The Ukraine conflict is getting worse: Russia is penetrating further and probably conquering the Ukrainian island. The situation in the news ticker.
- The conflict between Russia* and the Ukraine* escalated.
- Wladimir Putin* advances into Ukraine. US President Joe Biden* moves troops to the eastern ones Nato-Member States* and to Germany.
- You can read the current situation in the Ukraine conflict in the news ticker.
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+++ 2:56 a.m.: According to the US news channel CNN, an audio recording has emerged from Ukraine of a dispute between Ukrainian soldiers and a Russian officer. Specifically, the recording is said to have come from Snake Island in the Black Sea, which Russia captured on Thursday (February 24, 2022). All Ukrainian defenders of the island were killed, reported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the audio recording, the Russian officer said, “This is a Russian warship. I suggest that you lay down your arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed. Otherwise we will open fire.” A Ukrainian soldier replied: “Russian warship, fuck off.”
Ukraine war: Selenskyj “declared target number 1” – general mobilization ordered
+++ 1:58 a.m.: According to the Ukrainian general staff, the Russian army has already advanced into Ukraine with a large part of its assembled troops. A military spokesman gave the figure of 60 tactical battalion groups (BTG) from Russia. These are highly flexible and fast combat troops with 600 to 1000 soldiers.
According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian army assembled around 90 such groups for the invasion.
The enemy is concentrating its troops in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions in the east and south, the spokesman said. The main goal seems to be to blockade the capital Kiev.
Ukraine war: Selenskyj “declared target number 1” – general mobilization ordered
+++ 12:36 a.m.: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address that he believed Russian sabotage groups had entered the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. He added: “According to our information, the enemy has marked me as target #1 and my family as target #2. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state.”
Update from Friday, February 25th, 2022, 00:02: According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Russian invasion killed more than 130 people on the Ukrainian side. “Today we lost 137 of our heroes, our citizens. Military and civilians,” Zelenskyy said in a video speech on Friday night (February 25, 2022). In addition, 316 people were injured in the fighting.
+++ 11:36 p.m.: After Russian troops invaded eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a general mobilization. The head of state signed a corresponding decree, the Unian agency reported on Friday night (February 25, 2022), citing the Office of the President in Kiev. The order is therefore valid for 90 days and provides for the call-up of conscripts and reservists.
Selenskyj had previously ordered a partial mobilization of reservists. “We have to operationally replenish the army and other military formations,” he justified his decision. There will also be military exercises in the territorial units. The 44-year-old did not say how many men will be affected.
According to Ukrainian authorities, male citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 are also not allowed to leave the country. They will not be allowed across the border, said the head of the Ukrainian customs authority in Lviv, Danil Menshikov, on Facebook on Thursday evening. He asked people not to panic and not try to cross the border on their own.
Ukraine war: Russia has complete air sovereignty – USA sends 7000 soldiers to Germany
+++ 10:41 p.m: Due to the declared state of emergency, according to information from the German Press Agency, male Ukrainian citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country. The head of the Ukrainian customs authority in Lviv, Danil Menshikov, announced on Facebook on Thursday evening (February 24, 2022) that they would not be allowed to cross the national border. He asked people not to panic and not try to cross the border on their own.
+++ 10:18 p.m.: According to information from the US news channel CNN, Russia is said to have launched “more than 160 missiles for air strikes” during the day. Most of the missiles were “short-range ballistic missiles”.
After fierce fighting, Russian troops captured a military airfield near Kiev and the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor, according to Ukrainian sources.
Ukraine war: Russia has complete air sovereignty – USA sends 7000 soldiers to Germany
+++ 9.40 p.m.: According to Ukraine, Russian troops may have conquered Snake Island in the Black Sea. Contact with the border guard and soldiers there had been broken off, the border guard service announced on Thursday evening. Throughout the day “the enemy” surrounded the island and fired at it with ship cannons. It is one of the few islands owned by Ukraine. It is strategically important, especially for rights to mineral resources in the sea and has long been disputed between Romania and Ukraine.
Meanwhile, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, around 100,000 people are fleeing. Several thousand people have already fled the country, UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told the AFP news agency.
+++ 9.10 p.m.: According to Ukrainian reports, 57 people were killed on the first day of the Russian invasion. Ukrainian Health Minister Oleh Lyashko said 57 people were killed and 169 injured on the first day of Russia’s invasion of the country. The deputy defense minister went on to say that heavy Russian shelling is still ongoing in the eastern Donetsk region.
+++ 8.05 p.m.: According to a Western secret service representative, Russia has achieved “complete air sovereignty” over Ukraine with its large-scale attack on Ukraine. The secret service representative said in Brussels on Thursday that Ukraine no longer has any air defense capabilities: “They no longer have an air force to protect themselves.”
The Russian army is now targeting the capital Kiev, the secret service representative said. “Much will depend on what resistance the Ukrainians can put up. But I expect that in the coming hours the Russians will try to gather an overwhelming force around the capital.”
Meanwhile, the US government has announced that it will move more armed forces to Europe. 7000 additional soldiers are transferred to Germany. Washington’s reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukraine follows: “Now I authorize the deployment of additional US forces to Germany as part of the NATO response,” said US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday.
Ukraine Conflict: Russia Controls Chernobyl
+++ 7.17 p.m.: According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian military has taken control of the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Russian soldiers took over the area around the nuclear power station in northern Ukraine after “bitter” fighting, said Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak on Thursday evening. The accident reactor can therefore no longer be regarded as safe, it is “one of the most serious threats to Europe”.
+++ 6 p.m.: Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin has described the invasion of neighboring Ukraine as a “necessary measure”. “To make it clear: what is happening is a necessary measure,” Putin said at a meeting with Russian business representatives on Thursday evening, excerpts of which were shown on state television. “We were simply not given any chance to perform differently.”
At the same time, Putin emphasized: “We cannot fully predict the geopolitical risks.” The imposition of new sanctions was expected. Russia remains part of the world economy. It won’t damage this system. At the same time, the Kremlin chief warned “our partners” against isolating Russia economically.
First report: Moscow/Kiev – Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning (02/24/2022). Within a few hours, the Russian armed forces advanced to the greater Kiev area. According to Ukrainian sources, Russian troops captured a military airfield near the capital and the Chernobyl nuclear reactor after fierce fighting. According to Ukrainian sources, dozens of people were killed, including many civilians. (skr/tu with dpa/AFP) *fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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