Ukrainian POWs.

Earlier today we reported that the Russian Defense Minister Shoigu ordered all Russian units to treat surrendered and captured servicemen with respect.

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❗️10,000 automatic rifles have been given out to civilians in Kiev in the last few hours - Ukraine’s Interior Minister

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❗️Zelensky announces general mobilization.

Ukraine’s president signed a decree that orders mobilization of all conscripts and reservists in all Ukrainian regions.

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❗️Russia is entering Day 2 of its military operation in Ukraine.

The night hours passed with relative calm in most parts of the county except for Kiev, where some explosions were reported on the outskirts.

Now it is morning and multiple reports, including from eye-witnesses, appear to suggest that Russian units are decisively advancing towards Ukraine’s capital, and have managed to gain a better foothold in the southern and eastern theaters.

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“God bless you guys! We've been waiting for this since 1991” — local man shouts to Russian military convoy near Kharkov.

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This post went viral on social media platforms but it might be false!

The Russian MoD says Ukrainian guards on Snake Island laid down their arms and are alive in Russian custody. There are apparently 82 of them, not 13.

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❗️Russian intelligence and special forces have reportedly been tasked with locating and capturing individuals suspected of committing war crimes and acts of genocide in Ukraine since the coup of 2014. The list of suspects includes former top officials.

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❗️CNN: Zelensky moved to a bunker in undisclosed location as Russian troops about to take Kiev.

It’s been less than 48 hours since Putin commenced his military operation.

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❗️Thousands of elite Chechen soldiers are headed to Ukraine to assist with the denazification campaign.

As he was seeing off his men, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov had this message for Zelensky:

“Call Putin and apologize.”

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❗️Putin addresses the Ukrainian army on television: "Take power into your own hands. It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis, who settled in Kiev and took hostage the entire Ukrainian people.”

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❗️The Council of Europe has announced it is temporarily suspending the Russian Federation's right to representation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly. Russia will remain a party to the Council and the relevant conventions.

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❗️Zelensky asks Prime Minister of Israel to mediate negotiations with Russia.

Battles in Ukraine are ongoing. Zelensky has yet to give the order for his forces to lay down their weapons.

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❗️Moscow says relations with West near “point of no return” as NATO issues statement promising more weapons to Ukraine and US/EU impose sanctions on Putin.

This, as thermonuclear-armed mobile ICBM launchers are filmed driving outside of Moscow.

A truly unprecedented moment.

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❗️US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to appropriate $6.4 billion for Ukraine aid.

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Looks like Russia is belatedly moving to counter Ukraine’s tales of heroic resistance.

This is Zmeiny (Snake) Island, where Ukraine says 13 troops said, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself” before they were killed. Russia says this isn’t true and claims 83 Ukrainians there surrendered.

Source: Max Seddon (Financial Times)

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❗️We have created a Twitter thread, documenting videos, photos, and claims relating to the Russian military operation in Ukraine that have been debunked by independent analysts and journalists.

Please share far and wide!

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A video widely shared online and claiming to show a missile being fired toward a residential area in Kyiv by a Russian low-flying jet is highly likely a Ukrainian MiG-29, according to acclaimed military analysts Rob Lee and Michael Kofman.

See our Twitter thread dedicated to documenting fake and misleading content about the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

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A video claiming to show a Russian tank in Kiev running over a civilian vehicle turned out to be a Ukrainian Strela-10 air defense system, according to acclaimed military analyst Rob Lee.

Notice also the lack of a "Z" marking which Russian forces have painted on the side of vehicles to distinguish between Russians and Ukrainians who use similar-looking Soviet-era equipment.

See our Twitter thread dedicated to documenting fake and misleading content about the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

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