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nOn February 24, Vladimir Putin announced the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine and “denazification of the country” at 5:30 am Moscow time.

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nLatest events:

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Russian Ministry of Defense: in order to suppress information attacks against Russia, high-precision weapons will strike at the technological facilities of the SBU and the 72nd main center of psychological special operations in Kyiv.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d The priests of the Russian Orthodox Church opposed the war in Ukraine and urged to stop the bloodshed.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine do not carry out strikes on a residential complex, “this is out of the question.” n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Foreign musical groups have started to cancel concerts in Russia. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Sanctioned banks will not be able to issue new Visa and Mastercard cards, already issued cards will continue to work within Russia. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian army will continue the special military operation in Ukraine until the set goals are achieved. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Valery Gergiev has been removed from his post as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Sberbank is included in the UK sanctions list. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d In the Moscow metro, Apple Pay and Google Pay work intermittently. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d Foreign film companies suspend the distribution of their films in Russia.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d During the shelling of a military unit in the Ukrainian city of Akhtyrka, 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. n

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nxf0x9fx93x8d The press secretary of the DPR military command, Eduard Basurin, announced the opening of two humanitarian corridors for civilians in Mariupol, they can leave the city until March 2.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8dIn the center of Kharkiv, a shell hit the regional administration.n

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nxf0x9fx93x8dZelensky signed an application for EU accession, it was delivered to Brussels and officially registered. n

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We remind you that any reports of the warring parties about their own and other people’s losses, about successes and defeats should be taken with a certain degree of skepticism.

n*Roskomnadzor considers untrue information about the shelling of Ukrainian cities and the death of civilians in Ukraine as a result of the actions of the Russian Army, as well as materials in which the ongoing operation is called an attack, invasion, or a declaration of war