Ukraine President 'refuses US evacuation offer as Russia storms Kyiv' 'Ukrainians are tough cookies - with a badass president' Wales Online · Feb 26, 2022
Baby born in Ukrainian air raid shelter as terrified families flee shelling A healthy newborn baby called Mia has been pictured in a Ukrainian air raid shelter where families have been sheltering from Russian military fire in the capital Kyiv Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022
India abstains from voting on UNSC resolution condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine India on Friday (local time) abstained from voting on UNSC resolution condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine saying that the "path of diplomacy was given up". Dynamite News · Feb 26, 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine enters third day: What we know so far Reports of artillery blasts in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warns of impending Russian assault on the capital. Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022
Russia-Ukraine crisis: US Treasury imposes sanctions against Putin, other leaders US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday (local time) sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and members of Russia's Security Council in response to Russia's "unjustified, unprovoked and premediated" invasion of Ukraine. Dynamite News · Feb 26, 2022
Japan considering imposing sanctions against Belarus Japan is considering imposing economic sanctions on Belarus, in line with the United States, for its support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, two government officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 26, 2022
White House seeks $6.4 billion to respond to Ukraine crisis WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday told Congress that it will need an estimated $6.4 billion in new funding to assist Ukraine as it resists a Russian invasion, to support other eastern European nations dealing with the impact and to bolster the Pentagon. Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022
In photos: Ukraine receives outpouring of support from around the globe Rallies have been documented in countries ranging from Thailand and Greece to Georgia and Russia itself. Axios · Feb 26, 2022
Former Indiana Basketball Player Stuck in Ukraine Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis Maurice Creek, who played for both the Hoosiers and George Washington, had been playing professionally in Ukraine for the past few years. Sports Illustrated · Feb 26, 2022
Russian woman living in the UK fears it is the ‘end of our lives as we know them’ Anna, a marketing manager from the south of England, said she feared the world would make a ‘sad return to the Iron Curtain times’. The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022
Morning digest: India abstains on UNSC resolution on Ukraine, Air India to start evacuation flights to countries bordering Ukraine from today; and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022
Kyiv army base attacked as fighting reaches Ukraine capital, military says President Volodymyr Zelensky had predicted Russian troops would mount attack on city overnight The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022
Two Ukrainian brothers — former world boxing champs — ready to fight Russian troops Both won several world heavyweight boxing championships, known for smooth footwork and fierce jabs. One never faced a knockdown in the ring. The other was undefeated for a decade. Los Angeles Times · Feb 26, 2022
Russian troops attack Kyiv military base, are repelled - Ukraine military Russian troops attacked an army base in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv but the assault was repelled, the Ukrainian military said in a Facebook posting early on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 26, 2022
Reuters · Feb 26, 2022 NASA shrugs off Roscosmos leader's rant over U.S. sanctions and space station NASA on Friday shrugged off public comments from the head of its Russian counterpart suggesting U.S. sanctions imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis could "destroy" U.S.-Russian teamwork on the International Space Station (ISS).
Los Angeles Times · Feb 26, 2022 How protesters in Russia and Ukraine are avoiding internet censorship — and jail On Thursday night, the human rights activist Marina Litinovich posted a video to her Facebook account calling for her fellow Russians to protest the country's invasion of its neighbor to the west.
Axios · Feb 26, 2022 Mapped: 87 countries condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the UN China, India and the UAE abstained from the vote.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 CPAC: Why Republicans and Trump suddenly have an unexpected Putin problem Days into Russian forces’ unprovoked incursion into Ukraine, the tide appears to be turning against Mr Putin among Republicans at CPAC, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg report
Wales Online · Feb 26, 2022 Ukraine President: 'This might be the last time you see me alive - Russia will storm Kyiv tonight' Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a chilling warning to the world about Russia,
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 Russia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia’s global isolation
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022 Russian forces advance inside Ukraine: what we know so far Russian forces have pressed towards the capital, Kyiv, as the death toll in the conflict rose to at least 198
Bangkok Post · Feb 26, 2022 At the Polish border, tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees MEDYKA, Poland: Cradling her three-year-old son, who was gravely ill with cancer, the 25-year-old Ukrainian mother staggered into Poland on Friday.
Reuters · Feb 26, 2022 Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of sanctions aimed at halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022 ‘Nazi-style course of action’: Ukraine blasts Russia at UNSC meet Ukraine envoy also accuses Russia of violating rules by continuing as UNSC president during votes concerning Moscow.
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 War expert explains why Vladimir Putin is invading Ukraine and what will happen next Dr James Pritchett, an expert on war from the University of Hull, has given his insight into the Ukraine crisis, explaining what is motivating Vladimir Putin and what to expect next