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***The [[Russian Navy]] warns that all civilian ships and vessels attempting to approach the Ukrainian [[Black Sea]] coast will be destroyed as "terrorist threats". [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/26/7326140/ (''Ukrainska Pravda'')] |
***The [[Russian Navy]] warns that all civilian ships and vessels attempting to approach the Ukrainian [[Black Sea]] coast will be destroyed as "terrorist threats". [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/26/7326140/ (''Ukrainska Pravda'')] |
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***[[Poland]] says around 100,000 [[Ukrainians]] have crossed [[Poland–Ukraine border|the border]] since the invasion began. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60517447 (BBC)] |
***[[Poland]] says around 100,000 [[Ukrainians]] have crossed [[Poland–Ukraine border|the border]] since the invasion began. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60517447 (BBC)] |
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***Ukraine says [[Turkey]] has agreed to block Russian warships from accessing the [[Black Sea]] through the [[Bosporus]] following a phone call between President Zelenskyy and [[President of Turkey|Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/26/russia-ukraine-latest-news-fighting-kyiv-zelenskiy-assault-putin-capital (''The Guardian'')] |
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Revision as of 16:58, 26 February 2022
February 26, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv offensive, Battle of Kyiv
- Russian Ground Forces attempt to attack an army base near Kyiv on Victory Avenue along with one of the electricity generating stations in the city. However, the Ukrainian military says that they repelled both attacks. (Reuters)
- A residential tower block near Kyiv International Airport is hit by a missile. (Al Jazeera)
- Ukrainian official claim its air defences shot down two Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes carrying paratroopers near the cities of Vasylkiv and Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast. A Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jet is also claimed shot down. (Times of Israel)
- Battle of Melitopol
- The Russian Armed Forces report that they captured the city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. However, this claim is disputed. Russian state media says Russian troops swept into the city facing "no resistance". (Reuters) (TASS)
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posts a video of himself in the capital Kyiv amidst rumors that he has fled the country. (Times of Israel)
- The Russian Navy warns that all civilian ships and vessels attempting to approach the Ukrainian Black Sea coast will be destroyed as "terrorist threats". (Ukrainska Pravda)
- Poland says around 100,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border since the invasion began. (BBC)
- Kyiv offensive, Battle of Kyiv
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
International relations
- Reactions to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis, International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Turkey–Ukraine relations
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that Turkey is making efforts for an immediate ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Protesters gather at the Russian embassy in London. During the protest, demonstrators are seen throwing eggs at the embassy, and call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine. (The Independent)
- Around 200 demonstrators in Taipei, Taiwan call for the war to end. (Taiwan News)
Science and technology
- Internet censorship in Russia
- Russia blocks access to social media platform Twitter. NetBlocks confirms a total block of the website. (The Verge)