The FIVB has taken away Russia’s right to organise this year’s edition of Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022. This is a reaction to the Russian military attack on Ukraine.
More than 377 thousand people have entered Poland through the Polish-Ukrainian border since Thursday. The transports, with all necessary aid, go from Poland to Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russia. Students from India who studied in Ukraine were unable to fly to their home country. They found refuge in Poland. There is plenty of fake news according to which Poland has treated Ukrainian students of different skin colour in a racist manner.
Representatives of the US administration warned that they expect the second wave of Russian troops that could break the resistance of the Ukrainians, CNN reported. A siege of Kyiv and bloody city battles are also expected.
The “Cursed Soldiers” were an underground anti-communist armed resistance movement against the Sovietization of post-World War II Poland. It was formed by many former Home Army soldiers who, observing the political situation in Poland after 1945, did not agree with the new system and decided to fight against it. On March 1st, 1951, the imprisoned leaders of the movement were executed, hence why on this date the Cursed Soldiers Remembrance Day is celebrated.
According to the latest information, the Minister of Digital Information of Ukraine confirmed that Starlink equipment from Elon Musk had already arrived in the country.
Kyiv is under attack by the Russians but has not been blocked. During one of the airstrikes, a musician decided to play the Ukrainian national anthem from his balcony.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of an international legion of territorial defence of Ukraine. After one day, several thousand calls were received from foreigners who wanted to fight for the defence of Ukraine and Europe.
Dozens are dead and probably hundreds are injured as a result of the massive missile shelling in Kharkiv by Russian forces – adviser of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said today.
Denis Pushilin, the self-appointed leader of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, today announced the suspension of the mobilization of men for the local troops. Previously, the terrorists had carried out a kind of roundup for days and forced the inhabitants to fight.
"Alarming video from the western part of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. A convoy of 38th Air Assault Brigade of the Belarusian army (not Russian) near Kobryn in the Brest region," Belarussian journalist Tadeusz Giczan wrote on Twitter and attach a video.
“It’s hard to be happy when there is human sorrow right next to us,” said Polish top ski jumper Kamil Stoch after Saturday’s tournament in Lahti. Satisfying jumps and gaining the most points for the Polish team did not free his mind from the situation in Ukraine. Quite the opposite, he decided to show his support to Ukrainians even on his skis.
Putin soldiers destroyed the historical building of the cinema in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Nexta reports on Twitter, where a video was posted showing the extent of the devastation.
President Vladimir Putin placed the country’s strategic deterrence forces on a “special” alert today (Feb 27), by announcing the move during a meeting with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.
A Russian delegation came to Belarus to discuss a possible ceasefire with the Ukrainian side. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the proposal, claiming that he was open to talks, but in a different place.
