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Russia attacks Ukraine: 26 Feb updates ⤵️

It's day three of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as missiles rain down across the country while Russian troops push ahead in Kyiv.

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Facebook's parent company is barring Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platform anywhere in the world.

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Explosions and fighting echo across Kyiv as Russian troops continue their assault on Ukraine's capital ⬇️

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US President Biden signs order to give Ukraine $600m in “immediate military assistance”.

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“I am here. We will not lay down the weapons. We will defend the state. Because our weapon is our truth.”

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy released a video outside his office in Kyiv, vowing to defend the country.

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Kyiv mayor says a missile hit an apartment building but no casualties were immediately reported.

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Russia says its army has targeted Ukraine’s military infrastructure with air and sea-based cruise missiles.

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Adviser to President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have been able to mount a strong defence against the Russians.

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Watch the moment a Russian missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s Kyiv on Saturday. No casualties have been reported so far ⬇️

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President Zelenskyy has called for Ukraine to be granted EU membership, as Russian troops edge closer to Kyiv.

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Ukraine says 198 civilians, including three children, have been killed so far by Russian forces.

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Residents are donating blood to Mariupol’s hospital, as Ukrainian forces stave off Russian forces from entering the city.

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We map anti-war protests around the world as people rally against Putin's invasion of Ukraine aje.io/acfxgv

Poland says it will not play a World Cup qualifying football match against Russia next month because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The UN estimates 100,000 Ukrainians are internally displaced, with more than 50,000 fleeing to neighbouring countries over the past 48 hours.

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The Russian army has claimed to have taken ‘full control’ of Ukraine’s southeastern city of Melitopol.

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The UN warns Russia's invasion of Ukraine could trigger a wave of up to five million refugees fleeing.

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Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly disrupted by the invasion as Russian troops advance.

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Poland says about 100,000 people have crossed from Ukraine.

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Russian troops have started advancing into Ukraine again after Putin allegedly paused Moscow’s offensive in anticipation of talks with Kyiv that failed to materialise, says the Kremlin.

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Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and an ally of Putin, says Chechen fighters have been deployed in Ukraine.

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Russian regulator warns local media over coverage of Ukraine war aje.io/rpm4mb

“The most important thing is that people survive.”

At least 100,000 Ukrainians have fled to Poland so far as Russian attacks continue to intensify ⤵️

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Russia bans flights from Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic aje.io/bwwg5f

“Displacement in Ukraine is also growing."

More than 150,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since the start of Russia’s invasion, says UN’s high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi.

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More than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine.

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The Russian army has been given orders to broaden its offensive in Ukraine “from all directions” after Kyiv refused to hold talks in Belarus, says Russia’s defence ministry.

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Despite assurances from Romania’s leadership, many in the Eastern European nation fear wider Russian attacks ⤵️ aje.io/ftu2zc

Germany in favour of ‘targeted and functional’ SWIFT curbs on Russia:

“We are urgently working on how to limit the collateral damage of decoupling from SWIFT in such a way that it affects the right people."

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YouTube has suspended multiple Russian channels, including state-funded media outlet RT, from generating revenue on the video service following a similar move by Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc.

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An adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russia’s assault on Kyiv is not advancing and that about 3,500 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since Moscow launched its invasion.

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"You could see food insecurity. And ... in the worst case, hunger and human suffering."

Countries dependent on wheat and corn from Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a global disruption ⤵️

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More than 3,000 Russians have been detained for participating in anti-war protests since Moscow launched its assault, says protest monitoring group OVD-Info.

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Ukraine official says about 3,500 Russian troops killed or injured.

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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians escape the war by crossing borders to the west in search of safety — in pictures

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France will send more military equipment, as well as fuel, to Ukraine to help fight off the Russian invasion and slap more economic sanctions on Moscow, the presidency said in a statement.

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron asks for ‘withdrawal of Russian troops’ from Belarus ⤵️

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Germany and its Western allies have agreed to cut Russia out of the SWIFT global payment system, in a third sanctions package aimed at halting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered sanctions against the country as well as calls to sever it from the SWIFT global payment system.

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SWIFT sanctions seek to block Putin from using $630bn in central bank foreign currency reserves in the invasion of Ukraine and to defend a plunging rouble.

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UK says Russian forces restricted access to a number of social media platforms to conceal details about the situation in Ukraine from their own people.

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At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine, UN says.

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“The enemy wants to destroy everything around.”

Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian town near Ukraine’s Kyiv, setting an oil terminal ablaze.

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“Let us help them get straight to hell.”

Ukraine roads company removing all road signs that could be used by invading Russian forces to find their way around the country.

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