Heavy fighting is taking place near Kiev
Biden on February 25 NATO will meet with leaders. The White House called it an “extraordinary virtual summit” to discuss Ukraine
An explosion was heard near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on February 25. weather the alarm was sounded. The day before Russia forces to the country by land and sea and attacked from the air.
The Ukrainian army says heavy fighting is taking place in Ivankov, 60 km northwest of Kiev.
“The enemy’s plan will be the hardest today. Ivankov with tanks and Chernihov is to break through the front and move on to Kiev, “Interior Ministry Undersecretary Anton Gerashchenko wrote in the Telegram.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky killed 137 civilians on the first day of the attack and said the serviceman was killed.
Rocket strikes continue
In a video message released on the night of February 25, he called the dead “heroes” and said there were more than 300 wounded in the fighting, which lasted less than 24 hours.
Zelensky said Russia resumed rocket fire at 4 a.m. on Feb. 25, but troops stopped advancing in many directions.
“They are killing people and turning peaceful cities into military targets. This heinous act will never be forgotten, “Zelensky said.
The President said that all border guards were killed on the island of Zmeyini in the Odessa region.Milli He will be named “Hero”.
“I don’t see anyone”
Despite the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces, Zelensky said, “the country is one of the most powerful countries in the world snowHe spoke in support of the US Alliance, but said that maintaining some independence was important.
He left his country for Russia snow“Who is ready to fight with us?” I don’t see anyone. “
Russia The occupation began at dawn on February 24 in various cities and fired missiles at military bases, soldiers from different directions and sent to the tank. The Deputy Defense Minister said that the eastern Donetsk region is currently under fire.
Ukrainian forces Russia fights on different fronts and lost control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant In the past, the world’s worst nuclear accident took place here.
Sumi, Kharkiv, Kherson and Heavy fighting is reported in Odessa.
Request for a meeting at the UN
The United Nations says Ukraine has requested an emergency meeting of the organization’s Human Rights Council.
The request is in response to “the grave human rights situation created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Yevgeniya Filipenko, wrote in a letter to the council’s president.
The president of the UN Council said he would discuss the request with 47 members. A simple majority vote is needed for an urgent debate at the main annual meeting, which opens on February 28.
Sanctions
US President Co. Biden He announced new sanctions on Russia, saying Putin had “chosen a war” and that his country would suffer the consequences.
Biden on February 25 NATO will meet with leaders. The White House called it an “extraordinary virtual summit” to discuss Ukraine.