25 buses with over 1,000 evacuees leave Sumy
A total of 25 buses and 6,000 civilian cars have left Sumy and are travelling along a humanitarian corridor.
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09 March 2022
Air attack on Mariupol: enemy destroys maternity hospital in city center
A Russian air strike on Mariupol has destroyed a maternity hospital, a hospital as well as children's and therapeutic departments.
Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down Iskander missile near Kramatorsk
Russian troops this morning fired a missile from the Iskander system towards Kramatorsk, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has said on Telegram.
EBRD unveils EUR 2B resilience package in response to war on Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced an initial EUR 2 billion resilience package of measures to help citizens, companies and countries affected by the war on Ukraine.
Latvian FM demands IAEA immediately interfere due to power outage at Chornobyl NPP
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to intervene immediately because of the situation with power outages at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
NATO secretary general warns Russia away from attacking supply lines supporting Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that a Russian attack on the supply lines of allied nations supporting Ukraine with arms and munitions would be a dangerous escalation of the war raging in eastern Europe.
Council of Europe condemns Russia's aggression against Ukraine
The Council of Europe has issued a joint statement on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
There could be threat of radiation leak at Chornobyl NPP in 48 hours - Kuleba
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on the international community to influence Russia to restore electricity supply to the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible.
Russian troops enter Skadovsk, call on mayor not to hold rallies
Russian troops have entered Skadovsk in the Kherson region, removed computer systems from the city council and called on the mayor not to hold pro-Ukrainian rallies.
Ukrainians create charitable NFT collection to raise funds for army
An initiative group from Ukraine, which includes IT entrepreneurs, art critics, artists and media managers, has created the NFT collection artWARks to raise funds for charitable assistance to the Ukrainian army.
EU approves additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus
The EU's Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) has approved additional sanctions on officials and agencies in Russia and Belarus over the war against Ukraine.
Evacuation buses leave Enerhodar for Zaporizhzhia
Evacuation buses have already left the town of Enerhodar for Zaporizhia, taking civilians to safe places.
Kuleba on negotiations with Lavrov: We will make the most
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said he was leaving for talks with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with a strong negotiating position, but expectations from this meeting are restrained.
Invaders detain 400 Ukrainians in Kherson city – General Staff
In the temporarily occupied territories, the enemy is trying to impose administrative-police regime and has brought Russia’s Guard units to Kherson, which have already detained more than 400 Ukrainian citizens.
Zelensky urges the West to solve ‘technical issue’ of providing Ukraine with combat aircraft
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the West not to delay the decision on Poland’s transfer of combat aircraft to Ukraine and not to shift responsibility to each other.
Chornobyl NPP left without electricity due to actions of Russian invaders
The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was left without electricity due to the actions of Russian invaders.
Zelensky: Almost all Russian troops amassed for invasion have entered Ukraine
Almost all the troops, which Russia had previously amassed on the border with Ukraine for the invasion, have already entered the country.
People being evacuated from five satellite towns of Kyiv
Convoys of vehicles have already left for evacuation sites in the towns of Irpin, Bucha, Vorzel, Hostomel, and Borodianka.
Enemy missile destroyed in sky over Zhytomyr region
Ukraine’s Armed Forces destroyed a Russian missile over the town of Radomyshl in Zhytomyr region.
9 people, including 3 children, killed in Russia’s shelling of Zhytomyr region
Nine people, including three children, were killed in Russian airstrikes on Zhytomyr region over the past 24 hours.
Commander of Kyiv’s Defense: We’re ready to arrange inhospitable reception of Russian army
Kyiv is ready to arrange inhospitable reception of the Russian army, says Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Commander of Kyiv's Defense.
‘Three days to capture Kharkiv’: Russian POW confesses he was sent not to ‘exercises’
The Security Service of Ukraine has released a video of the interrogation of a Russian POW who confesses about the command to seize Kharkiv and permission to open fire on civilians.
Russian invaders launch over 50 attacks on Kharkiv over past day
Over the past day, the Russian military launched more than 50 missile and artillery attacks on Kharkiv.
Ten houses catch fire, one civilian killed, two wounded in enemy shelling in Chernihiv region
As a result of an enemy shelling of villages in Chernihiv region, 10 households caught fire. The enemy also fired on one of the central streets of the regional center, Chernihiv. One person was killed and two were injured.
Ukraine, Russia agree on six "green corridors" for evacuation of civilians
Ukraine and the Russian Federation have agreed on a ceasefire to be introduced from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to evacuate the civilian population through six humanitarian corridors.
IAEA loses contact with Chernobyl NPP monitoring systems
The situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located in the area seized by Russian invasion forces, is extremely threatening as no one knows exactly what is happening there at the moment.
In Boryspil, enemy missile hits KBP Airport premises
A Russian enemy missile hit a technical building on the airport premises.
Russian aggressors' death toll already over 12,000 – Ukraine’s General Staff
From February 24 to March 9, the Russian aggressor lost more than 12,000 soldiers and officers.
Vice PM calls on partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense to secure Europe
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna has called on Ukraine’s partners to strengthen her country’s air defense for the sake of saving people and ensuring security for the whole of Europe.
Russia’s airstrike on Malyn kills five people, including two children
Five people, including two children, were killed in Russian bombardment of Malyn city, Sumy region, on March 8.