Contrary to his claims, Vladimir Putin didn’t have ‘legal grounds’ for invading Ukraine Kremlin Press Service / EPA / Scanpix / LETA When Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24, he cited the Russian Federation’s “obligations” as an ally of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics.” As it turns out, no such alliance existed at that time. The agreements regarding mutual cooperation did not come into force until a day later, on February 25.

Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fourteenth day. Online "Medus" “Medusa” since February 24, the clocks of the war in Ukraine live around the clock. Read about the events of March 7 here , about March 8 - here . The main thing in the last hours : The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation recognized the facts of participation of conscripts in the war in Ukraine. UN data: From the beginning of the war, 516 civilians were killed, 908 were injured.

The Bank of Russia temporarily restricted the issuance of cash from foreign currency accounts of Russians. This is stated on the website of the regulator. Clients of Russian banks will be able to withdraw up to 10,000 US dollars in cash from their accounts or deposits. The remaining funds will be issued in rubles at the market rate on the day of issue. During the period of this temporary order, the currency will be issued in US dollars, regardless of the currency of the account.

The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it is suspending its business in Russia amid the events in Ukraine. The press release of the company does not contain any details. It is unclear whether only Coca-Cola-owned factories will be shut down, or whether the company will officially stop selling beverages in Russia. Coca-Cola drinks are officially sold in all countries of the world except North Korea and Cuba. Updated . PepsiCo also announced the suspension of activities in Russia .

We talked with her Anton Carliner / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta On March 6, on the day when anti -war shares passed throughout Russia and 4400 people were detained, an audio recording appeared on the Web, on which police officers from the Moscow Department of Internal Affairs brutally beat the girl and rudely comment on every blow.

The Starbucks coffee shop chain will temporarily suspend operations in Russia, CNBC quotes a company message. As part of the business stoppage, all Starbucks coffee shops in the Russian Federation will be closed, as well as the import of raw materials to Russia will be suspended. The letter from the head of the company, Kevin Johnson, emphasizes that the company will support its two thousand employees who live in Russia.

Burning oil depot, hundreds of people under a destroyed bridge, foreign volunteers in Ukraine By the thirteenth day of the war, Russia and Ukraine again managed to agree on several humanitarian corridors, but only residents of the city of Sumy could evacuate: the parties accused each other of disrupting the agreements. In Mariupol, which has been besieged for almost a week, people still spend the night in bomb shelters.

Here is a monologue of a father whose son was captured in Ukraine The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not provide any information about the captured Russian soldiers - but relatives can identify them in the videos that have begun to appear on the network. In one of these videos , Russian serviceman Damur Mustafayev says that instead of training, he and his colleagues were “deceived” sent to fight in Ukraine.

The main thing about the thirteenth day of war Press Service of the President of Ukraine / AP / Scanpix / Leta On March 8, evacuation began from the city of Suma, where at night 21 people died as a result of shelling. In the evening, the second evacuation column left for Poltava. In total, according to the regional authorities, about 3.5 thousand people were evacuated from the city. On other possible routes, including from Mariupol, there were no positive progress.

McDonald's will close all 850 of its restaurants in Russia. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing a company statement. At the same time, McDonald's emphasized that for the time being they would continue to pay salaries to 62,000 Russian employees who "invested their heart and soul in the development of the brand." Earlier on March 8, Yum! Brands, the owner of the KFC brand, has announced that it is suspending development programs in Russia. There were no reports of restaurant closures.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became the first foreign leader to address the British parliament in the House of Commons. He spoke via video link, Sky News reports. Zelensky told British MPs what had happened in Ukraine over the past 13 days. In particular, he said, more than 50 children had died since the start of the war, and Russian troops had blocked Mariupol and were not allowing water and food to be delivered there.

Kostroma priest John Burdin - about the anti -war sermon, for which he will be judged Artem Geodakyan / TASS On March sixth, 50-year-old Priest John Burdin, rector of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Karabanovo, Kostroma Region, and at the Sunday Liturgy made an anti-war sermon. According to the priest, one of the parishioners complained to the police served, and on the same day a protocol under the new article of the Code of Administrative Offenses drew up a priest.

Hackers hacked the websites of a number of Russian federal agencies and posted anti-war images on them. In particular, the websites of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Energy, Rosstat, Roskomnadzor, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Federal Penitentiary Service were hacked. No known hacker group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. On February 28, hackers carried out a major attack on Russian media sites - among the victims were TASS, Izvestia, Forbes.ru, and Fontanka.

The European Commission has proposed to the EU countries a "draft" of the plan, which involves the abandonment of Russian fossil fuels "long before 2030". This was reported in a press release from the commission. The decision was made against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the report said. The first Russian energy source to be abandoned is gas.

US President Joe Biden announced a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas. It is reported by Sky News. Biden said in a statement that the decision was made in close cooperation with US allies. According to the president, Washington understands that due to dependence on Russian energy carriers, European countries cannot take similar steps. Biden also warned American consumers that gasoline prices would continue to rise as a result.