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Feb 26 22 tweets 12 min read
#BREAKING Zelensky says Ukraine has 'derailed' Russia's attack plan
#BREAKING Zelensky urges Germany, Hungary to support cutting Russia from SWIFT
#BREAKING Zelensky urges Russians to pressure Putin into halting war
#UPDATE President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine's forces have halted the Kremlin's push to capture Kyiv and oust him and urged Russians to pressure leader Vladimir Putin to stop the invasion
#UPDATE Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Russians who have spoken out against the war
#UPDATE Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said Saturday after a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed his pro-Western country would not be bowed by Moscow
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Map showing Kyiv where Ukraine and Russian forces are fighting, as of February 26, 0930 GMT
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VIDEO: Ukrainians seek shelter inside a Kyiv basement as fighting reaches the streets of the capital
#BREAKING Kyiv toughens curfew, violators to be considered 'enemy': mayor
VIDEO: A man digs a trench in the middle of a main road in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, as Russia's invasion of the country enters its third day
Map of Ukraine locating areas where explosions, strikes and fighting have been reported and under Russian control, updated as of Feb 26, 0800 GMT
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#UPDATE Kyiv authorities have toughened curfew orders in the city, saying violators would be considered "enemy" saboteurs as Russian forces press to capture Ukraine's capital
#BREAKING Kremlin accuses Ukraine of prolonging conflict by refusing negotiations
#UPDATE The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of prolonging the military conflict by refusing to negotiate as Russia pressed on with its invasion of the pro-Western country
"We cannot go home!"
The first Ukrainian refugees arriving in Germany are bewildered and emotional about what is happening in their homeland u.afp.com/wAWU
"I'm trying to stay as calm as possible to not cause a premature birth."
As a street battle rages overhead, Kyiv resident Yulia Snitko cowers in the basement of her apartment block praying for her unborn baby
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VIDEO: A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vows to stay and fight the Russian invaders.
"I am here. We will not lay down any weapons. We will defend our state, because our weapons are our truth," he declares
#UPDATE The Russian army has been given orders to broaden its offensive in Ukraine "from all directions", after Kyiv refused to hold talks in Belarus, Moscow's defence ministry said in a statement
#UPDATE Kyiv authorities have imposed a day-and-night curfew until Monday morning, after some invading Russian forces entered the Ukrainian capital

📸 A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a damaged building at Koshytsa Street, a suburb of Kyiv
Maps of Ukraine comparing areas under Russian control as of February 24 and February 25 by 1800 GMT
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#BREAKING Germany approves rocket-launcher deliveries to Ukraine: government source
#UPDATE Russia has ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" as the Ukrainian capital Kyiv imposed a blanket curfew and officials reported 198 civilian deaths
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Updated as of 0900 GMT
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Google has become the latest US tech giant to prevent Russian state media from earning money on its platforms in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
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#BREAKING Russian troops enter Ukraine's second city, fighting under way: regional chief Image
#UPDATE
Russian troops have entered Ukraine's second city Kharkiv and fighting is under way, the head of the regional administration said.

"The Russian enemy's light vehicles broke into the city of Kharkiv... The Ukrainian armed forces are eliminating the enemy," he said.
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#UPDATE
Australia's cricket team have arrived in Pakistan to start their first tour of the country in nearly a quarter of a century, a security official told AFP.

"They have landed," the official said of the team, who haven't visited since 1998 because of security concerns.
#UPDATE
Senior batsman Steve Smith tweeted a picture of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight's cabin after it touched down in Islamabad. They will spend their six-week stay in a high-security bubble.

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