Putin’s attack on Ukraine. February 25 / Article

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137 people have died in Ukraine on the first day of the Russian attack, told me President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

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After the first day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, it has become clear that its target is Kiev. At the same time, Russia is trying to break the Ukrainian spirit, but it seems to have overestimated itself, evaluated Former Commander of the National Armed Forces (NAF) Raimonds Graube.

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Ukrainian special services have made public possible plan for the occupation of Kiev. Most likely, such an operation could take place at night and in the coming days. Ukraine’s special services predict that the plan could be to seize the country’s leaders and force them to sign an agreement with Russia, threatening huge civilian casualties. The leadership would then be entrusted to a pro-Russian politician.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleb has said on the microblogging website that Kiev suffered Russian missile strike. The last time the country experienced this in 1941, Kuleba said. However, the Foreign Minister continues to express confidence in Ukraine’s ability to repel any attack.

Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv. Last time our capital experienced anything like this was in 1941 when it was attacked by Nazi Germany. Ukraine defeated that evil and will defeat this one. Stop Putin. Isolate Russia. Severe all ties. Kick Russia out of everywhete.

– Dmytro Kuleba (myDmytroKuleba) February 25, 2022

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All Western sanctions against Russia, which has launched an attack on Ukraine, have not yet been exhausted, considers President Egils Levits.

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to overthrow the Ukrainian government. Russian forces entering Ukraine from the north, from the east, from the south. Russia’s plan to attack the capital, Kiev and other major cities, however, said Blinken said Ukraine would “prevail” in the fight against Russia.

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The Latvian Foreign Minister has decided to recall Latvian Ambassador to Russia Mari Riekstins for consultations. Such a step is not a severance of relations, but a certain gesture from Latvia to express that we do not accept Russia’s actions, Riekstins explained in an interview on the LTV program “Rīta Panorāma”.

The Minister has also decided to suspend the issuance of Latvian visas to Russian citizens, except in cases related to special humanitarian considerations. Riekstins explained that Latvia has already issued visas to a relatively small category of persons. Changes were planned from March, but as the situation worsens, visas will not be issued to a wider range of people.

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Less than a day afterZiedot.lv“Opened a donation account to support the people of Ukraine, more than half a million euros have been donated, according to the organization’s website.

More than € 200,000 had been donated by Thursday evening and € 510,000 by Friday morning.

In an interview with Rūta Dimanta, the head of Ziedot.lv, LTV explained that as soon as the donated funds start to be spent, reports on it will be available.

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Representatives of NATO countries plan to gather for an extraordinary meeting on Friday in connection with Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

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Two explosions hit Kiev, which could have been caused by ballistic or cruise missiles, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said. The ministry later said air defense systems had crashed a Russian army plane.

Eyewitness video: Air defense system crashes a Russian army plane. The wreckage of the plane hit a nine-storey residential building. pic.twitter.com/SDmCptQpW4

– LTV News Service (@ltvzinas) February 25, 2022

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In order to protect Ukraine against Russian aggression, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued an order general mobilization.

CONTEXT:

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” on February 21 independence from Ukraine. Putin also threatened Ukraine by demanding that Ukraine immediately cease hostilities against the separatists, “otherwise all responsibility for the possible continued bloodshed will rest entirely with the conscience of the Ukrainian regime.”

However, Ukraine and the West emphasize that it is Russia, led by Putin, that is carrying out the aggression against Ukraine, pulling up to 150,000 troops off the Ukrainian border and threatening a new invasion of Ukrainian territory.

But on February 24, Putin announcedthat Russia has launched a “military operation” in Ukraine and called on the Ukrainian army to “lay down its arms”. This caused the democratic world even more condemnation and the next steps in sanctions against Russia.

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