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According to a report, there was heavy shelling across Ukraine overnight. Reportedly, the russian military claimed on Friday to have captured Sikorsky international airport, 7 kilometres from Kyiv, and destroyed dozens of military institutions, tanks, drones and airplanes, plus bridges and schools.

According to the report, the Ukraine military claimed to have pushed back Russian forces at several points in Kyiv. Reportedly, Moscow said that 200 Ukrainian special forces were killed, they suffered no losses. According to the report, Ukraine said over a thousand russian forces have been killed.

Reportedly, the u.s. who have imposed sanctions on the russian prime minister and foreign minister, say they will issue Ukraine and nato forces in eastern regions with a $6.4 billion aid and defence budget, including humanitarian assistance. According to a report, hundreds of anti war protesters have been arrested across Russia.

According to a report, the eu will seek to freeze the foreign held assets of the russian president and foreign minister under a new sanctions package due to be finalised Friday. Reportedly, the move is largely symbolic as there is unlikely to be identifiable personal assets abroad, but it will be part of an attempt to highlight the eu’s resolve.

In a press conference on Friday, the secretary general of nato said, Russia has attacked Ukraine from multiple directions on air, sea and land, and could remove the democratically elected government. He said, Ukraine is fighting bravely and able to inflict damage.

Reportedly, nato are supporting Ukraine with equipment and providing many different kinds of support. He said, there is a probability of a significant nato response force presence in eastern regions, the measures preventative, and that nato are providing practical and political support.

According to the secretary general, cyber attacks could trigger article 5 of the nato treaty. Article 5 considers an armed attack against any member state an attack against all 30 members of the organisation.

He added that Russia had walked away from the nato Russia founding act on the point of territorial integrity, the principle under international law that prohibits nations from the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another nation, and he called on Russia to withdraw forces. He ended with a reference to the european security order, which might lack equal rights. An approach to peace which might include sovereignty for Ukraine is non membership of nato.

According to reports, 137 soldiers and civilians have died in Kyiv. Reportedly, russian troops and tanks approached on the city from various directions, gunfire was heard near the government district earlier today.

According to the report, the president of Ukraine has issued a statement urging talks. Reportedly, Russia said they were willing to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital, Minsk for peace talks. According to the report, russia have thousands of troops stationed in Belarus.

Reportedly, us sanctions have targeted Sberbank and VTB. According to reports, cutting Russia off from swift, the international banking system is under discussion but the eu is holding out. Reportedly, in 2019 swift suspended access to its network to certain Iranian banks following threats by the then u.s. treasury secretary that swift would be targeted by sanctions if it didn’t comply.

According to a report, rocket strikes and a ground war in Kyiv has left 100 Ukrainians dead. Reportedly, the russian invasion was to protect civilians in Donbas. According to a report, though Ukrainian forces may be outnumbered, they are in possession of anti-tank systems, ammunition and anti-aircraft missiles primarily from the us and uk.

Reportedly, the president of the european council called on the Kremlin to stop the violence, announcing a wave of sanctions politically agreed last night, with the possibility of a further package..

According to reports, russian and Ukrainian forces have clashed in several cities as the invasion enters its second day. Reportedly, 137 Ukrainians and 450 russians have been killed. According to the report, Kyiv, one of the main targets was hit by rocket strikes. Reportedly, photos posted by emergency services showed a damaged residential building, three people were injured, one in a critical condition.

According to a report, 100,000 people have fled their homes following the Ukraine president imposing martial law. Reportedly, Ukraine’s armed forces believe the equivalent of 30-60,000 russian troops have been deployed.

According to reports, russian troops have captured the abandoned nuclear plant of Chernobyl, and staff at the plant have been taken hostage. Reportedly, the site was abandoned following the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986. Over thirty five years later residents are experiencing food insecurity due to soil infertility.

According to reports, Ukraine have declared a state of emergency, calling up military reservists aged 18-60 for service of up to one year. Reportedly, the document includes information bans that could destabilise the situation, and gives the government the right to conduct checks.

According to the report, the Ukrainian president said he still sought a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Reportedly, russia, who hit Ukraine’s international airport in Kyiv, were attacking the country’s military infrastructure. According to the report, black smoke was seen rising over the defence military intelligence headquarters in Kyiv.

Reportedly, russian ground forces, tanks and heavy equipment have crossed the border in several northern regions, in the east and from Crimea. According to the report, the russian defence ministry said it had neutralised Ukrainian military air bases and its air defence systems. Reportedly ten Ukrainian soldiers and forty civilians have been killed.

According to a report, leaders of France and a group of five Sahel countries began a two day summit to discuss the anti- insurgency operations, amid mounting local dissatisfaction over the military- heavy approach that has failed to stabilise the region. Reportedly, the leaders of five Sahel countries, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania and Chad are attending the summit in the Chadian capital of N’Djamena, with the french president attending by video link.

According to the report, the meeting comes a year after France boosted its forces in the Sahel in an attempt to gain momentum in the long running battle. Reportedly, despite military successes, insurgents control vast areas of territory. According to the report, six u.n. personnel have been killed in Mali this year, and France has lost five soldiers since December. Reportedly, thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed, while more than two million people fled their homes.

According to the report, some experts believe there is a choice between concentrating solely on a military strategy or looking at governance, political representation, fiscal reforms and human rights issues.

Reportedly, Chad promised a year ago to send troops to the three point area of interest where the frontier of Mali, Niger and Burkina converge. According to the report, army officers overthrew Malian president, Ibrahim Keita following protests about his failure to end the conflict.

Reportedly, a 2015 peace deal was signed by the Malian government and the coordinated Azawad movement (Azawad is the Tuareg name for all Tuareg Berber areas). Points are; respect for the national unity and territorial integrity of Mali, recognition and promotion of cultural diversity, appreciation of the contribution made by all the people of Mali, particularly women and young people in building the nation. Effective management of their own affairs, promotion of balanced development, the rejection of violence as a means of political expression, and the use of dialogue to resolve differences.

According to a report, the president of Russia announced a special military operation in Donbas, early Thursday. Reportedly, at 5 am local time there were two explosions in Ukrainian controlled northern Donetsk. According to the report, Ukraine say there have been explosions in other cities including Kyiv.

Reportedly, Russia who have called for an end to nato expansion, said they do not intend to occupy areas outside Donbas. According to the report, troops are crossing the border from Donbas into Kharkiv. Reportedly, missile strikes have been waged on various cities, such as Odessa, Dnipro and Mariupal, and there have been unconfirmed reports of troops landing in the south.

According to reports, the european council are holding a summit on Friday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine.

Reportedly, the u.s. president said he was sanctioning the company that built the Nord stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a project fiercely opposed by the u.s.

According to a report, Europe could heat citizens homes and power industry for the rest of the cold weather period on current gas supplies. Reportedly, tanks were at an average of 31% capacity on February 21. According to the report, Germany did obtain 50% of its gas from the russian state owned Gazprom.

According to reports, a reinforcement of Russian forces in the Donbas region appear to be advancing to some degree. Reportedly, the u.s. have released a new round of sanctions for what they say is the beginning of a russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the report, the sanctions target russian oligarchs and banks. Reportedly, the u.s. say they will deploy some troops in the region.

According to reports, the eu are halting certification of the Nord stream 2 gas pipeline. Reportedly, the deteriorating crisis in the Ukraine puts at risk trade between Ireland and Russia, including €3 billion in IT services, over half a million cases of whiskey and €134 million in fertilizer.

The nato Munich security conference over the weekend probably outlined the sanctions. In a tv interview a uk spokesperson said Russia has deployed troops to Donbas under the guise of a peace keeping mission. The u.n. say they are in the Sahel as a peace keeping mission. Questionable since the region, which remains poor, is the third largest gold exporter in the world.