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Chronicle of the war with Ukraine. Day 1
On February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine. "Cold" monitors the development of events in Ukraine and in Russia.
23:17
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine: As a result of the Russian attack, 57 people died , another 169 were injured.
22:56
After the action in Moscow, a criminal case was instituted on the threat of violence against law enforcement officials. According to SK, a woman born in 1999 threw a bottle of incendiary mixture towards the security forces. Nothing is reported about any injuries or burns of law enforcement officials.
Earlier, the publication "Base" published a video in which a woman throws a bottle of incendiary mixture in front of her. Neither police officers or the Russian Guard, nor the moment of the fall of the bottle, are visible in the frame.
22:21
The United States imposed sanctions against Sberbank
Gazprombank, “Otkritie”, Novikombank and Soskombank also fell under the sanctions. RIA Novosti clarifies that the correspondent accounts of banks in the United States will be closed within a month, and dollar transfers for their customers will be rejected.
22:11
OVD-Info: 1528 people were detained on anti-war protests in Russia
21:53
US President Joe Biden also announced sanctions against VTB and restrictions for Russian companies to work with the dollar and euro. In response to Russian aggression, the United States sent additional units to the European NATO countries. Biden emphasized that the American military will not participate in the conflict in Ukraine.
He added that he does not plan to communicate with Putin yet. According to Biden, new sanctions are superior to their scale to restrict access to the SWIFT international banking system.
21:50
The journalist Asya Kazantseva was detained.
21:38
The official report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs: 600 people were detained in Moscow.
OVD-Info reports 660 detainees.
21:35
Sociologist Grigory Yudin was detained in Moscow.
21:27
Correspondents of Kholoda report that in Moscow there are practically no protesters on Pushkinskaya Square. At the same time, in St. Petersburg at the Gostiny Dvor, detention continues.
21:09
20:57
The Ukrainian authorities spoke about the seizure of the stopped Chernobyl nuclear power plant by Russian troops. “The condition of the objects of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the confinement and storage of nuclear waste is unknown. After an absolutely meaningless attack of Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, ”Interfax-Ukraine quoted the words of an adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak.
20:49
In Moscow, protesters walked along the boulevards and adjacent streets. Some returned to Pushkinskaya Square. The police continues the detention. According to the OVD-Info, 489 people have already been detained in the capital, in St. Petersburg-199. In total, 960 people were detained in Russian cities.
20:29
20:17
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the unlocking of the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region and the exit of the Russian troops to Kherson. According to the department, in the whole day of the invasion, 83 Ukrainian ground objects were disabled, four aircraft, a helicopter and four drones were shot down.
20:17
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the unlocking of the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region and the exit of the Russian troops to Kherson. According to the department, in the whole day of the invasion, 83 Ukrainian ground objects were disabled, four aircraft, a helicopter and four drones were shot down.
20:10
Great Britain imposed sanctions against VTB and Aeroflot. Russian banks will not be able to work with pound sterling.
19:54
19:48
The author of the "cold", journalist Irina Shcherbakova, was detained.
19:45
A rapper of Lokimin was detained on Pushkinskaya Square.
19:43
19:36
In Moscow, the journalist of The Telegraph, Natalya Vasilieva, was detained.
19:20
Oximiron - about the war with Ukraine.
19:11
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his appeal to the people called to return to the world.
18:55
In Moscow, people surrounded the Pushkin Square from all sides, the passage to which is closed, the correspondents of the Cold report. Some of the audience went along the passionate boulevard, chanting "No War!"
18:55
On the Moscow Exchange, bidding closed. On the day of the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the main index fell by a third.
The dollar at the closure is 87 rubles, the euro is almost 97.
18:51
OVD-Info: 167 people were detained in 24 Russian cities. List here .
18:41
51% of Russians said that they are frightened by the prospect of war with Ukraine. This is evidenced by the results of the Levada Center survey (declared an “ino-agent”), carried out three days before the start of the Russian invasion.
18:32
In Moscow on Pushkinskaya Square, detention also began. I also delay people in yellow vests of the press.
18:28
At the Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg, protesters against the war with Ukraine got into the coupling.
18:23
The Genic region of the Kherson region, bordering the Crimea, passed under the control of the Russian troops. This was told in the regional administration.
18:09
According to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, Russian troops are trying to capture the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
18:09
In Moscow, the police blocked the exit from the underpass and the metro to Pushkinskaya Square.
18:03
In Kyiv, a commandant hour has been declared. According to CNN, the Russian landing captured Antonov Airport located in the suburbs.
18:01
In St. Petersburg, detention began at the Gostiny Dvor.
17:57
17:50
About 60 people were detained in Yekaterinburg, the OVD-info reports .
17:46
The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko believes that the Russians opposing the war with Ukraine are thinking about “momentary problems” and “some difficulties”, RIA Novosti reports .
“Of course, one can think about some of your momentary problems that arise, about some difficulties. But not to think about the security of such a large country, so important in the world arena, not to think that one day someone can encroach on the sovereignty of our country, its oil and gas deposits and much more-what we have repeatedly heard about-and most importantly, events that will break our peaceful life can happen-this cannot be allowed, ”Matvienko answered the question of performances against the war from the Russians and in the Russian particular, artists
17:35
Latvia after the Czech Republic stopped issuing visas to the Russians.
17:20
In Yekaterinburg, detention at a rally against the war began. According to Znak.com, more than 200 people gathered at the monument to Lenin.
17:10
The journalist Irina Dolinin was released , detained in the Rostov region. “The police said that the city has an anti -terrorist operation, so you can’t shoot anyone, you can’t talk to anyone. They put an ultimatum: either you leave the mines, or we delay you for 24 hours, because suddenly we are terrorists or saboteurs, ”she said.
16:58
Air alarm has been announced in Kiev, the population is urge to hide in the subway.
16:54
The Mayakovsky Moscow theater forbade employees to comment on the situation in Ukraine, the actor of the theater Makar Zaporizhzhya wrote on Instagram.
16:37
The Czech Republic suspended the issuance of visas to Russian citizens. Earlier in Belgium, they invited the entire European Union to stop issuing visas to Russians with the exception of humanitarian cases.
16:26
In the city of Shakhty in the Rostov region, the journalist of “important stories” Irina Dolinina was detained , who shot there a report on refugees (the publication and Dolinin herself were personally declared “foreign agents”).
16:20
The European Union will impose new sanctions against Russia no earlier than February 25, said the Supreme EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel. According to the official, the sanctions "will affect the economic sectors of Russia with which we have relations."
15:56
UEFA plans to deprive St. Petersburg the right to hold the May finals of the Champions League, AP reports . Russian clubs may also exclude European competitions.
15:33
In Moscow, the police detained human rights activist Marina Litvinovich. Previously, she urged to reach the shares of war in the centers of Russian cities.
The Apology of Protest has already announced work on promotions for detainees in dozens of Russian cities. So far, according to the OVD-INFO (declared a “ino-agent”), 49 people were detained.
15:00
Early in the morning of February 24, Russian troops delivered a massive missile blow to military facilities almost throughout Ukraine. After that, the troops crossed the border (including the Belarusian-Ukrainian) and began the offensive deep into the country. By the middle of the day, Russian combat aircraft was already seen over Kiev.
Losses of Ukrainian troops are at least 40 people. Many military facilities in the country are destroyed. At least one APU plane is shot down. There was no information about the losses of the Russian side. Ukraine announced the breakdown of diplomatic relations with Russia.
The international community, including the UN leadership, condemned the actions of Moscow. Russian markets collapsed after the start of the invasion. The cost of the dollar in the first hours reached 90 rubles, the euro - more than 100, but after the re -opening of trading and the intervention of the Central Bank, the courses decreased almost to yesterday's values.