kharkiv metro were stopped to accommodate more people.

15:56 The destroyed enemy equipment on the eastern front.

15:35 Another photo of the destroyed helicopter of the Russian invaders has been published.

15:26 A Russian armored car destroyed by Ukrainian soldiers near Kharkiv.

15:26 A Ukrainian plane was shot down in the Kyiv region. Five people have been reported dead.

15:19 Office of the President of Ukraine: There are fierce battles in Sumy, near Kharkiv and in southern Ukraine (Kherson and Odesa regions).

The tactic of the Russians is to cut off part of Ukraine. Therefore, they enter there in large columns. The Armed Forces of Ukraine work quite effectively there, and cause serious losses for the Russians.

15:13 Ukrainian soldiers turned Russian tanks into a pile of scrap metal.

15:11 There is information about a captured Russian. He indicated the community “Polite People” as his place of work, and there are a lot of his photographs in uniform (military intelligence) and with other soldiers.

15:06 Ukrainian border guards repulsed the attack at the Vilcha border checkpoint

“At the moment, the situation there is more or less stable,” the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports.

15:03 Air battles with the invaders are going on near Kyiv. According to eyewitnesses, MiG-29 and Su-25 were seen in the sky.

14:53 The latest report from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:

• Russia carried out more than 30 strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles, MLRS, aircraft and artillery against civilian and military infrastructure in Ukraine.

• The enemy continues the offensive with the support of army aviation, crossing the Ukrainian border in the directions of Armyansk-Kherson, Chaplynka-Kakhovka.

• The work of sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Bessarabian operational area and the Black Sea operational zone is noted.

• Ukrainian troops switched to conducting a defensive operation.

• Operational-tactical groupings conduct defensive battles.

14:52 Ukrainian troops destroy the aggressor's helicopters.

14:49 Arsen Avakov reports that the first volunteer battalion will be formed as part of the territorial defense of Kyv by the end of February 24. He asks the citizens to come with their own weapons, but if they don’t have any, weapons will be given out.

14:45 This is the Russian helicopter downed by the Stinger.