Chronicle of the war with Ukraine. Day 19

22:29

The girl who appeared on Channel One with an anti-war poster is Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of the TV channel, reports . OVD-Info

After the broadcast, the girl was detained and taken to the Ostankino police station, Ovsyannikova's friends said.

22:05

On the air of Channel One, the girl interrupted the Vremya program with Ekaterina Andreeva and ran out in front of the camera with a poster with the inscription: “No war. Stop the war. Don't believe the propaganda. Here you are being lied to. Russians against war. The girl managed to say: "Stop the war, no war." The broadcast from the studio was immediately interrupted by one of the recorded scenes.

21:26

The Associated Press, citing surgeon Timur Marina , reported that a pregnant girl from the Mariupol maternity hospital, whose death became known today, was taken in a state of shock with a crushed pelvis and a detachment of her right thigh. She was given a caesarean section, but neither she nor the baby could be saved.

According to doctors, realizing that the child could not be saved, the woman began to ask: "Kill me now."

20:50

The Russian authorities are banning concerts by Ukrainian and Russian musicians who have spoken out against the war, the Agency reports , citing a concert promoter and member of a Moscow musical group.

According to a member of the group, on the last weekend in the capital bar before the performance, the organizers handed over a list of musicians and groups whose songs cannot be performed:

• Noize MC
• Alekseev
• Max Barskikh
• Vera Brezhneva
• Boris Grebenshchikov
• Anacondaz
• "Nerves"
• "Caste"
• "Blood"
• "One in a Canoe"
• "Ocean Elzy"
• "Porn Movies"
• Ivan Dorn
• Nadezhda Dorofeeva
• 2Masha
• Potap and Nastya Kamenskih
• Svetlana Loboda
• Valeriy Meladze
• Monatic
• Oxymiron

Also on this list was comedian and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who also condemned the war.

The organizer of concert tours also received this list. He was told that events with these artists were "highly discouraged".

According to The Agency, some Russian artists are now being forced to sign a pledge not to speak out about the war in Ukraine, not to show the Ukrainian flag and photos or videos related to the war. According to the promoter, these bans are lowered to the organizers by the security forces: “On the day of the concert, they come to the venue from Center E, after that the venue goes to the organizer of the concert with this.”

19:11

Slovakia decided to expel three employees of the Russian embassy based on information from the security services, reports Reuters. Diplomats must leave the country within three days.

18:42

Asus reported problems with the supply of its equipment:

“Asus always follows international regulations and this situation has caused serious problems throughout the supply chain, logistics and banking services, and has led to the fact that deliveries to the Russian market are now practically frozen.”

18:03

This is where a single mother from Perm earns money by advertising her manicure services. Here a man from Yaroslavl shows how cool he makes parquet and is looking for clients. A girl from St. Petersburg bakes and sells cakes. Instagram, advertising on it, customers on it - an environment that feeds the families of hundreds of thousands. These people receive nothing from the state. They get nothing from oil and gas. They work hard to feed their families (and pay taxes!) and Instagram is their business environment

Alexei Navalny spoke out against blocking Instagram

17:51

Since February 24, as a result of hostilities in Ukraine , 636 people have died , according to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Another 1125 were injured and wounded. There were 46 children among the dead and 62 children among the wounded.

The main reasons for the death of the civilian population are the use of explosive weapons with a large radius of destruction, including heavy artillery, salvo fire systems, missile and air strikes.

The department notes that there are probably more dead and injured, as information from the combat areas is delayed.

17:04

Roskomnadzor, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, blocked TJournal due to publications about the war in Ukraine.

“Publications have been posted containing unreliable socially significant information about numerous casualties among the military personnel of the Russian Federation, as well as the civilian population of Ukraine. In addition, publications with unreliable information about the strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on civilian infrastructure facilities and the civilian population of Ukraine were identified, ” TJ quotes a letter from the department.

16:29

Private security companies in St. Petersburg were forced to conclude agreements with the National Guard to help during the protests, reports , citing sources in the city's security companies. BBC Russian Service

According to the agreement, which was at the disposal of the editors, the employees of the St. Petersburg private security companies will help the National Guard in "enforcing law and order" at mass events, participate in joint patrols, and also provide workers' organizations and technical means.

The BBC notes that private security companies do not have the right to use violence and detain people on their own.

In Ukraine, along with the Russian military, the National Guardsmen, SOBR and OMON officers are participating in the hostilities. The latter are usually involved in dispersing protests in Russia.

15:19

In Melitopol, the Russian military surrounded Victory Square in the city center, where protests against Russian troops have been held for the past few days, after which a scuffle broke out between the townspeople and the military, reports . RIA Melitopol

After that, the protesting citizens were pushed back, and the square was cordoned off and no longer allowed to enter it.

15:07

15:03

Bayer, a German chemical-pharmaceutical company, will suspend investments in Russian business and advertising in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the manufacturer will continue to supply healthcare and agricultural products.

The company stressed that the safety of 700 employees in Ukraine and the support of the country's population remain a priority. Bayer has set up a €3 million relief fund for the victims.

14:45

In London, activists entered the mansion of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and hung a Ukrainian flag and canvases on the building with the inscriptions “Putin go to *** Putin go **** yourself”, “This property has been liberated” (“This property has been liberated”) and "Power breeds parasites" ("Power breeds parasites"), writes the Daily Mail.

The police arrived at the mansion, but did not take any action yet.

The newspaper notes that Deripaska usually stayed at the mansion only a few days a year.

14:18

Ukrenergo reported that Russian troops damaged a power line feeding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the city of Slavutych. The station workers repaired and energized it just a day ago.

The company promised to send a repair team back to the territory occupied by Russian troops to repair the damaged line.

Earlier, the IAEA, citing the Ukrainian authorities , reported that workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are no longer engaged in the repair and maintenance of safety-related equipment due to fatigue after almost three weeks of non-shift work.

13:59

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the possibility of registering rights to foreign aircraft leased by Russian companies.

13:22

Sales of tours abroad have decreased by 25 times, according to Izvestia, citing information from the tour operator Intourist. This and other companies attribute the sharp drop in demand to higher airfare and flight cancellations.

At the same time, the publication notes that tours to Abkhazia, Armenia and Turkey are still in demand. You can fly to the last two countries by direct regular flights.

13:12

Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are no longer engaged in the repair and maintenance of safety-related equipment due to fatigue after almost three weeks of non-stop work, the IAEA reports , citing Ukrainian authorities.

“211 technical staff and security personnel still cannot change: they started work the day before Russian troops entered the facility on February 24. In addition, the regulatory body expressed concern about the safety of transporting personnel outside the exclusion zone established after the accident.

The Ukrainian authorities cannot directly contact the plant personnel and receive information from the plant management, which is located outside the plant.

The station has been controlled by the Russian military since the first day of the war.

12:47

Authorities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic say 20 people were killed and nine injured after the military shot down a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile in central Donetsk.

12:29

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, posted a video in which the Chechen military is likely to force Ukrainian prisoners to shout: “Akhmat is strength.” The prisoners are on their knees.

“I told you that I would make you,” the soldier holding the camera then says.

12:18

The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that Russian prosecutors are threatening to seize executives and assets (including trademarks) of Western companies that left the Russian market because of the war in Ukraine.

Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, IBM and Yum Brands, which owns KFC and Pizza Hut, received threats from Russian prosecutors, sources said. These corporations have suspended investment in Russian businesses amid the war in Ukraine, and some are shutting down operations in the country.

The Russian Embassy in the United States called an article about threats to American businessmen a fiction: "The Wall Street Journal opus is pure fiction."

Earlier, the Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andrey Turchak proposed to nationalize the production of foreign companies that announced their withdrawal from Russia.

11:20

Galina Danilchenko, a pro-Russian MP from Melitopol, who is described by local and Russian media as the city's new mayor, has announced the launch of Russian channels in the region. Danilchenko's appeal was one of the first to be published by the YouTube channel "Under the lens".

“Today we feel an acute shortage in obtaining reliable information. Therefore, from today on the territory of Melitopol and the Melitopol region begins digital broadcasting of Russian TV channels. Reconfigure your TV receivers and get true information,” Danilchenko said in a new televised address.

Melitopol is occupied by Russian troops, on March 4, the Zaporozhye Regional Military Administration announced the capture of the Melitopol TV tower and the start of broadcasting of Russian TV channels.

Last week, the Ukrainian authorities reported the abduction by Russian troops of the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, and a couple of days later, the head of the district council, Sergei Pryima. Where they are is still unknown.

11:02

Manufacturer of household chemicals and hygiene products Procter & Gamble announced a price increase from March 15 by an average of 43%. The company explains this by the rise in the cost of logistics, materials and the fall of the ruble, reports . Kommersant

Prices will increase for:

• 26% for detergents
• 30% for laundry detergents
• 33% for feminine hygiene products
• 47% for baby care products
• 58% for oral care products
• 63% for hair care products
• 65% for shaving products
• 67% for health and beauty products
• 74% for professional cleaning products.

The American company P&G produces products under the brands Ariel, Tide, Lenor, Fairy, Pampers, Always, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Blend-a-med and many others. After the outbreak of war in Ukraine, P&G suspended investments in Russian business and announced that it would reduce the product line in the country. At the same time, both Russian plants will continue to work.

10:26

Voice of America journalist Asya Dolina said that one of the pregnant girls evacuated from the destroyed maternity hospital in Mariupol had died. Her child also did not survive.

According to the journalist, this information was confirmed to her by photographer Yevgeny Maloletka, who filmed how the girl was taken out of the building on a stretcher. It's about the girl in the first photo.

Earlier it became known that another girl from the maternity ward of city hospital No. 3 Marianna Podgurskaya gave birth to a girl.

9:48

In Kiev, after an artillery shell hit a nine-story residential building, two people were killed, three more were hospitalized, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service.

The shell destroyed part of the staircase and the facade of the house. Some apartments were on fire.

9:32

Anti-war actions were held all over Russia yesterday. More than 850 people have been detained.

The Ukrainian authorities have accused Russian troops of kidnapping two mayors of the Zaporozhye cities, Melitopol and Dniprorudny. In Melitopol, the head of the district council and an activist were also detained.

Russia shelled the Yavoriv military airfield in the Lvov region, 30 kilometers from Poland. The Ukrainians reported 35 dead, Russia claims there could be up to 180.

Mariupol authorities report that 2,187 people have been killed in the city since February 24 due to shelling.

In the cities occupied by the Russian military, Kherson, Berdyansk and Melitopol, local residents took to the streets with Ukrainian flags.

American documentary filmmaker Brent Renault, who was preparing a project about the refugee crisis for Time, was shot dead in the Kyiv region.

Roskomnadzor started blocking Instagram.

Cover photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant