Ukraine Holds The Defense For The Fourth Day

Ukrainians are fighting at night with the Russian occupiers.

The website Charter97.org is covering the events of the fourth day of the war live. You can see what was happening in Ukraine before 01.45 (Minsk time) on February 26-27 in our previous online report.

Ukraine 24 TV channel, special broadcast

17:37 A powerful appeal of rock musician Siarhei Mikhalok to Belarusians. He urged Belarusians not to follow Lukashenka's criminal orders.

Attention, foul language.

17:32 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees reports that 368 thousand people from Ukraine arrived in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and other countries.

17:27 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Danylov: The Ukrainian authorities are not evacuating Bucha near Kyiv, it’s the Russians who want to enter the capital of Ukraine, hiding behind the buses with civilians!

17:22 Belarusians are chanting “Glory to Ukraine!” near the General Staff office in Minsk.

17:18 The Russian BUKs on the streets of Berdyansk.

17:07 Head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov called on the world crypto-exchanges to freeze the accounts of all Russian and Belarusian citizens.

16:58 An ordinary Ukrainian carried a mine, which he found under the bridge, with his bare hands. He even managed to smoke in the meantime.

16:53 The Ukrainian volunteers are disarming a broken tank column near Chernihiv.

16:50 An entire tank company of the Russian aggressors along with the staff has been destroyed near Pryluki.

16:43 The Cyber Partisans attacked the Belarusian Railways: “It is in a state of collapse, the railway transportation goes into manual control mode, which will significantly slow down the movement of trains.”

16:31 Ukrainian artillery destroyed 100 units of the Russian equipment on the way to Kyiv. The so-called “V” group has been cleared.

16:27 Putin ordered the Ministry of Defense to transfer the Russian deterrence forces to a special mode of combat duty.

This means nuclear weapons.

16:24 Pro-Russian oligarch, Putin's godfather Viktor Medvedchuk, who was under house arrest under an accusation of treason, fled Kyiv.

16:19 These are the trophy chevrons of the Russian soldiers who unleashed a bloody war in Ukraine.

16:16 Well-known Ukrainian boxer Volodymyr Klitschko recorded an appeal to Russians and Belarusians.

16:03 A defeated column of the Russians in Bucha near Kyiv. What a heap of metal.

16:02 All democratic forces of Belarus call on Belarusians to gather today at 17:00 in Minsk at the General Staff office (Kamunistychnaya street, 1):

“Only officers can now make this decision, only the commanders can stop our troops.”

In other cities, let’s gather on the central squares and near city administrations.

15:51 The Ukrainian military caught a group of Russia’s technical intelligence in Mariupol.

15:48 The Ukrainian special services have the information that soldiers and officers of the Russian Federation in most units are ready to surrender their weapons, and don’t want to carry out criminal orders!

15:45 Defenders of Kyiv addressed the Russian soldiers with a call to get out and go home.

15:33 Ukrainian hackers attacked the website of the Belarusian National Bank. The webpage doesn’t open.

15:24 To the north of Kyiv, Ukrainian air defense shot down two helicopters of the invaders.

15:23 “Mirror of the week. Ukraine”: Belarusian troops are preparing for the invasion of Ukraine. The special forces will be airlifted to the Kyiv and Zhytomyr directions.

15:18 Ukrainian fighters recaptured Volnovakha, which is located in the Donbas.

15:16 Lieutenant colonel of the reserve, commander of the Brest air assault brigade Valer Sakhashcyk appealed to the Belarusian military, urging them not to follow criminal orders to attack Ukraine.

15:07 A drone was shot down in the Rivne region. Its remnants collapsed on the residential sector of the village of Zholudsk.

14:28 A Ukrainian flag is waving over Kharkiv. The Russian enemy is completely demoralized. Precisely in Kharkiv, they abandon their equipment in the middle of the road, whole groups of 5-10 people surrender to the Ukrainian troops. As soon as they see a representative of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they immediately surrender.

14:24 Captured Russian soldiers in Sumy.

14:19 A Russian fuel truck drove into Kharkiv, and immediately “played out” with fresh colors.

14:16 The Russian World in action. Occupiers are robbing a bank in Kherson.

14:02 Countries that closed the airspace for Russian aircraft. It is reported that Germany has also joined in.

13:57 Abandoned Russian equipment near Sumy. The enemy is fleeing.

13:56 Ukrainian human rights activist and journalist Natalya Zubar told the Charter97.org website what the situation looks like in Kharkiv, which was attacked by the Russian troops today:

“It's more or less quiet now, but I don’t know for how long - I don't know. At night, there was shelling of residential areas, again. There are casualties, a gas pipeline, not a main one, was bombed on the outskirts of the city, it burned very badly. A part of the Russian sabotage groups on armored vehicles broke through in the morning. They are being chased all over the city. Most have already been destroyed. The invaders abandoned cars with equipment, weapons, documents and disappeared somewhere. The authorities and the police asked not to go anywhere at all, because there are fights with these saboteurs in the city. Here's what I can tell you.”

13:48 Zelensky said that Ukraine had filed a lawsuit against Russia to the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

13:42 Chechen saboteurs who were traveling in an ambulance were detained in Kyiv. The vile tactics of the Russian aggressors.

13:34 Sniper platoon commander Serhiy Varakin on the situation in the Donbas:

“I can tell the people of Ukraine that we are beating the Russians. There is nothing for them to do here. And they will all die. We eat them much more than they do. According to our calculations, they have 30 dead for one of ours. Their equipment is also destroyed.”

13:34 Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine Arestovych:

“There is no advancement of the invaders either in Mariupol, or in Energodar, or in Zaporizhzhya. As a military observer, I think that they have 1-2 offensive attempts left.”

13:33 Shells in a residential area in Kharkiv.

13:29 People in Zaporizhzhya are preparing to meet “Russian tourists”. The reception, apparently, will be warm and cordial.

13:27 Ukrainian foilsmen refused to fight with the Russian team at a tournament in Egypt.

13:17 A good infographic of the Russian invaders’ losses on Ukrainian land.

13:16 A Russian soldier is getting proper education in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

13:15 Near the city of Volodymyr in Volyn, a military unit was fired at from the territory of Belarus. This was announced by the head of the Volyn regional military administration Yuriy Pohulyaiko.

13:10 A video of the destruction of a Russian tank has appeared. Beware, foul language.

13:03 Ukraine has received air-to-air missiles from Western partners.

12:53 Another captured child machine gunner from Russia. Meanwhile, the generals are holed up in the Kremlin.

12:50 Captured weapons in Kharkiv. Apparently, the city is completely recaptured from Russian soldiers.

12:37 The latest data from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 4,300 Russian invaders were destroyed on Ukrainian land. These are simply catastrophic numbers for the Russian army.

12:35 These are the heroes who recaptured Kharkiv.

12:32 Kharkiv is greeting the “Russian world”. Beware, foul language.

12:28 The abandoned Russian tank on the way to Mykolaiv. The video was filmed in the village of Posad Pokrovske on the border between Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. The locals captured a Russian soldier.

12:23 The Ukrainian army has recaptured Irpin near Kyiv.

12:18 Krivyi Rog is preparing for defense. That’s a powerful fighting spirit.

12:13 Adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych:

“You must not believe the disinformation about the “fall” of Kharkiv. The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Territorial Defense are holding the city. There has been no advance of the enemy on the southern front.”

12:11 The Russian invaders are surrendering in Kharkiv.

11:59 The Ukrainian army smashes the aggressor in the Chernihiv region:

“Near the Sednev populated area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a fiery defeat on the area of concentration of artillery units of the Russian occupation forces.

As a result of the work, military equipment and weapons were damaged and put out of action. The personnel were either killed, wounded or completely demoralized. They refuse to carry out the next tasks of their leadership.

The exact number of losses is being clarified.”

11:46 This is a Russian tank captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Poltava region. Earlier it was reported that more than 200 pieces of the enemy equipment were destroyed in the Poltava region.

11:44 The Ukrainian “Bayraktars” are destroying the equipment of the occupiers in the Kherson region.

11:38 A playground in Kyiv where a shell fell. The Ukrainian authorities urged to fix the crimes of the Russian invaders.

11:33 Hungry Russian soldiers are robbing Ukrainian shops.

11:32 Broken equipment of the Russian invaders in Mykolaiv.

11:30 People's Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko to the Belarusians:

"Remove Lukashenka before he sends you to the slaughter.

We don't want to shoot you. But if we have to, then we have to, we will no longer have a choice. If you please, do not prevent us from choosing. And do not take your lives.

We will push back the Russians and free you. Entirely. But there is no way without you, we need your real support."

11:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are smashing the invaders who have settled in the school in Kharkiv.

11:04 Zelensky about the actions of the Russian aggressors:

"What the occupiers are doing in Kharkiv, Akhtyrka, Kyiv, Odessa and other cities and towns, all these are cases for an international tribunal."

10:58 Zelensky to the Belarusians:

"You are on the other side than us in the current war. Alas. Russian troops are launching missiles against Ukraine from your territory.

Our children are being killed from your territory, our houses are being destroyed, they are trying to blow up everything that has been built over decades."

10:53 And here are the first photos of captives in Kharkiv. The aggressor received a fitting rebuff.

10:49 Military vehicles were abandoned by Russian soldiers in Kharkiv. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are finishing off the subversion and reconnaissance group in the city.

10:46 The General Staff of Ukraine issued advice for those who joined the resistance movement.

10:33 The Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up the bridge that connects Irpin and Bucha near Kyiv.

9:17 Anton Herashchenko, the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine:

"Literally in two hours, we knocked out half of the Russians from the city. We hold the defence, we take weapons and incendiary mixtures and beat them.

Most of them are boys 17-25 years old, they are scared, they are in a foreign land. They are happy to run, let's help them. Guys, what made you come to die?

10:21 More than 200 units of enemy equipment have been destroyed in the Poltava region. Huge losses.

10:13 Ambushed Russian tank.

10:07 Officially from the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol and Kharkiv are completely under Ukrainian control."

10:03 A broken enemy column in Kharkiv. Local residents and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are rebuffing the aggressor.

10:01 Well-known Ukrainians also do not stand aside and defend their native country. The Boombox band entered the Territorial Defence.

9:55 The Ukrainian army shot down a missile that was flying from the territory of Belarus. The Lukashenka regime is fully involved in the aggression against Ukraine.

9:54 Zelensky announced recruitment for the legion for foreigners who want to help Ukraine in the fight against the occupier

The International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine will be made up of foreigners who want to take part in repelling Russian aggression,” it is reported in the message which had been posted on the website of the head of state.

9:52 In the Chernihiv region, local residents took to the streets to stop the occupiers.

9:51 In Bucha near Kyiv, Russian war criminals are firing on residential buildings.

9:44 Another captured Russian soldier. He says he wants to go home.

9:44 A unit of Russian occupiers was attacked in the streets of Kharkiv. Beware of obscene language.

9:43 The Russian vehicles were abandoned in Kharkiv.

9:34 The Naval Forces of Ukraine disrupted the landing of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea operational zone.

Aviation intercepted aircraft fighters and the transporters of the occupiers over Kyiv.

9:31 Ukraine is defended not only by brave men but also by strong women.

9:27 Enemy vehicles were ambushed in Kharkiv.

9:22 Russian vehicles in Bucha near Kyiv. Locals throw Molotov cocktails at the vehicles.

9:17 Anton Herashchenko, the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine:

"Verified information from the Crimea.

The morgues of Dzhankoi, Krasnoperekopsk and Armyansk are overflowing with the corpses of the Russians. Cars with corpses continue to arrive there and wait for their turn to unload.

A part of the "cargo 200" is already moving directly to Simferopol.

9:13 The centre of Mykolaiv after night fights. Meanwhile, it is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to destroy enemy equipment in Kharkiv.

9:07 A Russian tank crewman: "Glory to Ukraine!"

Beware of obscene language.

8:49 Media publish burning equipment of the Russians on the streets of Kharkiv.

8:45 Minus one tank of the occupiers in Kharkiv. The city meets the Russian troops in battle.

8:43 Fighting began in the streets of Kharkiv.

8:43 Ukrainian anti-tank grenade launchers do not leave chances to Russian vehicles.

8:26 Tonight, a shell hit a residential building in Kharkiv. A woman was killed.

8:35 Russian equipment broke through into Kharkiv. The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroy the enemy.

8:30 The city of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region came under the full control of Russian troops, Suspilne reports with reference to the head of the city Vladymir Kovalenko.

8:23 The governor of Sumy region Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that in the twenty-four hours the firings in Akhtyrka took away the lives of six people, including a child, the girl of seven years.

8:29 The Territorial Defence units from Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions moved to defend Kyiv.

8:21 Russian saboteurs were detained in the city of Rozdilna, Odessa region.

8:19 A Russian tank fell from a bridge and had a swim in a swamp.

8:07 "Where are all those who promised to capture Kyiv in 2 hours? Where are they? I do not see them. I only hear them making excuses," Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksi Reznikov wrote on his Facebook page.

07:17 The city of Mykolaiv remains under the control of Ukraine. Oleksandr Senkevich, the mayor of the city, told about it in his video message.

5:57 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has created a website with information about captured and dead Russians. Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine created a website and a Telegram channel "Look for Yours". This is information about captured and killed Russian soldiers in Ukraine. The information consists of photographs of documents, videos with prisoners (there are many saboteurs among them), as well as video recordings with identified and unidentified dead soldiers.

05:15 The battle for the airport continues near Vasylkiv. Rescuers cannot approach the extinguishing of fire on the oil base.

04:44 The Anonymous hackers continue to interfere with the Russian occupiers. This time, they hacked the frequency for the Russian military negotiations and launched the anthem of Ukraine.

04:33 A Ukrainian Marine, a veteran of combat operations in the Donbas, living in Poland, decided to return upon learning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

03:45 Russian occupiers blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv.

02:50 37 thousand citizens have already joined the ranks of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valeri Zaluzhnyi.