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22:47
Russian troops shot a journalist in Kherson and striked an apartment building in Kharkiv
Kateryna Tyschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 23:47

Civilian journalist Dilerbek Shakirov was shot dead with an automatic weapon by Russian invaders in the village of Zelenivka, which is part of the city of Kherson; in Kharkiv, a high-rise building was struck.

Source: Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova on Facebook
22:37
PrivatBank clients have transferred more than a billion UAH to support Ukrainian Armed Forces over the last two days.
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 23:25

In two days, from February 25 to 26, PrivatBank clients have transferred 1.1 UAH billion to support Ukrainian Armed Forces. The money has been transferred to a special bank account of National Bank of Ukraine via Privat24.
21:38
Russian invaders drop two aerial bombs in Vinnytsia region
Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 10:38 PM

On 26 February at 7:50 pm, the pyrotechnics division of the Department of Emergency’s special emergency rescue detachment in Vinnytsia Oblast destroyed two Russian FAB-100 aerial bombs.
21:29
Ukrainian troops defending Chernihiv blow up 56 tanks of diesel fuel
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 10:29 pm

Ukrainian troops defending Chernihiv region blew up 56 tanks of diesel fuel that were being transported by a Russian military convoy.
21:06
In Kyiv, 20 Ukrainians have been killed since the beginning of the war, but the enemy have not penetrated the city - Klitschko
IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2022, 10:06 PM

Since the beginning of the Russian military attacks on Ukraine, 14 military people and fighters of territorial defense forces, and 6 civilians were killed. 71 people were wounded; 25 out of these were civilians.
21:04
Ukrainian Film Academy urges boycott of Russian films
Kateryna Khoroshchak, editor-in-chief of Pravda Life

Members of Ukraine’s Film Academy have issued a call to boycott Russian films.

The Film Academy is calling on the Council of Europe to exclude Russia from EURIMAGES, the European Cinema Support Fund.
21:02
Ukraine Refuses Service from the Electrical Grid of Russia and Belarus
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 10:55 PM

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has decided to refuse further services from the Russian and Belarusian electrical grid after switching to an isolated regime. The respective order was signed by the Minister of Energy German Galuschenko, according to his post on Facebook.
20:42
Pensions, confiscated property, food supply: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves a series of measures
Kateryna Tyschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 9:42 PM

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a series of measures related to Russia’s invasion during an extraordinary meeting on Saturday.
20:31
Border posts with Russia and Belarus closed
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision to temporarily close the border posts with Russia and Belarus.
20:16
Ukrzaliznytsia cuts power at the Central rail station in Kyiv due to shelling nearby
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 21:16

Ukrzaliznytsia [Ukrainian Railways] cuts power at the Central rail station in Kyiv because of the shelling nearby.
20:14
Shelling in Kyiv: one child killed, 4 people wounded
Due to the artillery shelling by the Russian invaders in Kyiv, Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital reported that one child was killed, two children and two other adults were injured.
20:10
Russia has seized a civilian rescue ship near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island
On February 26, a civilian rescue ship "Saphir" on a humanitarian mission was seized and is detained by Russian warships near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.
19:40
On Saturday Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 6 enemy planes, 11 helicopters, a column of armoured vehicles and an echelon
In the past 24 hours, the invaders lost three SU-30SM fighters, 11 helicopters, two SU-25, one IL-76MD, a column of armoured vehicles and an echelon with fuel.
19:27
Azerbaijan Will Provide Ukraine with Oil and Fuel - Zelenskyy
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 20:04

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Azerbaijan could help Ukraine with shortage of oil and oil products. “I told Ukraine’s friend Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, that Ukraine does not have enough oil and oil products, But now, after the talks, we will get it.” - the President told the press.

Zelenskyy noted that the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan had proposed to arrange negotiations with Russia. “We can only cheer to this suggestion” - Zelenskyy commented.
18:47
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine reminds his fellow countrymen the recipe for a trademark cocktail for invaders
Anna Morgun - Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:47 PM

The Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov reminded Ukrainians how to make Molotov cocktails for the Russian aggressors.
18:47
Three Ukrainian mobile operators block access to their networks from Russia and Belarus
IRYNA BALACHUK- SATURDAY, 26 February 2022, 7:47 PM

Mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone, and Lifecell blocked access to their networks for Russian and Belarusian subscribers.
18:45
Zelenskyy: “The enemy does not have a single chance in this people’s war”
ALYONA MAZURENKO – SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2022, 7:45 PM

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured that Ukrainians would fight for as long as it was necessary to liberate their country from the Russian invaders.
18:38
Airstrike near Mariupil: more victims, nine wounded, among them a child
Olga Gluschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:38 PM

Russian invaders executed an airstrike on the town of Sartanav near Mariupil. At least four persons were killed, and nine, among them a child, wounded.
18:31
Aksyonov announced that Russians had destroyed a dam blocking water supply to Crimea
SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 7:31 PM

The puppet leader of the Russian-occupied Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, claims that the Russian troops have destroyed the dam blocking the North Crimean Canal.
18:31
Odesa city and region: curfew extended, vehicle movement ban in force on Sunday
ROMAN PETRENKO - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 7:31pm

The government has imposed a curfew as of February 26 in Odesa and the Odesa region from 7:00 pm to 06:00 am. On February 27, vehicle movement ban is in force throughout the region.
18:25
Ukrainian sailors call to boycott cargo from and to Russia
ALYONA MAZURENKO – SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 7:25 PM

A Ukrainian sailor called on everyone to help Ukraine, which fighting off the Russian invasion, financially. He also called upon all sailors to refuse to go to Russian ports and to boycott cargo to and from Russia.
18:06
Minister Fedorov: We are creating an IT Army
Olena Roschina — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:06 PM

The Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhaylo Fedorov announced the creation of an army of IT specialists to fight for Ukraine in cyberspace.
18:01
Updated: Russian invaders opened fire at a public bus in Kharkiv region, killed civilians
Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:01 PM

Russian invaders near the village of Volokhiv Yar in Kharkiv region opened fire at a public bus transporting civilians on the Izyum-Kharkiv highway.
17:03
"Russian train, go f*ck yourself!": all the railway junctions with Russia have been destroyed
Today, in the afternoon of February 26, Ukrainian troops blew up the railway junctions connecting the Ukrainian railway with the Russian railway structures.
16:54
In Kharkiv region, the Russian invaders are using internationally-banned butterfly mines
Alyona Mazurenko — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 5:54 pm

In Kharkiv region, Ukrainian defenders found internationally-banned cluster bombs with butterfly mines (the so-called “Lepestok” mines).
16:40
Chornobyl nuclear power plant operational, staff held hostage
The Russian-occupied Chornobyl nuclear power plant is operating as planned, but staff are being held hostage.
16:30
Russia has turned off Twitter, there are problems with the Internet connection and general online communication
Twitter has been shut down in Russia, and there are also general online/network issues - social media networks are barely working.
16:19
Russia’s Kremlin and other governmental agencies’ websites are down, TV is playing Ukrainian music
OLENA ROSHCHINA - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 17:19

Websites of the President’s Administration of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Аederal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) and also a number of news agenсies, particularly Interfax and TASS are down.
16:15
Missile hits house in Kyiv region: 3 dead
In Borodyanka, Kyiv region, invaders’ missile hit a private house; 3 people died.
15:41
There is a hope that all Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island are alive
The State Border Guard Service and the Armed Forces of Ukraine found hope that all the defenders of Zmiinyi are alive.
15:33
Zelenskyy does not accept ultimatums, only fully fledged negotiations – Presidential Office of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky categorically does not accept ultimatums, and is ready to accept only fully fledged negotiations.
15:30
The curfew in Kyiv will last until Monday morning
The curfew in Kyiv will last from 17:00 on Saturday, February 26, to 8:00 on Monday, February 28.
15:16
Invaders carried out an air raid in the suburbs of Mariupol: at least three people died
Russian invaders carried out an air raid on the village of Sartana near Mariupol.
At least three people died in the attack.
15:03
Turkey has imposed a ban on the transit of Russian warships in the Black Sea
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Turkey had imposed a ban on the transit of Russian warships in the Black Sea.
14:43
Strikes on a military unit and residential neighbourhood – 70 wounded
Three missile strikes on a military unit along with shelling of residential neighborhoods, injuring about 70 people, were recorded in Okhtyrka, Sumy region.
13:47
Ukraine is Collecting Evidence of Shelling of Civilian Infrastructure to Appeal to the International Criminal Court
The General Prosecutor of Ukraine, Iryna Venediktova, noted that Ukraine is documenting all Russian shelling of civilian infrastructure to bring a case to the International Criminal Court.
13:46
Minister Fedorov asks Ilon Musk to grant Ukraine access to satellite internet
SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 2022, 14:46

The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhaylo Fedorov asked Ilon Musk on Twitter to grant Ukraine access to satellite Internet.
13:20
Russia has Cut Off Shipping Along the Coast of Ukraine
Saturday 26 February 2022, 14:20
The Russian occupiers have blocked civil shipping lanes in the Black Sea off the south-west coast of Ukraine.
13:18
Ukraine is asking to block some of the Russian media outlets’ channels on YouTube, cut Russians off from Netflix and Facebook
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 1:38 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov on his Telegram channel has appealed to YouTube to block Russian media outlets engaged in the distribution of war propaganda. He also asked Meta to do the same on Facebook and Instagram.
13:00
“Grad” shelling in Chernihiv, Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy occupiers’ column
Kateryną Tyschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 14:00

According to the media, the enemy is deploying “Grad” rocket launchers in Chernihiv; windows shatter in the regional hospital. Meanwhile, in the Chernihiv region, Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a major column of the enemy’s forces.
12:40
Reznikov: The Enemy is Changing Tactics Because its Blitz Offensive has Failed
Olena Roshchyna, Saturday, 26 February 2022, 13:40

The Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, has stated that the Russian Armed Forces are starting to actively use saboteurs and paratroopers in a change of tactics dictated by their unsuccessful initial push to strike quickly with long columns of military vehicles and equipment.
12:37
“Be damned, bastards’’ – Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine addressed Belarus, fighting against Ukraine
The Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Serhiy Deyneko, sent an official letter to his counterpart from the Republic of Belarus emphasising that Belarus was waging war against Ukraine together with Russia.
12:30
Mykolaiv preparing for circular defense: enemy tanks advancing
Mykolaiv is preparing for circular defense of the city - 12 enemy tanks broke through from Kakhovka. There is also information on advances of other armed forces of the Russian Federation.
12:23
Updated curfew in Kyiv
Starting from February 26, Kyiv imposes updated curfew times from 5 pm to 8 am.
12:07
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Asks International TV Broadcasters to Remove Russian Channels
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and Ukrainian media groups are calling upon international TV and cable providers to turn off Russian news channels.
11:54
The curfew in Kharkiv will start at 6:00 pm
ROMAN PETRENKO - SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 2022, 12:54 PM
The curfew hours have been modified in Kharkiv. Now the curfew is from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
11:34
President Zelenskyy appeals to the Russians again: Stop the war
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 12:34pm.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed, again, to the Russian citizens and soldiers of the occupation troops of the Russian Federation to protest against the war and force the Kremlin to stop its armed aggression against Ukraine.

Source: Zelenskyy’s appeal
10:50
Invaders receive information about Ukraine's Armed Forces through fake calls to family members - Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 11:50 am

Families and relatives of Ukrainian servicemen receive calls from the Russian invaders who use the mobile phones of Ukrainian soldiers to report false information about their situation and location.
10:40
A bridge blown up on the Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway. One child dead, several people wounded
On 26 February, a bridge near the village of Stoyanka was blown up on the Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway.
10:38
Russia's disconnection from SWIFT is getting closer: Cyprus will not block the decision
Cyprus announced that it will not block the disconnection of Russia from SWIFT. Italy also agreed to such a step.
10:35
Ukraine is asking the Red Cross to repatriate thousands of bodies back to Russia, as the Russian Federation remains silent about its casualties
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 11:35 AM

Ukrainian authorities are asking the Red Cross to repatriate back to Russia thousands of bodies of the Russian military personnel killed in action during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the meantime, the Russian Federation does not inform its citizens about its battle casualties in Ukraine.
10:22
Sadovyy announed that Russian military landed near Brody. The Security Service of Ukraine refuted the information: Ukrainian aviation is working
The mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyy reports that Russian military landed in three helicopters near Brody at 9 am. The Security Service of Ukraine refuted the information.
10:02
Hundreds of Russian doctors demand Putin to stop the war
Hundreds of Russian doctors signed an open letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin demanding to put an end to the war in Ukraine.
09:48
Lyashko: enemies killed 198 people, including 3 children
Health Minister Viktor Lyashko announced the death of 198 people, including three children, as a result of a full-scale attack by Russia.
09:36
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine: Flooding Kyiv Forums with enemy agents - How to Counteract?
The National Security and Defense Council warns that forums and messengers in Kyiv are flooded with enemy agents and gives advice on how to behave.
09:06
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have protected the dam of the Kyiv Reservoir - Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine (MIU)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, 10:00 AM

The Ukrainian anti-missile defense forces shot down a missile that was heading towards the dam of the Kyiv Reservoir in Vyshgorod at night. This is reported by the Ministry of Infrastructure with reference to the Ukrainian State Enterprise " Ukrvodput ".
08:26
By this morning, 35 people were injured in Kyiv, including two children
35 people, including two children, were injured by enemy combat operations in Kyiv as of the morning of February 26.
08:09
Kherson mayor: Ukrainian flag over Kherson – we will live
ryna Balachuk – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 09:09

Ukrainian defenders continue to control Kherson and Ukrainian flag is flying over the city.

Source: Igor Kolykhaev, Kherson’s mayor, on Facebook
08:05
Kuleba demands that the world isolate Russia
Kateryna Tyschenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 09:05

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba demands that the world completely isolate Russia after its missile hit an apartment building in Kyiv.

Source: Kuleba on Twitter
08:04
Minister of Energy: Ukrainian troops protected Kyiv HPP
Olena Roschyna – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 09:04

Herman Galuschenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy stated that the country’s armed forces protected the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant (HPP) from the Russian occupiers, and that the HPP it is working again.

Source: Galushchenko and the Ministry of Energy on Facebook
07:36
Russian missile hits an apartment building in Kyiv
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 08:36

Russian missile hit an apartment building at 6-A Lobanovs’kogo Avenue in Kyiv.

Source: State Emergency Service

Details: State Emergency Service confirmed this information.
05:08
Shots fired in the centre of Kyiv. A column of Russian troops destroyed near Beresteiska
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 06:08

Shots are heard, street fighting continues in the central part of Kyiv.

Sources: Ukrayinska Pravda, eyewitnesses, Suspilne

Details: Shots fired from assault rifles are heard in the vicinity of ​​​​Peremohy Square, the railway station, and Bohdan Khmelnitsky Street.
04:55
The Russians seized the road in the Sumy region and deny access to civilians
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 05:55

Russian troops have seized the Kipti-Bachivsk highway in the Hlukhiv region (Sumy oblast), and civilians are denied access to the route.

Source: Suspilne
03:46
Our Mykolaiv: Ukrainian air defense repulsed attacks on the city
The air defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces repulsed the attacks of the Russian occupants on Mykolayiv.

Source: The head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Vitaliy Kim in Telegram

Details: Vitaliy Kim also reported that the Russian assault force failed to land in Ochakovo.
03:45
Heavy fighting goes on in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Region
Olga Glushenko – Saturday, February 26, 2022, 04:45

The ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine report that heavy fighting continues for the city of Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region.
02:54
Canada is imposing sanctions on Putin and Lukashenko and demanding Russia's removal from SWIFT
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 03:54

Canada has adopted a package of measures to support Ukraine.

According to European Pravda, Canadian Finance MinisterMinister of Finance Chrystia Freeland wrote on her Facebook page.
02:47
The enemy retreated: Ukrainian airpower struck at Russian armored vehicles in Kherson
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 03:47

Ukrainian airpower struck a powerful bombardment attack on a cluster of Russian armored vehicles in Kherson on Friday evening. The enemy retreated and the city returned under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Source: "Dumskaya" in Telegram
01:45
The Russians are trying to destroy TPP-6, explosions reported in Kiev
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 02:45

The explosions in the Troieshchyna district of Kyiv are an attempt by the Russians to destroy thermal power plant TPP-6.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda interlocutor in the command of the Armed Forces
01:33
Росіяни в чужій формі розстріляли бійців на КПП біля Василькова
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 02:33

The Russian military wearing Ukrainian police uniform drove up in a car with flashing lights and executed the Ukrainian fighters at the checkpoint near Vasilkov.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda interlocutor in the command of the Armed Forces
01:15
Traffic congestion in the Lviv region: people leave cars or spend the night under the open sky
SATURDAY, 26 Feb 2022, 02:15

Huge traffic jams in the Lviv region Source: correspondent of Ukrainian Pravda
00:44
Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down "two enemy targets": a helicopter and a ground attack aircraft
Olga Glushchenko - Saturday, February 26, 2022, 01:44

The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian ground attack aircraft and a helicopter.

Source: Air Force Command of Ukrainian Armed Forces on Facebook
23:59
"Death to the enemies!": IL-76 was shot down over the Kyiv region with an enemy landing party
Valentyna Romanenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 00:59

In the Kyiv region, the air defense forces shot down a Russian IL-76 plane with an enemy landing party.
23:49
Zelenskyy replied to Putin: Are children who were shelled also neo-Nazis?
Kateryna Tyshchenko - Friday, February 25, 2022, 00:49

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that nobody in Ukraine, in Russia and the whole world will believe in Russian excuses for waging war against Ukraine.

Source: Presidential Address
23:37
The defense forces turned "our land into hell for the invader" - Zaluzhnyy
Olga Glushchenko – Saturday, 26 February 2022, 00:37

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeryy Zaluzhnyy reports about the resistance to the large-scale Russian invasion of the past day.

Source: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
23:05
Zelenskyy: This night will be very difficult, the fate of Ukraine is being decided
KATERYNA TISHCHENKO - SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 2022, 00:05

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that this night will be very difficult and the enemy will use all available forces to break the resistance of Ukrainians.

Source : President's address