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28 February 2022
Anonymous international hacker group has taken down more than 300 websites of Russian government agencies, state media outlets, banks, as well as websites of leading Belarusian banks, including Belarusbank, Priorbank and Belinvestbank.
As many as 16 children have been killed and 45 more have been wounded in Russian shelling in Ukraine.
In the city of Berdiansk, which was captured by Russian invaders, the family members of Oleh Nikolaiev, a priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), are being threatened with murder, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
The Russian Federation has willfully and maliciously violated existing international standards and agreements. Together with current political and economic sanctions, as well as a ban to compete in sporting and other international events, we call for sanctions that would limit Russia's presence within the international cultural arena.
The Ukrainian authorities are calling on the European Union for Ukraine’s immediate accession under a special procedure.
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, is completely controlled by Ukrainian troops, and all reports about the possible encirclement of the city by the Russian army are false.
Several dozens of local residents holding national flags have come in front of Berdiansk City Council, which was captured by Russia’s military, to sing the Ukrainian national anthem.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has thanked international partners for their support and quick decisions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that every crime and every shelling committed by the Russian troops against Ukrainians further unite citizens of Ukraine and its international partners.
Ukrainians who have real combat experience will be released from custody, and some sanctions will be lifted from participants in the Anti-Terrorist Operation.
Russian terrorists have made an attempt at physically eliminating a number of Ukrainian government members, which has failed – everyone is alive and continues performing their duties.
The situation regarding the Russian invasion
The Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the area of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to take part in talks with representatives of the Russian Federation.
The Russian army shelled the city of Izium in Kharkiv region.
Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and a separate attempt to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using its platform, according to NPR.
Two people were killed after the Russian army shelled the Saltivka residential area in Kharkiv.
The Russian forces launched an air strike on the village of Sartana, near Mariupol in Donetsk region.
Since the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the estimated losses of the aggressor are 5,300 troops.
One person was killed and another one was wounded as Russian troops took control of Berdiansk city and district in Zaporizhzhia region.
The next 24 hours will be crucial for Ukraine in the fight against Russian invasion, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Ukraine insists on a full embargo on Russian oil and gas so that to put more pressure on Russia.
The two largest Canadian cable TV providers, Bell and Rogers, are removing the Russian propaganda channel RT (Russia Today) from their packages.
Russian invaders are demoralized and suffer heavy losses.
New Zealand will allocate $2 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine to support health facilities and provide food and hygiene items for the population.
Cyprus has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft.
The enemy does not currently control any of the key regional centers in Ukraine.
At night, in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, Russian troops hit a kindergarten, an apartment block and a shop. No casualties were reported.
The Russian military again tried to break through Kyiv's defense at night, but all their attempts failed.
The Government of Australia imposed personal sanctions on president and several members of the Russian government, as well as supported the removal of Russian banks from SWIFT.
The wounded were reported as the Russian aggressor has been firing on women and children who evacuate through humanitarian corridors.