Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what he called “a special military operation” against Ukraine on Feb. 24, de facto declaring war on the country. Putin claimed to have “no ill intentions towards neighboring countries” and denied firing missiles on the civil infrastructure during what he called a campaign to “disarm and de-Nazify” Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russian troops shelled civilians in residential areas, burned houses, schools, and kindergartens all over Ukraine. Ten days after Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine began, hundreds of Ukrainians are dead, thousands are injured, and over a million are displaced but also thousands of Russians and Ukranian soldiers have been killed in the war.
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- The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing economic crisis caused by Western sanctions have already transformed Russia. The country’s economy is expected to shrink by 20% in the second quarter and by around 3.5% for the full year following intensified sanctions, JPMorgan said
- on Feb. 28.However, analysts say that the war is having an even greater impact on Russian society, with the country fast-track turning into a rogue totalitarian state. There is a major crackdown on dissent, and Russia may also switch to a planned economy similar to the Soviet one. The leader becomes a person who never makes mistakes and is always right like the Pope,” Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin told the Echo of Moscow radio station in a reference to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on March 1.The semi-independent Echo of Moscow radio station was shut down the next day, along with tens of independent online news sources.
- Over the centuries, the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Poland, and Lithuania have all wielded jurisdiction over Ukraine, which first asserted its modern independence in 1917, with the formation of the Ukrainian People’s Republic. Russia soon wrested back control of Ukraine, making it part of the newly established Soviet Union and retaining power in the region until World War II, when Germany invaded. The debate over how to remember this wartime history, as well as its implications for Ukrainian nationalism and independence, is key to understanding the current conflict.
- In Putin’s telling, the modern Ukrainian independence movement began not in 1917 but during World War II. Under the German occupation of Ukraine, between 1941 and 1944, some Ukrainian independence fighters aligned themselves with the Nazis, whom they viewed as saviors from Soviet oppression. Putin has drawn on this period in history to portray any Ukrainian push for sovereignty as a Nazi endeavor, says Markian Dobczansky, a historian at Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute. “It’s really just a stunningly cynical attempt to fight an information war and influence people’s opinions,” he adds.
- Dobczansky is among a group of scholars who have publicly challenged Putin’s version of the Nazi occupation of Ukraine and the years of Soviet rule it’s sandwiched between. Almost all of these experts begin their accounts with the fall of the Russian Empire, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians fought against the Bolshevik Red Army to establish the Ukrainian People’s Republic. Ukrainians continued to fight for independence until 1922, when they were defeated by the Soviets and became the Ukrainian Soviet Republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). By leaving out Ukraine’s short-lived but hard-fought period of independence in the early 20th century, Putin overlooks the country’s sovereignty, says Dobczansky.
- Zelensky: Additional Starlink satellite tech to arrive in Ukraine next week. Zelensky announced that he spoke with Elon Musk, who will provide more Starlink satellite systems for Ukraine’s war-torn cities. They also discussed possible space projects that could take place after the war.
- During World war two, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation
- When Germany invaded in 1941, some Ukrainians, especially those in western Ukraine, saw them as liberators, says Oxana Shevel, a political scientist at Tufts University. The Ukrainians didn’t particularly want to live under the Germans so much as escape the Soviets, adds Shevel, who is the president of the nonprofit educational organization American Association for Ukrainian Studies.
- Ukraine downs 2 Russian aircraft, 5 helicopters. According to the Armed Forces, on March 5, Ukraine shot down two Russian aircraft, capturing three pilots and killing one. Ukrainian forces also destroyed five helicopters and an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle.
- Ukrainian Air Force says 5 Russian aircraft, 4 helicopters were downed. The Armed Forces Air Command issued a statement saying that it had shot down one enemy Su-25 fighter jet, two Su-34 fighter-bombers, two Su-30 SM planes, and four helicopters today. Ukraine now claims a total kill count of 44 planes and 44 helicopters.
- While Germans often think of World War II as a fight against the Russians, the majority of the fighting actually took place in modern-day Ukraine and Belarus, as well as large parts of western Russia, says Dobczansky. Under the German occupation, several million Ukrainians were sent to Germany to work on farms and in factories. Still, because the Nazi racial hierarchy placed Ukrainians above Russians, the Nazis made a limited attempt to promote Ukrainian national culture in occupied territories—a move that, in turn, helped bring some of the Ukrainian nationalist movement to the German side.
- Shell continues to purchase Russian oil, pledges to put profits towards Ukraine aid fund. The company released a statement in response to criticism from Ukraine’s FM Dmytro Kuleba for purchasing Russian oil after Russia further invaded Ukraine. The company said it would attempt to find alternatives to Russian oil as soon as possible, but the change couldn’t happen immediately. All profits will go towards a fund that will distribute the money to “alleviate hardship suffered by the people of Ukraine.”
- EU to provide $547 million to help refugees from Ukraine. “Refugees from Ukraine deserve our solidarity and support, and so do the countries that welcome them,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said
- 100,000 Ukrainians join Territorial Defense Forces. According to the National Guard of Ukraine, 100,000 Ukrainians have joined the newly established volunteer branch of the Armed Forces since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine.
- Visa, MasterCard to suspend operations in Russia. Visa will cease all transactions in Russia over the coming days, the company said in a statement, meaning that Russian cards won’t work outside the country. MasterCard followed suit, announcing a halt to all operations inside Russia.
- Mariupol Mayor: Russia blockades city, denies humanitarian corridor. According to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, the city has been left without water and electricity, while 400,000 city residents are held hostage by the Russians.
- Russian shelling leaves parts of Luhansk Oblast without electricity. Russian attack left 33 settlements completely without power, according to the Rubizhne City Council. A total of 82,331 people are cut off electricity.
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- Zelensky calls on Ukrainians to continue resistance. In the recent address, President Volodymyr Zelensky praised civilians for standing up to the Russian occupation and said that the fight must continue. “Every meter of our Ukrainian land won by protest and humiliation of the occupiers is a step forward, towards victory.
- Anonymous’ claim to have taken down FSB website. The “Anonymous” hacking collective has claimed responsibility for bringing down the website of the Russian Federal Security Service. The FSB’s website cannot currently be accessed, instead displaying an error message.
- US to allocate additional $2.75 billion to fight humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, during his visit to a Polish border checkpoint near Ukraine, that countries assisting Ukraine will receive funds to accommodate those fleeing war.
- Russia planned to create ‘republic’ in western Ukraine. The Security Service arrested people alleged of being Russian proxies tasked with organizing the so-called “Federal Republic of Ukraine.” According to the SBU, the supposed “republic” would have included Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi.
- Israeli Prime Minister secretly visits Russia, talks to Putin. Israeli leader Naftali Bennett has arrived in Moscow for unannounced negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was later confirmed by Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
- Russia announces resuming fighting in Mariupol and Volnovakha. Earlier today temporary ceasefire was supposed to take place to create humanitarian corridors and allow civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha, but Russian troops’ shelling halted the evacuation.
- Ukrainian forces take control of Mykolaiv, seize Russian occupiers’ equipment. According to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaly Kim, there are casualties among civilians, but their number is yet to be determined. Mykolaiv is a regional capital in southern Ukraine.
- Payoneer, Paypal, Adobe suspend operations in Russia.The three companies have joined the growing list of international brands that refuse to do business in Russia over its aggression against Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s richest man Akhmetov speaks up about Russia’s war. Ten days after Russia launched an all-out offensive on Ukraine, oligarch Rinat Akhmetov told Ekonomichna Pravda that he had cut business contacts with Russia and had no more interests or assets in the country. “Russia is an aggressor country, and Putin is a war criminal.
- Cyprus forbids 5 Russian navy ships from mooring and refueling in Limassol. Cyprus banned Russian ships from its port following EU sanctions over Russia’s war, Philenews reported.
- Nuremberg Trials prosecutor: Putin should be ‘behind bars.’ Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of Nazis officials at the 1945-1946 Nuremberg trials, told the Mirror that “those responsible should be held accountable for aggression, crimes against humanity and plain murder.” Ferencz also said Putin can be jailed, but that Russia would need a whole new government.
- About 400 civilians evacuated from Volnovakha despite thwarted evacuation. The number was announced by Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. The evacuation of civilians from Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, was supposed to be held today, but Russian forces violated the temporary ceasefire they had previously agreed on with Ukraine.
- Italy seizes property worth $150 million from Russian oligarchs. According to The Guardian’s sources in Italian police, a villa owned by the billionaire Alisher Usmanov on Sardinia, and a villa on Lake Como owned by the Russian state TV host Vladimir Soloviev, have both been seized. Yachts belonging to Russia’s richest man, Alexei Mordashov, and Gennady Timchenko, close to Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin were also confiscated.
- Hundreds of thousands of households left without gas due to Russia’s war. Due to damages, the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSO) had to shut down 16 gas distribution stations in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
- Russian forces kill Hero of Ukraine, captain Chybineiev. Thirty-four-year-old Ukrainian captain Valeriy Chybineiev was killed in the battle near Hostomel, a city on the outskirts of Kyiv, on his birthday on March 3.
- Russian pilot captured near Chernihiv. The pilot was taken prisoner after Ukraine’s military shot down his plane.
- SBU kills member of Ukrainian negotiations team suspected of treason. According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation that met with Russia, was shot dead by the Security Service of Ukraine officers as they were trying to detain him. The man was allegedly Denys Kirieiev, a former deputy chairman of Oschadbank. The SBU had “strong evidence” he was leaking information to Russia.
- Civilians’ evacuation in Mariupol postponed as Russian forces break temporary ceasefire agreement. The evacuation of civilians from Mariupol was supposed to start at 11 a.m. today, but the city administration announced that it will not take place as Russian forces continue shelling the city and its neighboring areas. According to the head of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, Russian occupiers also block setting up humanitarian corridors in the city.
- Zelensky: ‘I’m sure that soon we will tell our people – come back, it’s safe now.’ In his latest address to the nation, Zelensky thanked Poland for welcoming hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war. “We effectively don’t have a border with Poland anymore. It’s not the time for borders,” he said.
- Ukraine wins 7 medals on first day of Paralympics. Ukrainian athletes won three gold medals, three silver and one bronze in the biathlon discipline on the opening day of the competition at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
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