According to the United Nations, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, it has already taken the lives of hundreds of civilians and drove 3 million Ukrainians into Exodus.
- The beginning of aggression -
At the dawn of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has gathered more than 150,000 soldiers from all over Ukraine in recent weeks, announced a “military operation” to defend the self-proclaimed separatist “Republic” of the East in Ukraine. He recognized his independence three days ago.
Immediately after the announcement, a powerful explosion is heard in Kiev and several Ukrainian cities.
In the morning, Russian ground forces control the territory of Ukraine from Russia and Belarus. In the early hours they captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The attack provokes international outrage.
-Putin threatens Russia's “deterrent force ”-
On the 26th, the Russian army received an order to expand the offensive “in all directions” through Ukraine.
On the 27th, Vladimir Putin announced that he warned against the “deterrent” of the Russian army that could contain nuclear weapons. The White House condemns the “unacceptable” escalation.
It is reported that the European Union (EU) will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
- Sanctions avalanche -
In retaliation, Western countries are ordering increasingly serious economic sanctions against Vladimir Putin and his environment, the Russian economy and the financial sector.
Airspace is closed and large corporations break ties with Russia, which has been cut off at numerous sporting and cultural events.
The EU prohibits broadcasting in the Russian public media RT (formerly Russia Today) and in the territory of Sputnik.
- First Negotiations -
On the 28th, the first negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will be held on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, and there will be no real results.
The President of Ukraine urges the EU to integrate his country into the bloc “without delay”
Vladimir Putin demands that Crimea be perceived as a “blame” by the Russian territory, the Ukrainian government, and that Ukraine have a “neutral status”. For several months, Moscow has been asking Ukraine not to enter NATO.
The ruble is sinking for the record low.
- Russian fire -
On March 2, after heavy shelling, the Russian Air Force will land in Kharkiv (northern part), the second Ukrainian city near Russia.
In the south, the port city of Kherson, near the Crimea, is also bombed.
In the south-east, Russian artillery intensively attacks Mariupol on the shores of the Sea of Azov the day after capturing the port of Berdiansk, which is 90 km away.
In the capital, civilians protected themselves in the subway and were transformed into air raid shelters.
The price of hydrocarbons and aluminum, as Russia is a major exporter, has skyrocketed. In nearly a decade, the stock market fell and oil reached a high.
On the 3rd, the UN General Assembly voted on a large scale on a resolution calling for an end to the Russian offensive.
At night, Russian troops take control of the Zaporojie nuclear power plant (south).
- Evacuate civilians -
On March 4, Moscow imposed serious sanctions on blocking Facebook and spreading “false information about the military,” which led many international media outlets to stop reporting from Russia.
On the 8th, evacuation begins through the “humanitarian corridor” of tens of thousands of civilians around the besieged city of Sumi (northeast) and Kiev.
In Mikolaiv, near Odessa (south), a line of vehicles full of civilians fleeing from battle stretches for kilometers.
German and Spanish courts are investigating possible war crimes committed by Russia.
- US embargo -
On March 9, the Kremlin denounces the “economic war” waged by the United States after Washington announced the US embargo on Russian oil and gas imports.
The leaders of 27 refused Ukraine's rapid accession to Ukraine's accession to the EU and opened the door to close ties.
On the 13th, Russian troops bombed a Ukrainian military base about 20 km from Poland, a NATO member state.
- European Minister of Kiev -
On March 15, about 20,000 civilians were finally evacuated from Mariupol. Mariupol's shelling and siege make the situation deadly for several days.
Russia decides to leave the Council of Europe, accusing NATO and the EU of turning it into a tool for “military, political and economic expansion of the East.”
In the afternoon, the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia arrive in Kiev, confirming the “obvious support of the EU” for Ukraine.
- Negotiations on the “neutral state” -
On March 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared in the framework of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian talks that “the neutral status of Ukraine is a subject of serious discussion.”
The day before, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assumed that it was necessary to “recognize” that his country would not join NATO.
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