On the seventh day of the war against Ukraine, Russian troops continue to strike at settlements in many regions of the neighboring country and do not stop trying to capture them. The Ukrainian army and territorial defense detachments put up stubborn resistance, causing significant damage to the aggressor. Western countries and international organizations are tightening sanctions against Russia. DW is following developments on Wednesday, March 2nd (Moscow time).
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The World Bank (WB) is preparing a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine in the coming months. This is stated in a joint statement by WB Group President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. At the same time, it is planned to provide 350 million dollars in an accelerated mode to support the Ukrainian budget, a decision on this can be made as early as this week. Later, another 200 million will be allocated in the form of emergency support for healthcare and education, the document says.
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American car concern Ford announced the termination of activities in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is stated in a statement published on Tuesday on the company’s website. “Due to the current situation, we have informed our joint venture partners that we are suspending our activities in Russia from now on,” the text reads. The statement also notes that Ford has been reducing work in Russia for several years. In addition, the company announced its intention to donate $100,000 for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine.
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Russia tightens measures currency control in relation to individuals. From March 2, the export of cash currency and monetary instruments in foreign currency worth more than 10 thousand dollars is prohibited. Until now, there were no limits on the export of foreign currency from Russia.
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IN Kharkov Russian troops landed. Fierce battles are going on in the city center, according to the Telegram channel of the Verkhovna Rada, citing the SBU.
Boeing stops servicing Russian aircraft
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President Joe Biden announced that the US is closing to Russia air space. “I’m announcing tonight that we will join our allies in closing American airspace to all Russian flights,” Biden said in an address to the nation.
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American aircraft manufacturer Boeing ceases the supply of parts, maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines, as well as all major businesses in Russia. “With the ongoing conflict, we are focused on keeping our colleagues in the region safe,” a Boeing spokesman said. The company also suspended the work of the Moscow Pilot Training Center.
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The governor of the Sumy region, Dmitry Zhivitsky, said that on Wednesday night, Russian troops occupied city of Trostyanets, writes the publication korrespondent.net. Almost all power lines in the city were damaged, roads were broken.
German Foreign Minister urged the world to condemn Russian aggression
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly called on the world community to condemn Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Russia has launched a brutal attack on the international peace order, Burbock said on Tuesday, March 1, in New York at a special session of the UN General Assembly. “This war is not only about Ukraine, not only about Europe, but also about all of us. The war unleashed by Russia marks the beginning of a new era, a turning point,” said the head of the German Foreign Ministry.
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IN Zhitomir As a result of rocket fire, houses in the private sector were damaged, Mayor Sergei Sukhomlin said. One of the houses was completely destroyed. The nearby hospital had broken windows and doors. According to preliminary data, two people died.
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Row dioceses of the UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) refused to commemorate Patriarch Kirill. Among them – Volyn, Zhytomyr, Sumy eparchies. The church authorities motivate their decision by the fact that the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church does not protect the people of Ukraine in any way. “Despite the fact that His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has been saying for many years that Ukraine is the sphere of his pastoral responsibility, today we do not see any attempts on his part to protect the suffering people of Ukraine,” the Diocese of Sumy said in a statement. A number of clergymen from various dioceses demanded autocephaly for the UOC.
Russian authorities blocked access to Ekho Moskvy and Dozhd websites
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District courts of St. Petersburg brought to administrative responsibility almost a hundred citizens who took part in the anti-war rally on February 28, the joint press service of the city courts reported on Tuesday.
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The editors of the TV channel “Rain”
In Russia, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office blocked access to the sites of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” and the TV channel “Rain”. “Echo of Moscow” on Tuesday was also disconnected from broadcasting. The Prosecutor General’s Office accused both media outlets of spreading “false information” about the nature and form of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
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After the fighting in the city of Brovary near Kiev
As of midnight on February 28, 142 people died and 408 were injured in Ukraine as a result of the Russian military invasion. civilians, reported the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Of these, 58 dead and 198 injured were recorded in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions: 190 (40 dead and 150 injured) in the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine, and 66 (18 dead and 48 injured) in the “DPR” and “LPR”. 294 cases (84 deaths and 210 injured) were recorded in other regions of Ukraine in places that were under the control of the Ukrainian government.
The majority of civilian deaths or injuries were caused by the use of explosive devices with a wide area of effect, including shelling from heavy artillery, MLRS and airstrikes, UNHCHR notes.
BMW and Apple stop sales in Russia
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Auto concern BMW announced the suspension of the production of brand cars at the facilities of Avtotor in Kaliningrad and the suspension of the supply of cars to the Russian market. The concern said that they made this decision because of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Further decisions will be made based on the development of the situation, the BMW press service said.
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EU permanent representatives approved a list of seven Russian banks that will be disconnected from the global payment SWIFT systems. According to Bloomberg, these are VTB, VEB.RF, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank, Rossiya and Otkritie banks, and Novikombank. The list is subject to change before final adoption.
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Apple iPad
Apple suspended all sales of equipment in Russia and decided to limit the work of Apple Pay and other services on the territory of the Russian Federation, follows from a statement released on Tuesday, March 1.
Time.news of events March 1 >>>
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