The President of the United States made an appeal in connection with the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine Joe Biden said that there is no evidence of Ukraine's intention to attack the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass, while Russia is preparing for an invasion, including plans to capture Kyiv. “We have reason to believe that Russian forces are planning and intending to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days.

If it does not take place, Kyiv will be able to reconsider its renunciation of nuclear weapons The Ukrainian authorities are initiating a summit of the countries participating in the Budapest Memorandum. This document provides for Ukraine's refusal to deploy nuclear weapons. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference. If the summit does not take place or does not provide security guarantees, Kyiv will recognize the memorandum as invalid.

The map was published by the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed republic The people's militia of the self-proclaimed DPR published the "plan of the offensive of Ukraine." According to him, the territory of the Donetsk region is allegedly going to be seized in five days. According to the publication, three brigades of the Ukrainian army intend to carry out a massive shelling and destroy military and civilian facilities with the help of aircraft and drones.

The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic signed a corresponding decree “I call on fellow countrymen who are in reserve to come to the military commissariats. Today I signed a decree on general mobilization,” said the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin. He appealed to all men living in the region who are capable of holding weapons with a call to protect their families, Donbass and "all Russian people", the reports .

Leonid Pasechnik also allowed to confiscate the property of organizations and citizens for military purposes The head of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, signed a decree on general mobilization. Earlier today, a similar decision was made by his colleague from the DNR, Denis Pushilin. According to Pasechnik's decree , mobilization was announced "to repel aggression" against the LPR.

The agency reports that the ammunition was fired from the territory of Ukraine The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case on the fact of an explosion of ammunition in the Rostov region. This happened in the Tarasovsky district near the border with Ukraine. The report of the TFR says that the projectile was fired "from the territory of Ukraine with the help of a multiple launch rocket system." There are no dead or injured.

Measures are introduced until the end of February Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have suspended flights to Ukraine. We are talking about flights to Kyiv and Odessa. Carriers introduce measures until the end of February. The decision on further flights will be made according to the situation. On February 12, KLM ceased flights to Ukraine amid the threat of a Russian invasion of the country.

The President of Russia observes the maneuvers from the situational center in the Kremlin The company Vladimir Putin was the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov.

This can happen if the summit of the countries participating in the Budapest Memorandum, which is initiated by Kyiv, does not take place. The Ukrainian authorities are initiating a summit of the countries participating in the Budapest Memorandum. This document provides for Ukraine's refusal to deploy nuclear weapons. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference.

They take positions closer to the border This was reported to the Associated Press by a source in the Pentagon. At the same time, other sources of the publication note that the movement of Russian troops lasts about a week and this does not necessarily mean that Vladimir Putin has decided to launch an invasion. US President Joe Biden has previously said that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine, including the capture of Kiev. According to him, this may happen in the coming days.

The Speaker of the State Duma promised that Russia, if necessary, will stand up for its citizens from the DPR and LPR According to Vyacheslav Volodin, Washington created a "non-existent threat" from Russia and authorized "an attack on civilians of the DPR and LPR." He stated that Russia would stand up for its citizens living in the unrecognized republics if their lives were threatened. “Russia does not want war.

Measures are introduced until the end of February Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have suspended flights to Ukraine. We are talking about flights to Kyiv and Odessa. Carriers introduce measures until the end of February. The decision on further flights will be made according to the situation. On February 12, KLM ceased flights to Ukraine amid the threat of a Russian invasion of the country.

According to the governor, 143 temporary accommodation points have been prepared in the region Governor Vasily Golubev announced the introduction of a state of emergency in the Rostov region due to the influx of refugees from the DPR and LPR. “Given the trend towards an increase in the number of citizens who cross the border in the Rostov region, we consider it appropriate to introduce the Emergency response mode from 10:00 on February 19, 2022,” he said at a meeting in Rostov-on-Don.

The money came from the federal budget The Rostov region has been allocated five billion rubles from the federal budget to assist refugees from the Donbass, said the first deputy governor of the region, Igor Guskov. According to him, cited by TASS , funds for payments of ten thousand rubles have already been brought to the regional Ministry of Labor. On Friday, February 18, Vladimir Putin ordered to urgently pay ten thousand rubles to each refugee from Donbass who arrived in the Rostov region.