Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 **Media Thread** NO DISCUSSION #2

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MAR 12, 2022
Russia bombs Orthodox Svyatogorsk Lavra | Ukrayinska Pravda
During the fighting on the territory of the city of Svyatogorsk, Donetsk region, on March 12, the premises of the Assumption Svyatogorsk Lavra, where monks and refugees were staying, were damaged.

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Several wounded were taken to the hospital in Svyatogorsk, the rest were assisted in the monastery. There were no fatalities.

On the night of March 12-13, all refugees and brothers were evacuated to monastic basements.

Moscow’s Stock Market to Remain Frozen for Third Week (wsj.com)
The Moscow Exchange said Saturday the country’s main stock market will stay closed next week, through March 18. The stock market hasn’t opened since Feb. 25, the day after the invasion and just before the West unveiled a punishing round of sanctions on Russia’s financial system.

The suspension delays what is likely to be a painful reckoning for investors in Russian stocks. ...

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The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Explosions heard in Ivano-Frankivsk. Air raid alerts are on. Residents are asked to head to the nearest shelter.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
SBU shares vid of an interrogated Russian occupier, where he tells:
Russian army command resumed the practice of "shooting squads" that execute deserters
600 Russian marines refused to unboard ship near Odesa "because they realized what was happening"

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
The head of the #Ukrainian Community of #Crimea believes that in order to achieve peace in #Ukraine, its authorities need to fulfill all of #Russia's conditions and reconsider the current system of statehood.

NEXTA on Twitter
The Yavoriv landfill near #Lviv was probably attacked by #Russian troops, according to #Ukrainian People's Deputy Irina #Gerashchenko.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Early morning explosions near Lviv were the result of Ukraine’s air defense against Russian missiles, according to local lawmaker Igor Zinkevych. “All military units are working fully, additional information is expected from the head of the region, he wrote March 13.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Zinkevych also reminded people not to post photos of the movement of Ukrainian troops as to not give up the positions of Ukraine’s military.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
In the early morning, Russian occupiers launched an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security in Yaviriv, near Lviv. According to preliminary data, 8 missiles were fired Information on victims is being established - Lviv Oblast Military Administration

Christopher Miller on Twitter
Day 18 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine begins with more attacks. Lviv’s mayor’s office confirms to me that there was a missile strike on Yavoriv’s military facilities before daybreak. Yavoriv is a military town 10 miles from Poland and home to an international training facility.

 

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Young father who escaped Ukraine raising money to help brother left behind to fight (fox26houston.com)
GERMANY - ...

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"It was night, and my wife is waking me up at 4:30 a.m. She was screaming and saying to me, ‘This is war.’ Bombs or something was flying over our heads in Kyiv. It was something crazy," he said.

At that moment, Tkachuk made the difficult choice to run from war and escort his family out rather than stay and defend his country with his brother and fellow men.

"My wish is to be in Territorial Defense like they are, but I’m afraid about my wife and children. My wife is crying all the time, too," he said.

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Needing to get even further to safety they made a 45-hour trip to a refugee camp in Germany all while his brother, who had no children, is still in Ukraine preparing to fight.

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Tkachuk has a pretty big community here in the United States who he met while working at a summer camp a decade ago. One of those friends started a fundraiser to help refugees and the men in Ukraine who have little to no body armor or ammunition.

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The owner of a Ukrainian restaurant in New York, where sales have risen up to 75%, says some staff are considering fighting against Russia in the Ukraine war

Hero vet risks life to rescue pets left behind in Ukraine

Former Dallas Police Officer, Father Of 2 Puts Life On Line To Fight For Ukraine

Eastern Washington man leaves home to help fight for Ukraine | kgw.com

 

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Ukraine Says Russia Planning Sham Independence 'Referendum’ In Occupied Kherson (rferl.org)
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Kherson, a port city near where the Dnieper River flows into the Black Sea, borders Crimea, the peninsula that Russia seized in 2014.

Russian control of Kherson through a proxy “independent” nation would be a step towards the Kremlin creating a land bridge between Russia and Crimea.

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Serhiy Hlan, a deputy of the Kherson regional council, said earlier in the day that Russian occupying forces had contacted him and other deputies asking them to “cooperate” with the creation of Kherson National Republic (KhNR), he said in a Facebook post.

Hlan said that he “categorically refused” and called on other deputies to reject the Russian overtures.

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A resident of Kherson speaking on condition of anonymity with RFE/RL amid concern over her safety, said Russia has brought in at least nine busloads of people from Russian-controlled territories in the east.

She said the vote could be held on March 13 to coincide with the anniversary of Soviet forces driving the Nazi’s out of Kherson in 1944.

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“No one in Kherson wants it to be an independent republic. We are part of Ukraine, this [KhNR] is nonsense,” the resident told RFE/RL.

Kherson citizens are sending around messages warning each other not to vote or fall victim to a Russian provocation, she said.

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More airstrikes by Russia, Ukrainian MFA appeals for air defense | Euromaidan Press
On 11-12 March, Russia again escalated its missile and airstrikes, both on military and civilian objects throughout Ukraine, which led to many deaths among civilians.

The indiscriminate shelling of civilian districts by rocket artillery systems has also intensified. Russians start using even more cruel tactics, deploying rocket launchers among village houses, to prevent Ukrainian artillery strikes in response, and cover neighboring cities with a barrage of rockets. Ukraine asks for air defense systems from the west to effectively stop the Russian invasion and atrocities of the Russian military.

Russian military shelling Mykolayiv in Ukraine by rocket artillery, 12 March 2022

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“Besieged Mariupol is now the worst humanitarian catastrophe on the planet. 1582 dead civilians in 12 days, even buried in mass graves like this one. Unable to defeat the Ukrainian Army, Putin bombs the unarmed, blocks humanitarian aid. We need planes to stop Russian war crimes!”

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Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Ukrainians remain optimistic about Ukraine’s prospects in Russia’s war. 91% of Ukrainian feel hope, 92% believe that Ukraine will repel Russia’s attack, 57% believe that Ukraine will defeat Russia in the coming weeks
60% of Ukrainians believe Ukraine will defeat Russia in weeks, 80% contribute to defense: poll | Euromaidan Press

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
RFE/RL: Morgues in Belarus fill up with the bodies of Russian soldiers, locals say. Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent back to Russia by train or plane, according to residents who talked to RFE/RL.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
The morgues in Belarusian cities of Mozyr, Homel and Naroulia are reportedly full.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Deputy chief of National Police Oleksiy Biloshytskyi says Russian occupiers used phosphorous munitions in Popasna (Luhansk Obl). They are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions

Олексій Білошицький | Facebook
Translated by Google:
It's dangerous.
The use of phosphorus ammunition. A destructive, destructive, destructive force.
This is what the fascists called "Brennende Zwiebel". This is what the racists are releasing in our cities now. Incredible suffering and fires.
Asvabaditeli in all its glory.
Scotty. Not human beings.

White phosphorus munitions - Wikipedia

 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Lviv under attack from Russian missiles; Nato chief warns on chemical weapons – live | World news | The Guardian

The attack on the military base so close to the border with Poland follows a warning on Saturday from Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, that western shipments to Ukraine were “legitimate targets” for attack.

Supporters of Ukraine, including the UK, Germany and the United States, have been urgently shipping thousands of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Kyiv in response to Moscow’s aggression.

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Russia launches missile attack on Ukrainian military base near Lviv
To provide some more clarity on the attack this morning near Lviv, northwestern Ukraine, here is what we know so far.

Russian airstrikes hit the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre (IPSC) in the Yavoriv district, about 50km south-west of Lviv and about 25km from the border with Poland.

The IPSC is a large military base that includes a training centre for soldiers, predominantly for peacekeeping missions.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 12 | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)
March 12, 4:00 pm EST

Russian forces secured limited advances east of Kyiv and north from Crimea on March 12 but continue to face logistical challenges, mounting casualties, and sustained Ukrainian counterattacks.

... Russian forces captured unspecified “eastern outskirts” of Mariupol on March 12 and continue to shell the city in a likely effort to force it to capitulate.

Key Takeaways

• Russian forces did not conduct offensive operations northwest of Kyiv for the second day in a row.
• Russian forces resumed limited attacks toward northeastern Kyiv and renewed efforts to fully encircle Chernihiv.
• Ongoing Ukrainian counterattacks in northeastern Ukraine are likely forcing Russia to redeploy forces away from offensive operations toward Kyiv to consolidate its long line of communication.
• Russian forces made limited territorial gains in eastern Mariupol and continued to shell the city.
• The Ukrainian General Staff reported Russian forces conducted a new advance northeast from Kherson along the western bank of the Dnipro.
• The Ukrainian military claimed to have damaged or destroyed 31 Russian battalion tactical groups (BTGs) as of March 11.
• The Kremlin likely seeks to deter continuing Western military aid shipments to Ukraine, threatening that Russia will view Western military aid shipments to Ukraine as legitimate military targets on March 12.

Click here to expand the map below.

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Russian forces are engaged in four primary efforts at this time:

• Main effort—Kyiv (comprised of three subordinate supporting efforts);
• Supporting effort 1—Kharkiv;
  • Supporting effort 1a—Luhansk Oblast;
• Supporting effort 2—Mariupol and Donetsk Oblast; and
• Supporting effort 3—Kherson and advances westward.

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The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Russian forces hit Ivano-Frankivsk airbase early on March 13, according to the city's mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv. Martsinkiv reported that the airport was the target of Russian attacks for the second day in row. He urged those who live close to the airport to relocate.

NEXTA on Twitter
The fourth round of negotiations between #Ukraine and #Russia will take place after the "legal formats" have been out, Mikhail #Podolyak, advisor to the head of the presidential office, said in an interview.

 

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Putin's forces strike close to Nato border: Russia targets military base 20 miles from Poland | Daily Mail Online

 

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35 killed in strikes on western Ukraine military base

A Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO member Poland killed 35 people and wounded 57, local officials said.

The regional governor of Lviv said Russia fired 30 rockets at the military complex in what appeared to be the westernmost attack of the war.

Foreign military instructors worked at the Yavoriv military facility and were present during the strikes, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

"Russia has attacked the International Center for Peacekeeping & Security near Lviv. Foreign instructors work here. Information about the victims is being clarified," Mr Reznikov said in an online post.

Meanwhile Poland's President Andrzej Duda has said the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia would be a game changer and NATO would have to think seriously about how to respond.

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"Ukrainian males aged 18-60 are banned from leaving the country, Zelensky says in new declaration
From CNN's Tamara Qiblawi and Caroll Alvardo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a general military mobilization.

In a declaration signed late Thursday, Zelensky said that "in order to ensure the defense of the state, maintaining combat and mobilization readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations," a broad-based mobilization was ordered, including in the capital, Kyiv and all Ukraine's major cities."
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-new...24-22-intl/h_4309a4916d57670f85519210a07fb2c9

 

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Ukraine to English online translation...

"Putin does not believe in his own army and resorts to Stalinist repression

However, this does not save him from the riots that have already begun to arise among the Russian military.

The next captured occupier tells about it during interrogation in SBU. They say that the army leadership has resumed the practice of "shooting squads" - echelons that follow the main forces of the Russian Federation and kill those who want to flee.

According to him, in the course of advancing deep into Ukraine, the occupying army is beginning to realize that they have far from a peacekeeping mission.

"But we have been told that we will not return, because we are being followed by echelons of assassins who are trying to return home," he said.

Now, having become an accomplice in the crimes, the occupier regrets that they did not have the courage to act like the Russian Marines: "... near Odessa, 600 Marines rebelled and did not get off the ship, because they understood what was happening."

The occupying army is demoralized and oppressed.

So the victory of Ukraine is not far off!

#Stop the Occupiers
#Putin to The Hague
#ZSU"

Служба безпеки України

 

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Alec Luhn @ASLuhn
Scripps environmental journalism fellow interested in the far north. Former Russia correspondent for@guardian&@telegraph

The missile strike on the base near Lviv is significant not because foreign instructors "work" there (they were pulled out in Feb) but because foreign volunteers are reportedly there now. Russia said it would consider foreigners "mercenaries"


theguardian.com
Russia missile strike on Ukraine base close to Polish border kills 35, governor says
6:31 AM · Mar 13, 2022·Twitter for Android


https://mobile.twitter.com/ASLuhn/status/1502955487679193091

 

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"The military base in Yavoriv, located some 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the city, was a training center for Ukrainian forces with foreign instructors, including from the United States and Canada.

It was also a hub for joint exercises involving Ukrainian soldiers and NATO allies."

35 Dead in Air Strike on Ukraine Military Base Near Poland - The Moscow Times

 

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@MartaDhanis
BREAKING: A journalist was shot and killed in Irpin, a second American journalist was also shot and has been taken to a hospital

@cliffordlevy @nytimes is deeply saddened to learn of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renaud. Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker, but he was not on assignment for@nytimes in Ukraine. Full statement is here

Brent's death is a terrible loss. Brave journalists like Brent take tremendous risks to bear witness and to tell the world about the devastation and suffering caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 

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annalisa camilli on Twitter - Video
Two American journalist shot by Russian at Irpin bridge. One is under surgery at the main hospital in Kyiv and the other was shot at the neck.

 

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China warns of 'worst consequences' for any country that supports Taiwan militarily
So now X threatens “worst consequences”.

How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With China
“Today we barely produce 10 percent of the computer chips, despite being the leader in chip design and research,” Mr. Biden said. “And we don’t have the ability to make the most advanced chips now — right now. But today, 75 percent of production takes place in East Asia. Ninety percent of the most advanced chips are made in Taiwan. China is doing everything it can to take over the global market so they can try to outcompete the rest of us and have a lot of applications — including military applications.”

 

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Ukraine war: 'Sky turned red' as missiles hit Lviv military base - BBC News

''This attack is significant because the centre, one of Ukraine's largest military facilities, is located just 25km (15 miles) from Poland, a Nato member.

The border with Poland is a vital route for refugees, but also for weapons being sent by countries in the military alliance - which have included anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

So far, Nato has rejected a Ukrainian request to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying this would trigger a wider conflict with Russia.

It is also the first major attack in western Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion of the country, on 24 February. The region has become a hub for millions of people escaping the war in other areas of the country. Around 2.6 million have left Ukraine so far.''

Indian evacuee: The kindness of Ukrainians saved my life - BBC News

''One of Vishnu's friends managed to find a Ukrainian minibus driver willing to take them to the Romanian border 250km (155 miles) away.

The driver, whose normal job involved taking people on day trips out of Vinnytsia, was not yet ready to leave the country himself because his wife was ill. So he agreed to make the risky trip, for which the group paid him a total of 12,000 Ukrainian hryvnia (£300).

Vishnu says he owes this driver his life.

"I can't express - it's because of him, only, we got saved. I say to him thank you, from the bottom of my heart.