Men aged 18 to 60 who have Ukrainian citizenship will not be able to travel outside the country. Head of the Lviv customs Daniil Menshikov wrote about this on Facebook. “Due to the martial law, male citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 will not be allowed to leave our state. Please do not create panic and do not try to arbitrarily cross the border!” urged Menshikov.

New York's Carnegie Hall announced that Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and Russian pianist Denis Matsuev will not take part in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts scheduled for February 25-27. A Carnegie Hall spokesman attributed the program changes to "recent world events." Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been invited to replace Gergiev. The name of the performer who will replace Matsuev has not yet been announced.

Highlights by midnight February 25 Russian army The first day of the war outlined the plans of the Russian Ministry of Defense. A full-scale invasion of Ukraine is being carried out along at least eight axes. Russian troops advanced deep into the territory of Ukraine for 25-30 kilometers, and in the south - for 70-90 kilometers. In addition, a helicopter assault was landed - and was able to gain a foothold - on the northern outskirts of Kyiv.

On the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 137 Ukrainian military personnel were killed, including 10 officers. Another 316 were injured. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. He rejected rumors that he allegedly left Kyiv and emphasized that his wife and children also remain in Ukraine. At the same time, Zelensky said that he could not disclose their location.

According to the latest data, 1,734 people in 53 Russian cities were detained due to protests against the invasion of Ukraine, OVD-Info reports. The largest number of detainees was in Moscow - at least 955 people. At least 425 people were detained in St. Petersburg, 57 in Krasnodar, 39 in Yekaterinburg. In other cities, there were less than 30 detainees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization . The document was published on the official website of the Ukrainian president. The mobilization is justified by Russia's military invasion. It is ordered to be carried out in all regions of Ukraine within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the decree.

Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / Leta City of Chuguev in the Kharkov region, fired on February 24 by the Russian military On February 24, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, proclaiming the goal of “demilitarization” and “denazification” of the country. Battles go in most border regions of Ukraine; Military facilities throughout the country were shelling. Ukraine on the night of February 25 announced 137 dead troops and 316, who were injured.

Actor and director Sean Penn is filming a documentary in Ukraine about the invasion of Russian troops. This was announced on February 24 by the office of the President of Ukraine and the film producer Vice Studios. Stories featuring Penn on Thursday evening were published by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to the latest data, on February 24, as a result of the Russian invasion, 57 residents of Ukraine were killed, and another 169 were injured. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine with reference to the Minister of Health of the country Viktor Lyashko. The Minister did not specify how many military personnel and civilians were among the dead and injured. Earlier, the office of the President of Ukraine reported the death of more than 40 military personnel and 10 civilians.

The war came to Kyiv on the first day of the Russian invasion. Here's how the city coped with this: the report "Medusa" Emilio Morenatti / AP / Scanpix / Leta On Thursday, February 24, Russian troops began the invasion of Ukraine. They attacked the capital of the country: they fired rockets and landed a landing at Antonov Airport near Kyiv. The city introduced a commandant hour. At the request of Medusa, local journalist Andrei Yanitsky tells how Kyiv survived the first day of the war.

The main thing is about the first day of the Russian war with Ukraine Daniel Leal / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Ukrainian troops in positions northwest of Kyiv, February 24, 2022 The war in Ukraine goes “almost throughout the country where there is a border” with Russia and Belarus , said the representative of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak.

US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. They include: Restrictions on transactions in dollars and euros, pounds and yen for Russian businesses; Restrictions on imports of high-tech products to Russia by 50%; Sanctions against four Russian banks, including VTB; Restrictions on borrowing on the US and EU markets for the largest Russian state-owned companies; Sanctions against Russian officials, major businessmen and their family members. Updated .

What happens to refugees from Donbass in the south in Russia - on the eve of the war and on its first day. Report "Medusa" Yuri Kochetkov / EPA / Scanpix / Leta refugees from the DPR at a temporary accommodation point near Taganrog. February 23, 2022 By the morning of February 24, 6870 residents from the DPR and LPR arrived in the Rostov region, more than half of them were children. They were settled in schools, sanatoriums and hotels.

According to the latest data, 1,237 people were detained in 49 Russian cities during protests against the invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by OVD-Info . The largest number of detainees was in Moscow — at least 629 people. Among them was sociologist Grigory Yudin. He was taken to the Yuzhnoye Medvedkovo police station. Yudin felt ill because he has a chronic illness, but they refused to let an ambulance in, OVD-Info reported .

Update: Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has lost control over the facilities in the area of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: “As a result of attack, all facilities at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in the exclusion zone — namely the spent nuclear fuel storage facilities (ISF-1 and ISF-2), the New Safe Confinement structure, and blocks № 1, 2, and 3 — were seized by armed forces without any insignia.” Russian forces have seized the Chernobyl