Last minute: As Russia enters the 4th day of its intervention in Ukraine, the advance of the Russian army continues. While sirens sounded in the capital Kiev, bombs fell on Kharkiv in the northeast of the country. It was announced that Russia carried out ballistic missile attacks on some cities of Ukraine, especially the city of Vasylkiv. The United Nations announced that 64 civilians have lost their lives and 240 civilians have been injured in the attacks so far. On the other hand, the Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine stated that Russian soldiers entered Kharkov. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shared the footage of the moment when a group of armed civilians and security guards stopped the Russian tank.
Here are the minute developments…
CIVILS STOPPED RUSSIAN TANK
11.24: “On the outskirts of the city of Koryukivka, in the Chernihiv region, people are blocking the advance of the enemy’s tanks,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement. The footage showed a group of armed civilians and security guards stopping the Russian tank.
ZELENSKY’S RESPONSE TO THE KREMLIN
10.48: Zelenskiy responded to the Kremlin’s statement. The Ukrainian leader suggested Istanbul, Warsaw and Budapest for negotiation. Zelenskiy said in a statement: “If he does not attack us from Belarus, we will accept the negotiation. Instead of Belarus, there may be negotiations in Istanbul, Warsaw and Budapest.”
STATEMENT FROM THE KREMLIN ON THE NEGOTIATIONS
10.30 am “The Russian delegation arrived in Gomel, Belarus to start talks with the Ukrainians,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
IMAGES PUBLISHED
10.15: Video of captive Russian soldiers released! ‘They sent you here to die like a piece of meat’
10.11: It was reported that the control of the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, is completely in the Ukrainian army and regional defense units.
STATEMENT FROM TURKEY: SECURITY LEVEL UPGRADED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL
10.04: The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced that the security level of our Turkish ships visiting the Ukrainian and Russian ports in the Black Sea has been raised to the highest level, level 3.
GOVERNOR OF HARKOV: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PLACES AT THE REFUGE
09.35: Kharkov Governor Oleg Sinegubov said in a statement in the morning that the defense line they created has been exceeded, Russian military units have entered the city and citizens should be careful. In his statement, Sinegubov said, “The Russian army crossed the Kharkov defense line and entered the city. Do not leave your places in the shelter. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continues the operation. We ask the civilians not to go out on the streets.”
SIREN SOUNDS IN KIEV
09.25: An air raid warning has been issued in Kiev. Sirens can be heard in the area.
STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF RUSSIA
09. 18: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: Russian troops blockaded Kherson and Berdyansk yesterday. Chernobayevka Airport near Genichevsk and Kherson was taken under control.
“RUSSIAN FORCES ENTERED HARKOV”
08.50: Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: Russian soldiers entered Kharkov.
ATTENTION SHARE FROM AMBASSADOR
08.15: Flash sharing from the Ukrainian Embassy in Ankara: The Russians are giving up boarding the plane!
08.04: While Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continued, Ukrainian civilians who came to Poland after leaving the country were seen at the border crossing in the Medyka region, on the country’s border with Ukraine.
EXPLANATION FROM UN
07.00 The United Nations (UN) announced that 64 civilians have lost their lives and 240 civilians have been injured in the attacks so far. In the statement, he noted that “the real numbers are believed to be much higher” because many deaths have not been fully confirmed yet.
06.25 There were reports from different sources that an oil depot outside of Kiev and a gas pipeline in Kharkov had been hit. Authorities warned that the burning warehouse was emitting toxic fumes and told people staying in their homes to tightly shut their windows. Most of Kiev’s residents took shelter in bunkers and metro stations.
06.19 French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a phone call with Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko that he asked him to withdraw Russian troops from Belarus.
05.58 Hotels in Kiev took action on the danger of an explosion. Customers were taken to shelters in hotels in the city, on the knowledge that there would be a big explosion in Kiev.
05.10 Ukraine has announced that it has regained the city of Sievierodonetsk, which is connected to Luhansk, which it lost in Donbass, and that it provides full control of the city.
“BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK HAS BEEN ORGANIZED”
05.00 Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko announced that Russia carried out ballistic missile attacks on some cities of Ukraine, especially the city of Vasylkiv.
04.15 The Ukrainian Army announced that the attacks in Kharkiv were repelled and the city was under Ukrainian control. It was stated that the destroyed Russian vehicles and armored vehicles were destroyed, houses were damaged and there were wounded.