Meduza readers on how Western sanctions — and Russia’s response measures — have changed their lives Dmitry Lovetsky / AP / Scanpix / LETA Rates at a currency exchange in St. Petersburg, March 1, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in harsh sanctions from the West. The ruble exchange rate crashed, several Russian banks have been cut off from SWIFT, and the Central Bank’s foreign exchange reserves are blocked.

The Booking.com booking service has suspended work with Russia and Belarus. Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel wrote about this on the social network LinkedIn. “Every day, as the destructiveness of the war in Ukraine grows, so do the difficulties of doing business in the region. Due to these complexities… which include significant restrictions due to the sanctions of a number of countries, we are suspending tourism services in Russia and Belarus,” Vogel said.

Aris Messinis / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Fire in the house after shelling in the city of Irpen near Kyiv On the ninth day of the war, the Russian army continued mass shelling, shells still fall in civilian facilities-they destroy residential buildings, cultural centers and schools. The UN Directorate for Human Rights said that, according to them, during the hostilities in Ukraine, 331 peaceful resident was killed, another 675 people were injured. Ukraine continues to leave the refugees massively.

Roskomnadzor demanded that Apple return to the Russian Ministry of Defense its official name on the Apple Maps mapping service. The agency reported this to RBC. Earlier on March 4, the media noticed that the Russian Ministry of Defense on Apple maps was renamed the “Ministry of Fascism of the Russian Federation”. Whether the company itself did this or someone else is unknown.

The American video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) refused to sell its games in Russia and Belarus until the end of the war in Ukraine. This was reported on the EA website. For Russian and Belarusian users, the purchase of EA games and in-game content will not be available in the company's application and its Origin online store. The company also plans to close access to purchases in the online stores of its partners.

Russian invasion of Ukraine. The tenth day of the war. Online "Medus" “Medusa” since February 24, the clocks of the war in Ukraine live around the clock. Read about the events of March 3 here , about the events of most of March - here . The main thing in the last hours : The third round of peace negotiations is scheduled for Monday, March 7. Israeli Prime Minister Naphtali Bennett met with Putin in the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that provides for criminal liability for "fakes" about the actions of Russian military personnel. Interfax writes about this with reference to the Kremlin press service.

Explains the Aviation Expert Roman Gusarov Leonid Faerberg / Sopa / Zuma / Scanpix / Leta After Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and then announced the beginning of the “special military operation” (that is, war), the European Union and the United States closed their airspace for aircraft from Russia. In response, Russia closed the sky for aircraft from 36 countries.

The main thing for the ninth day of the war Zaporizhzhya NPP / YouTube shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, March 4, 2022 On the night of March 4, a fire occurred at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant -the training center caught fire. According to the statements of the Ukrainian side, the reason was the shelling of the nuclear power plant by the Russian military, which, as a result of the fighting, took control of the station.

The Russian companies Yandex and Ozon have warned that they may not fulfill their debt obligations on bonds due to the fact that the US exchange Nasdaq on February 28 suspended trading in their securities. Yandex released its message on March 3. The company warned that in the event of suspension of exchange trading in its bonds for more than five days, the holders of these bonds may demand to redeem them for an amount equal to the face value and accrued interest.

Updated : Roskomnadzor also confirmed the blocking of Twitter. Roskomnadzor has officially announced the blocking of the social network Facebook in Russia. This is reported on the agency's website. The reason for restricting access is “discrimination against Russian media.” According to the regulator, 26 such cases have been recorded since October 2020.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee from war to Europe through Lviv. This is what is happening there. Report "Medusa" Bruno Thevenin / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta people at the Lviv railway station. March 2, 2022 Ukrainians, fleeing the war, flee to the west of the country - to Lviv, who has not yet affected hostilities. Someone decides to wait there, but many move on-to the countries of the European Union, primarily to Poland.

The Bell business publication has decided to stop covering the war in Ukraine due to the risks created by the new law on imprisonment for "fakes" about the actions of the Russian army. This was reported on The Bell's Telegram channel. From the very beginning of the "special military operation" in Ukraine, we approached its coverage with great caution. Our main specialty is economics and business: everything that has to do with money and its impact on people's lives.

Photos of the human toll of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine The war in Ukraine is already well into its ninth day. More than a million people have become refugees, according to the United Nations. Cities still under bombardment are approaching a humanitarian catastrophe. During the second round of Russia-Ukraine talks on March 3, the parties agreed to establish humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, and the delivery of medicines and food.

The BBC is temporarily suspending the work of all its journalists in Russia due to a law penalizing dissemination of knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian military. This is stated in a statement by CEO Tim Davey. The BBC Russian Service will operate outside the country, Davey said. According to him, the new law "criminalizes" independent journalism.