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Heavy fighting took place at night near Kiev
Ukrainian forces said they had shot down a Russian Ilyushin II-76 transport plane carrying Russian paratroopers in Vasylkivi, south of Kiev.
In addition, fighting has been reported in the country’s capital, Kiev. According to the Ukrainian armed forces, Russian troops would attack a base of the Ukrainian army on the main street of Kiev. Ukraine
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Foreign Minister Haavisto: Finland would have been ready for tougher sanctions on Russia
Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) says that Finland would also have been ready for the Swift decision. According to him, it is possible that the gate ban on the payment system may be introduced soon. However, the ban does not treat Russians equally. Upper-rich oligarchs would find detours, but seniors receiving small payments abroad, for example, would be left without financial support from relatives.
Eurovision fans are inciting UMK – Finland’s representative will be elected today
The final of the New Music Competition will be held in the evening at the Turku Logomo, where Finland’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy will be chosen. Foreign visa fans consider the UMK to be one of the most high-quality visa qualifiers and even more interesting than the Swedish Melodifestivalen. Fans praise the fact that a lot of Finnish-language songs are included in the competition.
Finns are enthusiastic about helping Ukrainians
The Finns have already donated hundreds of thousands of euros to NGOs helping the victims of the war and people fleeing Ukraine in the first days of the Russian invasion. According to the SPR, it appears preliminarily that the willingness to donate is higher than in previous crisis situations. SPR’s collection boxes will appear on the street scene next week.
Saturday is largely sunny
Dry air flows into Finland and the temperature is from zero on the south coast to about ten degrees north. The weather is sunny in many places.