#BREAKING Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich says he will sell English Premier League team Chelsea #AFPSports
#BREAKING Net proceeds from Chelsea sale to go to victims of war in Ukraine: Abramovich
#UPDATE Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich confirmed he will sell the Premier League club, pledging that proceeds will go to victims of the war in Ukraine -- he is believed to be concerned about possible sanctions targeting his assets u.afp.com/wdYK#AFPSports
Just hours after Roman Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale, the club survived a major #EmiratesFACup scare to reach the quarter-finals with a 3-2 win at Luton u.afp.com/wdMg#AFPSports
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#BREAKING Russian forces enter territory of Ukraine nuclear power station: Kyiv
#UPDATE Russian forces have entered the site of Ukrainian nuclear power plant that caught fire overnight during clashes, Ukrainian nuclear inspectorate says.
The statement said plant staff were continuing to operate the reactor and supply power according to normal safety rules
#BREAKING Ukrainian nuclear regulator says no leaks of radiation have been detected at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
#BREAKING Fire at key Ukrainian nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- after Russian strikes: plant spokesman
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russian troops to stop attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant after a fire broke out.
"If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire," Kuleba tweeted.
#BREAKING IAEA warns of 'severe danger' if Ukrainian nuclear reactors hit
#BREAKING Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia early Friday, AFP reporters and a monitor group said, as authorities crack down on critical voices as fighting escalates in Ukraine
Google and Tripadvisor block war news in reviews of maps, restaurants, hotels in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
Both services were being used to supply news of the war to Russians who only have access to information from the government
#UPDATE Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia on Friday, as authorities crack down on voices critical of fighting in Ukraine.
AFP journalists in Moscow were not able to access Facebook, Meduza, Deutsche Welle, RFE-RL and BBC's Russian service
#BREAKING Russian and Belarus athletes banned from Winter Paralympics: IPC
#BREAKING Germany to deliver 2,700 further anti-air missiles to Ukraine: govt source
#UPDATE Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee announces, citing the war in Ukraine.
"To preserve the integrity of these Games... we have decided to refuse the athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus"