Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a Turkish drone has targeted Tell Rifaat near the Aleppo Governorate. No casualties are reported. (Kurdistan 24)
2021–2022 North Korean missile tests North Korea says that it has tested a ballistic missile that entered the sea. (AP)
2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, says that it is considering beginning a thirty-month transition to democracy. (Bloomberg)
North Korea says that it has tested a ballistic missile that entered the sea. (AP)
The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, says that it is considering beginning a thirty-month transition to democracy. (Bloomberg)
Ukraine's military says that it has destroyed a convoy of 56 tanks near the capital Kyiv and killed Chechen General Magomed Tushayev. (Times of Israel)
A 64-kilometre (40 mi) long convoy of Russian Ground Forces armoured vehicles, tanks and artillery continues to advance towards Kyiv. (BBC News)
Battle of Kharkiv Dozens of people are killed and hundreds more are injured in a massive MLRS attack on Kharkiv, according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Videos appear to show cluster munitions being used in the rocket attack. (The Guardian) (Sky News) Hennadiy Matsehora, the mayor of Kupiansk who surrendered the city to the Russians in exchange for peace the previous day, is now indicted for treason by Ukrainian officials. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Ukrainska Pravda 2)
Belarus–United States relations, Russia–United States relations The United States closes its embassy in Minsk, Belarus, and allows "non-essential staff" at its embassy in Moscow to leave the country amid war in neighbouring Ukraine. (The Independent) The United States announces it is expelling 12 Russian people in New York who are a part of Russia's delegation to the United Nations, saying they are "intelligence operatives" who have "abused their privileges of residency" by engaging in "espionage activities." (The Hill)
Dozens of people are killed and hundreds more are injured in a massive MLRS attack on Kharkiv, according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Videos appear to show cluster munitions being used in the rocket attack. (The Guardian) (Sky News)
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov accuses the European Union of "hostile behaviour" towards Russia, and says that the arming of Ukraine was an "extremely dangerous and destabilising factor". Peskov says that Western arms supplies to Kyiv shows that Moscow was justified in demilitarising Ukraine. (Reuters)
Kyiv offensive A 64-kilometre (40 mi) long convoy of Russian Ground Forces armoured vehicles, tanks and artillery continues to advance towards Kyiv. (BBC News)
Latvia allows volunteers to participate in the Russo-Ukrainian war. (Reuters)
Russia attacks the Zhytomyr Airport using Iskander ballistic missiles launched from Belarus. (The Times of Israel)
Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that Russia and Ukraine are interested in reaching an agreement aimed at ending the war. (Forexlive)
The United States closes its embassy in Minsk, Belarus, and allows "non-essential staff" at its embassy in Moscow to leave the country amid war in neighbouring Ukraine. (The Independent)
Zhytomyr Airport attack Russia attacks the Zhytomyr Airport using Iskander ballistic missiles launched from Belarus. (The Times of Israel)
2021–2022 North Korean missile tests The KCNA says that the missile test that North Korea conducted on Sunday was to develop a "reconnaissance" satellite system. (Reuters)
International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine FIFA and UEFA suspend all Russian football clubs from international competitions and also ban the Russian national football team from competing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. UEFA also ends its sponsorship with Russian energy firm Gazprom. (BBC Sport) The International Ice Hockey Federation suspends all Russian and Belarusian clubs, as well as the respective national teams of the two countries, from its competitions. It also withdraws Russia's hosting rights of the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. (USA Today)
The KCNA says that the missile test that North Korea conducted on Sunday was to develop a "reconnaissance" satellite system. (Reuters)
The Russian Armed Forces warn Kyiv residents to leave the city as its armoured convoy approaches the city's outskirts. The Russians also warn people living around the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine to evacuate, with the stated purpose of "thwarting informational attacks against Russia". (Reuters) (TASS) (The Guardian)
A Russian military convoy that is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) long continues to advance toward Kyiv, as the invasion enters its sixth day. (BBC News)
A senior U.S. defense official asserts that the convoy has "stalled" amid the Ukrainian military response and fuel and food shortages, but also warns that the Russian troops are "certain to regroup". (NBC News)
Battle of Okhtyrka Ukraine confirms that more than 70 troops were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a base in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, yesterday. It is the largest loss of life for Ukrainian forces in a single attack since the invasion began. (The Guardian)
Kyiv offensive A Russian military convoy that is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) long continues to advance toward Kyiv, as the invasion enters its sixth day. (BBC News) A senior U.S. defense official asserts that the convoy has "stalled" amid the Ukrainian military response and fuel and food shortages, but also warns that the Russian troops are "certain to regroup". (NBC News)
Ukraine confirms that more than 70 troops were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a base in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, yesterday. It is the largest loss of life for Ukrainian forces in a single attack since the invasion began. (The Guardian)
A Russian missile strikes the Kharkiv Oblast state administration building on Freedom Square at 8 a.m. local time. Six people are injured in the strike, with the building being severely damaged. The Slovenian honorary consulate is also destroyed by a Russian missile. (Sky News) (Delo)
A second round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will be held tomorrow in an effort to pursue a ceasefire. (The Hill)
Battle of Kharkiv A Russian missile strikes the Kharkiv Oblast state administration building on Freedom Square at 8 a.m. local time. Six people are injured in the strike, with the building being severely damaged. The Slovenian honorary consulate is also destroyed by a Russian missile. (Sky News) (Delo)
International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball withdraws Russia's hosting rights of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship scheduled for August and September in response to the invasion. (AFP via Inquirer Sports)
Russia–Ukraine relations A second round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will be held tomorrow in an effort to pursue a ceasefire. (The Hill)
Russian forces strike the Kyiv TV Tower with a missile, causing a temporary disruption of TV and radio broadcasting. Five people are killed in the bombing, according to Ukrainian emergency services. A Russian missile also strikes the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. (APA) (CNN) (Ynetnews) (PBS)
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball withdraws Russia's hosting rights of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship scheduled for August and September in response to the invasion. (AFP via Inquirer Sports)
A Western intelligence report indicates that China had some level of knowledge about the Russian invasion of Ukraine as it requested Russian officials not to invade during the 2022 Olympic Games. China disputes the accuracy of the reports, saying they are a way to shift blame on the country and smear it. (The New York Times)
Battle of Kyiv The Ukrainian Air Force says that it has destroyed two Russian warplanes in a dogfight over Kyiv. A Ukrainian MiG-29 is also shot down during the air battle. (Sky News)
China–Russia relations A Western intelligence report indicates that China had some level of knowledge about the Russian invasion of Ukraine as it requested Russian officials not to invade during the 2022 Olympic Games. China disputes the accuracy of the reports, saying they are a way to shift blame on the country and smear it. (The New York Times)
Horlivka offensive Ukrainian forces begin an offensive towards Horlivka. (Ukrinform)
Kyiv offensive Battle of Kyiv The Ukrainian Air Force says that it has destroyed two Russian warplanes in a dogfight over Kyiv. A Ukrainian MiG-29 is also shot down during the air battle. (Sky News)
Russia–Turkey relations Turkey says that the Russian Navy has cancelled the transit of four of its warships through the Bosporus strait upon request after Turkey triggered the wartime clause of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, which allows Turkey to close the Bosporus strait and the Dardanelles to foreign warships. (Reuters)
The Ukrainian Air Force says that it has destroyed two Russian warplanes in a dogfight over Kyiv. A Ukrainian MiG-29 is also shot down during the air battle. (Sky News)
Turkey says that the Russian Navy has cancelled the transit of four of its warships through the Bosporus strait upon request after Turkey triggered the wartime clause of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, which allows Turkey to close the Bosporus strait and the Dardanelles to foreign warships. (Reuters)
Ukrainian forces begin an offensive towards Horlivka. (Ukrinform)
2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency The Myanmar military junta pardons several celebrities who spoke out against the military coup including Lu Min, Wyne, Pyay Ti Oo, Eaindra Kyaw Zin and Paing Takhon. (ABC News)
2022 Winter Paralympics The International Paralympic Committee bans Russia and Belarus from competing in the upcoming Winter Paralympics in Beijing after initially announcing they would compete despite the invasion of Ukraine, taking part as "neutral countries". (The Independent) (Axios)
A missile strikes the Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship Banglar Samriddhi docked at the Port of Olvia in Mykolaiv Oblast, killing a Bangladeshi engineer. (The Daily Star)
Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled to take place today, are postponed. (TASS)
OneWeb satellite constellation Russian space agency Roscosmos says that it will not launch 36 OneWeb satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, unless OneWeb provides "legally binding guarantees" that the satellites will not be used for military purposes by the United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Papua conflict Telkomsel shooting Members of the Free Papua Movement gun down eight people at a Telkomsel telecommunications tower in Puncak Regency, West Papua. (U.S. News & World Report)
Russia–Ukraine relations Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled to take place today, are postponed. (TASS) The Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for a second round of talks expected to occur on Thursday morning. (CNN) (News.am)
Russian space agency Roscosmos says that it will not launch 36 OneWeb satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, unless OneWeb provides "legally binding guarantees" that the satellites will not be used for military purposes by the United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Siege of Chernihiv Two Kalibr cruise missiles strike a hospital in Chernihiv after Russian troops were forced to retreat. (TIME) (CBC)
The International Paralympic Committee bans Russia and Belarus from competing in the upcoming Winter Paralympics in Beijing after initially announcing they would compete despite the invasion of Ukraine, taking part as "neutral countries". (The Independent) (Axios)
The Myanmar military junta pardons several celebrities who spoke out against the military coup including Lu Min, Wyne, Pyay Ti Oo, Eaindra Kyaw Zin and Paing Takhon. (ABC News)
Two Kalibr cruise missiles strike a hospital in Chernihiv after Russian troops were forced to retreat. (TIME) (CBC)
International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War French authorities seize the yacht of Russian oligarch Igor Sechin in La Ciotat after the European Union blacklisted Sechin and froze his assets. (BBC News)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War French authorities seize the yacht of Russian oligarch Igor Sechin in La Ciotat after the European Union blacklisted Sechin and froze his assets. (BBC News)
Battle of Kherson The Ukrainian Navy patrol vessel Sloviansk is destroyed in a Russian anti-ship missile strike off the Port of Odesa, resulting in the disappearance of all its crew. (Debrief)
Boycott of Russia and Belarus UEFA announces that they have banned Belarus from hosting international games due to its role in the invasion of Ukraine. (Bleacher Report)
International reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Media freedom in the European Union, Censorship in the United Kingdom Russian television network RT is taken off-air in the EU and the United Kingdom due to its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News) RT America ceases production and fires most of its employees. It expects the layoff to be permanent. (CNN)
Media freedom in the European Union, Censorship in the United Kingdom Russian television network RT is taken off-air in the EU and the United Kingdom due to its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News)
Russian television network RT is taken off-air in the EU and the United Kingdom due to its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News)
Siege of Chernihiv Vyacheslav Chaus, the governor of Chernihiv Oblast, says that at least 33 people have been killed and at least 18 others injured in Russian airstrikes on residential areas in Chernihiv. (National Post) (U.S. News & World Report) (NDTV)
The Ukrainian Navy patrol vessel Sloviansk is destroyed in a Russian anti-ship missile strike off the Port of Odesa, resulting in the disappearance of all its crew. (Debrief)
UEFA announces that they have banned Belarus from hosting international games due to its role in the invasion of Ukraine. (Bleacher Report)
Vyacheslav Chaus, the governor of Chernihiv Oblast, says that at least 33 people have been killed and at least 18 others injured in Russian airstrikes on residential areas in Chernihiv. (National Post) (U.S. News & World Report) (NDTV)
2022 Peshawar mosque attack Islamic State gunmen and a suicide bomber kill at least 61 people and injure 196 others during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. (CNN)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Terrorism in Pakistan 2022 Peshawar mosque attack Islamic State gunmen and a suicide bomber kill at least 61 people and injure 196 others during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. (CNN)
2022 Russian financial crisis The Moscow Stock Exchange will extend its closure until at least March 8. (Bloomberg) JPMorgan Chase warns that the current financial crisis in Russia might be similar or even greater in consequences than the 1998 crisis, when Russia defaulted on its obligations. (Bloomberg) Yandex, the Russian equivalent of Google, announces that it might be heading for default. (CNN)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Italian police seize the yacht of Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov at the port of Imperia. Another yacht owned by Putin associate Gennady Timchenko is blocked at the port and is expected to be seized shortly. Both men have been sanctioned by the European Union. (The Guardian)
Islamic State gunmen and a suicide bomber kill at least 61 people and injure 196 others during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. (CNN)
JPMorgan Chase warns that the current financial crisis in Russia might be similar or even greater in consequences than the 1998 crisis, when Russia defaulted on its obligations. (Bloomberg)
Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Arianespace and OneWeb suspend all future rocket launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and the use of Russian Soyuz rockets for their spacecraft. (Spaceflight Insider) (Reuters) Russian space agency Roscosmos ceases all joint scientific experiments on the International Space Station. (WION)
2022 Peshawar mosque attack The Islamic State claims responsibility for yesterday's massacre, which killed at least 61 people. (CNN)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2022 Peshawar mosque attack The Islamic State claims responsibility for yesterday's massacre, which killed at least 61 people. (CNN)
2022 anti-war protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine Anti-war protesters gather in Kherson to protest Russia's occupation of the city. (The New York Times)
