Support Us
5 March 2022

Archive

Opinions

The Appeal of the World Economists

News
22:41
Ukrainian Air Force summed up the day: 9 downed "birds" of the enemy and a hat-trick
22:39
Statue of Jesus Christ "evacuated" from Armenian Cathedral in Lviv
22:11
Hello, Belarusian knitwear, goodbye, villas in Italy: economic front outcomes as of 5 March
"Ordinary Russians" have been left without consoles, but also without computers, games, and clothing brands.
22:01
Kharkiv is again rocked by powerful explosions
Kharkiv residents are reporting the sounds of volleys and explosions.
22:01
Russian troops drops powerful unguided bombs on Chernyhiv – Regional Administration
21:59
Klichko brothers praise batch of Starlink terminals for Kyiv
21:40
Ukraine will win the war, but that is not enough
21:24
The head of the Come Back Alive organisation explains the tactics used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia
20:56
"Sluga Naroda" MP’s assistant caught spying for Russia
A Ukrainian MP’s assistant is suspected of passing on information about the state's defence capabilities to the Russian Federal Security Service in exchange for money.
20:47
Department of Emergencies Employees injured in Eastern Ukraine as a result of shelling and enemy mines
20:44
POW press conference held in Kyiv
20:33
Occupation is temporary: Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to expel Russian troops
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Ukrainians to expel the Russian occupation forces.
20:18
Kadyrovites leave psychoneurological hospital they seized earlier today
Patients of a psychoneurological hospital in the Kyiv Region, seized earlier today by Kadyrovites, were evacuated.
19:46
Russian bomber attacks army base in Kharkiv, killing four
A Russian bomber attacked a military base in Kharkiv. Four members of the National Guard of Ukraine were killed, and several wounded.
19:31
Leader of so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” killed in action near Volnovakha
The leader of the Russian-controlled occupying forces stationed in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk Region of Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, announced the death of Volodymyr Zhoha.
19:22
Hospitals in northern Crimea overcrowded with wounded Russian soldiers
According to Ukrainian authorities, hospitals in the cities of temporarily occupied Crimea, including Armyansk, Krasnoperekopsk, and Dzhankoy, are overcrowded with wounded Russian soldiers, while civilians are being sent to hospitals in Simferopol.
19:20
Kharkiv-based Ukrainian business oligarch Yaroslavskyi ready to raise $1bln to rebuild the city
Ukrainian Kharkiv-based business oligarch Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi has initiated a fundraising campaign among Ukrainian and international business people to help rebuild Kharkiv.
18:59
Russia planned to create ‘republics’ in West Ukraine - Security Service of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine has thwarted Kremlin plans of a new ‘people's republic’ in the west of Ukraine. Organisers and other key persons have been arrested.
18:44
Wagner Russian mercenaries set up HQ in Rostov-on-Don – Ukrainian General Staff
According to information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, private Russian mercenary companies are recruiting special forces for combat operations in Ukraine, especially the infamous Wagner mercenary corps' headquarters in Rostov-on-Don.
18:39
Residents of Izyum receive fake ‘capitulation’ messages
Residents of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv Region, which is currently surrounded by Russian troops, received fake reports regarding agreements made between Russian occupiers and city administration.
18:32
Russian forces still control Enerhodar’s perimeter
Russian occupying forces are still in control of the perimeter of Enerhodar, the town in the Zaporizhia region where the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is located.
18:30
Erdoğan passes message to Putin from Zelenskyy on readiness to hold direct negotiations
During a conversation with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan passed a message to him from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the latter's willingness to meet.
18:25
Russian bombers repeatedly targeting Khrakiv’s civilian infrastructure
Russian bombers are continuously targeting central Kharkiv.
18:14
Rau: Poland will never recognise territorial changes in Ukraine
Poland "will never recognise territorial changes" caused by Russia's aggression in Ukraine, said Poland's Foreign Minister, Zbigniew Rau.
17:59
Еhird round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations to take place on 7 March
The third round of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations may take place on March 7.
17:45
Russian Tu-22 bombers are heading towards Mykolaiv – Head of Regional Administration
The Head of Mykolaiv Military Administration Vitaliy Kim warned that Tu-22 bombers could fly over the city of Mykolaiv to execute airstrikes after 19:00 on 5 March.
17:38
Russian troops open fire at unarmed residents of Novopskov in Luhansk Region
Locals in the town of Novopskov in the Luhansk Region took to the streets to oppose the Russian aggressors who had seized their village. The invading soldiers began firing at civilians in response.
17:32
Tihipko: Russia is an aggressor, and Putin is clearly a war criminal
Ukrainian oligarch Serhiy Tihipko said he considered Russia an aggressor, and Putin a war criminal who started the war against Ukraine. According to him, "there can be no other response today."
17:29
Russia officially resumes fighting along evacuation routes from Mariupol and Volnovakha
17:08
The Appeal of the World Economists
17:02
Russian Federation and Belarus barred from the International Union of Railways
16:49
Pinchuk, "like the whole civilised world", considers Russia the aggressor and Putin a war criminal
Viktor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch, considers Russia to be the aggressor and Putin to be a war criminal who unleashed the war on Ukraine.
16:33
Kadyrovites seize psychiatric hospital with 100 bedridden patients
Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Oleksiy Kuleba reported that Kadyrovites (the Chechen paramilitary group supporting the Russian Armed Forces) have seized a psychoneurological hospital which houses more than 600 patients.
16:32
Ukrainian Security Service: Russian pilot who fought in Syria and met Assad captured
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported that a Russian Air Force pilot who took part in the war in Syria and met with the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, has been captured.
16:25
Over UAH 10 billion collected in army and humanitarian aid - Ukrainian National Bank
As of 5 March, the special account opened to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces had received the equivalent of almost almost UAH 10 billion.
16:15
4 Russian intelligence personnel captured in Mykolaiv
On Saturday, the National Guard of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian armoured vehicle and captured 4 Russian intelligence personnel, including 1 officer near Mykolaiv.
16:10
Encircled Izyum restores water supply and mobile service, the wait for a “green corridor” continues
The town of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, which has remained under destructive artillery fire for several days, restored water supply and mobile service and is laying the ground for the establishment of "green corridors."
15:58
Russian occupation forces ousted from Mykolayiv
In Mykolayiv, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have forced the Russian invaders out of the city and have captured Russian military equipment.
15:57
Akhmetov: "Russia is an aggressor country, and Putin is a war criminal"
Rinat Akhmetov has publicly called Russia an aggressor country, and its president Vladimir Putin a war criminal.
15:32
Food packages sent to the affected regions
Food packages from Ukrainian producers have been sent to affected regions of Ukraine for war victims and people from vulnerable categories.
15:12
Ukrainian Army has destroyed $3 billion worth of Russian military equipment – Forbes
According to an assessment by Forbes Ukraine, since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian Army has destroyed Russian military equipment worth roughly 331.2 billion RUB or 3 billion USD.
15:11
Energodar local authorities back in office. Evacuation currently impossible
The lawful government of Energodar has returned to the Town Hall building. The city will be patrolled by local residents, but it is not yet possible to evacuate the residents of Energodar safely.
14:56
Russian oligarchs are moving their property to Dubai according to sources
Sources in Ukrainian intelligence have told “Ukrainska Pravda” that, since Russia's declaration of war on Ukraine, members of the Russian elite have begun exporting property, including valuable paintings, to the United Arab Emirates.
14:47
400 people evacuated from Volnovakha after all
400 residents of Volnovakha, a town in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine, and surrounding villages were evacuated on Saturday, 5 March.
14:23
Putin threatens Ukraine with loss of statehood
14:02
“Zelenskyy is our guy - Putin say bye-bye”: new cheer at Kherson rally
13:50
Civilian car shelled near Kyiv: two dead, four injured
13:37
Italy seizes villas of Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Soloviov
13:35
"Over 10,000 Russian troops killed in action" — Office of the President of Ukraine
As of 5 March, the loss of the Russian military is estimated at more than 10,000 people.
13:30
Ukraine to boost capacity for importing gas from Poland
The Operator of the Gas and Transport System of Ukraine (OGTSU) and the corresponding operator in Poland, Gaz System S.A., have agreed to introduce guaranteed gas import capacity from 6 March 2022.
13:26
Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council: "Russia openly resorts to terror"
Russian occupying forces have resorted to the tactic of open terror: they execute targeted attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population and critical civilian infrastructures.
13:22
Russian forces shell evacuation corridor from Mariupol. Ceasefire negotiations continue
Russian troops have broken the ceasefire and shelled the "green corridor" established on 5 March for the evacuation of residents from the besieged Mariupol.
13:20
4 Russian military helicopters shot down in Mykolayiv Region
In the Mykolaiv Region, Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down four Russian military helicopters.
13:15
Russia advises its airlines not to fly abroad for fear of arrests
13:02
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians left without gas supply in six regions
Residents of six regions in Ukraine have been left without gas supply as a result of the damaged caused by the Russian invasion.
13:01
Russia prepares new fake on alleged “secret prison” run by Ukraine’s State Security Service and the CIA
The Ukrainian State Security Service has issued a warning regarding another fake generated by the Russian side - a fabricated video that claims that there is a secret prison run by the Security Service and the CIA in Ukraine.
12:56
Russian Ministry of Defence claims that humanitarian corridors are staying closed due to so-called “nationalists”
The Russian Ministry of Defence states that no one is arriving at the open humanitarian corridors in Mariupol and Volnovakha because “nationalists are holding the civilians back”.
12:37
Volnovakha evacuation disrupted. Ukraine demands that Russia sticks to agreements
12:23
Belarusian activist: "Belarusian soldiers will surrender or disobey"
More than 200 Belarusians have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces to defend Ukraine against the Russian invasion to date. 300 more volunteers from Belarus are currently on standby in Poland.
12:19
Even on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, Melitopol citizens rally against the occupiers - Mayor
Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, has stated that the situation with food and medicine is difficult in the town, but despite this, the residents of Melitopol go to rallies against the Russian occupying forces every day.
12:12
A Russian attack aircraft shot down in the vicinity of Chernihiv
12:02
Decorated Ukrainian veteran killed by Russian troops near Hostomel
A decorated veteran, Captain Valera Chybinieiev (call sign ‘Karakurt’), was killed on his birthday, 3 March. He was 34 years old.
12:01
Security Service of Ukraine shoots Ukrainian negotiator suspected of treason in Gomel
During arrest, Denis Kireyev, a member of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation in Gomel, was shot by the Security Service of Ukraine. He was suspected of treason.
11:53
Ukraine joins NATO centre on cyber security
This week the 30th meeting of the NATO Cyber ​​Security Cooperation Steering Committee (CCDCOE) was held, where representatives of the 27 NATO member states decided to grant Ukraine the status of a NATO member of the CCDCOE.
11:51
Russian forces open fire on evacuation of Mariupol
Russian shelling of the evacuation of Mariupol has forced its postponement, and has violated the bilateral agreement to establish a humanitarian corridor leading out of the city.
11:34
In Kherson, a man climbed onto a Russian armoured vehicle holding the Ukrainian flag
In Kherson, while a convoy of Russian military equipment was moving, one of the participants of the "Kherson is Ukraine" protest rally got on a battle armoured personnel carrier with the Ukrainian flag.
11:30
Reznikov to US and NATO: “The only way for everyone to survive is by closing the sky”
11:29
Putin’s spokesman complains that foreign companies are leaving Russian Federation
The Kremlin recognizes that Russia is no longer an attractive option for investment.
11:00
In Bila Tserkva Russian occupying forces destroy homes
10:44
Zelenskyy urges everyone who can to stay to defend their cities
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged all those Ukrainians in Mariupol, Volnovakha, and other cities who are able to stay, to stay and defend their cities.
10:39
I am sure that soon we will be able to tell people: "Come back, the threat is no more" – Zelenskyy
10:25
Fighting continues on Mariupol evacuation routes
The ceasefire promised by the Russian troops to allow for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha has not yet been confirmed. Negotiations with the Russian military continue.
10:20
Evacuation from Irpin to Kyiv will be by bus – aggressors have blown up the railway tracks
Russian invaders have blown up railway tracks in the Kyiv region, so the evacuation from Irpin will be carried out using buses, said Mayor Olexandr Markushyn.
09:45
A rally against the occupiers is going on in Kherson. Russian occupying forces are intimidating protesters by firing into the air
Patriotic citizens of Kherson are again gathering for a rally, and the Russian occupiers are gathering their forces together in response.
09:41
Evacuation routes from Mariupol and Volnovakha established. Russian troops may advance during ceasefire
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereschuk confirmed the evacuation routes from Mariupol and Volnovakha. The Armed Forces report that Russian troops may use the ceasefire to advance.
09:33
More than 66,000 men have returned from abroad to fight against Russian invaders
Defence Minister of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, said 66,224 men have returned from abroad to defend Ukraine.
09:22
Two severely wounded children in Kyiv region die without help due to the invaders’ blockade
On the evening of 4 March, a Russian missile was shot down over the Okhmatdet hospital in Kyiv, and doctors continue to evacuate children; two seriously injured children in the Kyiv region died because they could not get help.
09:16
The city of Sumy: shells explode on the outskirts, Russian army conducts airstrikes
09:13
International isolation of Russia: around 3 million Russian citizens may lose their jobs
Big international companies are boycotting Russia. As a result, around 3 million Russian citizens may lose their jobs.
08:51
On the 10th day of a full-scale war: the losses of the Russian Federation exceeded 10 thousand
08:22
Situation in Ukraine’s regions as of 5 March
08:04
Quiet night in Mykolayiv, city prepares to defend itself
07:39
“Humanitarian corridors” from Mariupol and Volnovakha are created, Russians promised not to shoot
07:34
Russian troops occupy Enerhodar’s city council
06:11
Ukrainian Armed Forces hold ground in all directions, counter-attack in some areas - Ground Forces
Ukrainian Armed Forces are resisting the Russian invaders in all directions, counter-attacking in some areas, and forcing the enemy to retreat with losses.
06:09
Russians hold Сhernobyl power plant staff hostage for tenth day
06:05
S&P downgrades Belarus’ credit rating
04:43
CoordiNation: Ukraine’s new wartime search engine
04:35
Sumy: danger of street battles
04:14
Russian Media: Aeroflot CEO to resign. Aeroflot denies
02:23
Belarussian soldier detained in Volyn region
01:07
Ukraine as the World’s Testing Ground of Humanness
23:21
How Russia is threatening the world with a nuclear catastrophe
How dangerous is the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the occupation forces?