As Ukrainian forces continue to repel Russian attempts to occupy the Ukrainian capital, Russian military vehicles and special forces entered the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine this morning (Sunday) – the second largest city, located in the northeast of the country.
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There are reports of heavy fighting between the parties.
Rabbi Mendel Moskowitz, a Chabad emissary in the city, said this morning in an interview with the GLC: “We did not believe it would happen, but we were prepared for it. Can not go out, see the battles in the streets. We are here for the community because there is no choice. I came here 30 years ago, I do not remember such times. “
In an interview with Kol Barama, his father, Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz, told about last Shabbat. “The Sabbath passed in peace, with prayers, study and communion, this morning the city is full of tanks and gunfire, there are people who have nowhere to be and try to help and take care of everyone.”
Heavy explosions hit the skies of Kiev tonight and a 6-year-old boy and several other people were killed by heavy gunfire in the western district of the capital. Two echoes of large explosions were heard early in the morning around Vasilkiv, southwest of Kiev, a city with a large military airport and multiple fuel tanks. Shortly afterwards, a fire was reported raging in an oil depot at the city’s Air Force base.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Russian military forces were encircling the city of Kherson.
At the same time, the United States and the European Union have tightened sanctions on Russia and partially blocked it from the global payment system SWIFT.
15:45: The Office of the President of Ukraine has confirmed that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will take place on the Belarus-Ukraine border. The parties will meet without preconditions.
In a conversation between Zelsky and Lukashenko, it was agreed that the delegations would meet without preconditions near the Pripyat River. Lukashenko has announced that he guarantees the security and well-being of the Ukrainian delegation.
Zalansky also said: “We received assurances from Lukashenko that during the expedition’s stay on Belarusian land, near the border and the Pripyat River, all the forces stationed on Belarusian land would not be activated.”
15:20: The Russian news agency Sputnik reports: A Ukrainian delegation is on its way to talks with Russia in the Gomel region of Belarus, according to Vladimir Medinsky, Putin’s adviser and head of the Russian delegation to the talks.
3:15 p.m .: Report: Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear deterrence array to go on high alert after what he called “aggressive statements by NATO countries.”
14:30: President Zalansky announces that Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia in the International Court of Justice in The Hague and demanded that she be prosecuted for her aggression. The prosecutor general of Ukraine said that “we will prove in a fair trial that Putin is the main war criminal of the 21st century”.
14:02: Naftali Bennett, spoke at noon with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two reportedly discussed the situation between Russia and Ukraine. Bennett offered to mediate.
14:02: The UN refugee agency updates that since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 368,000 people have fled its territory.
12:45: German Chancellor Olaf Schultz in a speech to the Bundestag in Berlin: “The war is Putin’s war and not the Russian people’s, he wants to create a Russian empire.”
12:45: Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister: Some 4,300 Russian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the invasion, and Russian military forces have lost 146 tanks, 27 aircraft and 26 helicopters during the fighting. Russia has not officially responded so far regarding the losses it has suffered in Ukraine. However, in the West it is believed that this is also, among other things, an attempt at striped warfare
11:45: One of the advisers of Ukrainian President Zalansky: “We control the area west of Kiev and the Russian soldiers are not advancing in the south of the country. “The fact that a Russian delegation came to Belarus with an offer to hold peace talks from a military point of view says only one thing – they have lost the initiative and are now unable to continue active operations.”
11:00: The Ukrainian army blew up a bridge 30 km from Kiev – to detain the Russians
Ukrainian soldiers engaging Russian spetsnaz or razvedchiki by those damaged and abandoned Tigr-M vehicles in Kharkiv. https://t.co/gJ6GzsXf3e pic.twitter.com/sUgtKa7TjZ
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) February 27, 2022
Exchange of fire between Ukrainian and Russian soldiers on the streets of Kharkov
10:30: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatens, after Ukraine rejects Russia’s proposal for talks: “It must sit down for negotiations – otherwise it will lose its independence.”
9:40 a.m .: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech describing the invasion of Ukraine as “a special operation to provide aid to the People’s Republics in the Donbass.” He saluted the “heroism” of the Russian special forces fighting in Ukraine.
9:40 a.m .: Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov asks the world to strengthen his support for Ukraine: “The world did not believe we would oppose this, the 72 hours of resistance of the country proved that Russian aggression could be repulsed.”
9:35: Ukrainian President Zlansky in another speech to the nation, accuses Russia of bombing civilian targets: “Last night was brutal. Attacked areas where there was no military presence. The occupiers are attacking everything, including ambulances. “
He referred to the arrival of Russian representatives in Belarus and the invitation of the Kremlin to hold talks with Ukraine in Minsk, rejected the invitation and explained in a video he posted: “I am aware of the Russian proposal to sit down for negotiations in Minsk, I am in favor. From Baku, Istanbul and Warsaw, or any other country in the world from which rockets and missiles do not fly over Ukraine ”.
9:30 a.m .: Kremlin spokesman: A Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for talks with the Ukrainians. “Russia is ready to start talks, Moscow is now waiting for the Ukrainians.”
Another video of Russian Tigr and KamAZ vehicles driving through Kharkiv. Possibly the same vehicles from the previous video. https://t.co/bvOh9tg75P pic.twitter.com/qEsYmVLImV
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) February 27, 2022
9:00 a.m .: Ukrainian Army Commander: We intercepted a cruise missile launched by a strategic bomber from Belarus.
8:30: Ukrainian media reports: The city of Nova Kachovka fell to the Russians. Russian military forces have reportedly occupied the small town which is strategically located on the Dnieper River from which water channels to the Crimean peninsula emerge. Mayor Volodymyr Kovalenko said the Russians had removed all Ukrainian flags from the buildings.
8:00 a.m .: Russian army forces besiege Kherson in southern Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry claims: “Our forces blocked the cities of Kherson and Berdyansk in southern Ukraine and took control of the airport near Kherson.”
8:00: Reports of a Russian air strike on the Ukrainian cities of Rivne in the west and Lutsk in the northwest.
8:00: Russian army forces enter the city of Kharkiv. This was announced by an adviser to the Minister of the Interior of Ukraine. A document released by the councilor showed several Russian military vehicles on the city streets and a tank on fire.
8:00 a.m .: The international payment system Swift has announced that it intends to implement in the coming days the sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russian banks. “We are in contact with the European authorities to understand the details of the bodies that will be subject to the new measures and we are preparing to comply with legal guidelines,” the statement said.
8:00: Ukraine’s state emergency services said a nine-story residential building in the eastern city of Kharkov was hit by “enemy artillery” and a woman staying in the building was killed. Emergency services said the building was badly damaged and about 80 people were rescued. Most of them took shelter in the basement.
8:00: Following the explosion of the natural gas pipeline in Kharkov, the Ukrainian government warned that the smoke from the explosion could cause an “environmental catastrophe” and recommended that residents in the area cover their windows with damp cloth.
8:00 a.m .: Ukraine reported that Russian soldiers blew up a natural gas pipeline in the city of Kharkov.