The timeline: day 4 of Ukrainian defense against Russian aggression
Today is February 27 and it has been 4 days of Russian war against Ukraine. We are covering all current events. This timeline is live: regular updates to come.
Ukrainian authorities
08:51 – The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the citizens of foreign states, who are friends of Ukraine. Everyone, willing to join the deference of Europe and the world, may come to fight side by side with Ukrainians against the invaders of the 21st century.
09:42 – President Zelensky addressed Belarus: "Sincerely wish Belarus to become again as kind and safe, as it has recently been seen. Make the right choice – it's the main choice of your life".
"Be Belarus, not Russia" – he urged.
02:39 – Ukraine convenes the emergency special session of the UN General Assembly due to Russia's veto of the UN Security Council resolution demanding to stop the armed invasion and to withdraw troops from Ukrainian territory.
10:07 – Things that occupants are doing to Kharkiv, Okhtyrka, Kyiv, Odessa and other cities and villages calls for international tribunal, – Zelensky
11:24 – Russia Ministry of Defense stopped answering to the soldier mothers committee requests, – the mothers reporting to the TV channel Doshch.
12:57 – Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ.
13:44 – Volodymyr Zelensky had a conversation with Aleksandr Lukashenko.
15:12 – Putin orders deterrence forces to be put on high alert
15:32 – Zelensky and Lukashenko agreed that the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the Russian delegation without any preconditions on the Ukrainian-Belarusion border near the Pripyat River. Lukashenko is responsible for ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation's travel, talks and return.
16:46 – Belarusian forces are now raising the alarm, they have an army of 45,000, but only 17,000 can perform tasks – it's a drop in the ocean. The Belarusian military does not have a fighting spirit, they are fighting for nothing – Arestovich.
17:00 – Russia threatens to strike on the transport which will transport the weapons from the West in the territory of Ukraine, – the chairman of the commission of Council of Federation on protection of state sovereignty Andrey Klimov.
18:06 – Lukashenko promised not to attack Ukraine and not to provide his territories for sending missile strikes.
18:30 – The US, Norway and other countries requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine.
Industry
10:19 – The GTS operator of Ukraine does not confirm the accident on the main gas pipeline in Kharkiv.
11:00 – "There was no release of radionuclides into the environment, the radiation background is normal, there is no surface pollution", – "Ob'yednannya Radon" reports.
17:46 – Concern Ukroboronprom confirmed the destruction of the world's largest aircraft "Mriya" at the airport in Gostomel, blaming the Russians. It would cost $ 3 billion to restore.
SWIFT blocking and international community reaction
00:16 – EU to freeze assets of Russia Central Bank, – the head of the European Commission.
00:29 – Banks of Russia will be cut off from SWIFT. The leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Canada and the US informed that in the announcement of of the new round of economic sanctions (among them – SWIFT cut off and ban of "golden passports" sale for wealthy Russian citizens)
00:31 – US Congressmen urge Biden to close the Ukrainian sky. The head of the Ukrainian Permanent Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly Yehor Chernev disclosed the letter of Gerry Connolly (Democratic party) and Mike Turner (Republican party).
00:45 – Starlink terminals are coming to Ukraine! Elon Musk agreed to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhaylo Fedorov's request about satellite internet.
05:33 – SWIFT authorities announced that they were ready to carry out the EU decision on sanctions against
Russian banks in the next few days.
00:54 – The first logistic operation is over during which Lithuania gave a big amount of automatic rifles, munitions, helmets and bulletproof vests to Ukraine.
12:11 – The head of Great Britain FCDO: no negotiations for Russia until it withdraws its troops from Ukraine.
13:36 – people in Minsk are starting to protest.
14:03 – Germany turns down Russian gas, – Gerashchenko.
14:00 – Romania will provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
14:30 – Russian oligarch Mikhail Friedman called the war in Ukraine a tragedy and called for an end to the bloodshed.
14:42 – Svitlana Tikhanovskaya calls on Belarusians to gather to protest against the war near the General Staff building in Minsk at 17:00.
14:43 – British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Trass said she would certainly support the Britons who decided to go to war with Russian troops in Ukraine, according to the Independent.
14:59 – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo will join the United States, Britain, Europe, and Canada in blocking access of some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT
14:55 – France has decided to close its skies to Russian aircraft
15:12 – Norway and Austria are also closing their airspace to Russian aircraft
15:27 – The European Union is considering closing ports for Russian ships
15:30 – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Mayo announced the signing of a resolution on the immediate payment of 110 million euros to the Government of Ukraine.
15:41 – A mass demonstration in support of Ukraine is taking place in Berlin at the moment.
16:07 – An anti-war protest is taking place near the General Headquarters in Minsk
16:20 – Germany will start supplying weapons to Ukraine on Monday – German Ambassador to Kyiv.
16:25 – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Mayo announced the immediate transfer of € 110 million to the Ukrainian government.
16:26 – Belgium will supply Ukraine with 3,000 automatic rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo.
16:33 – The White House said that the United States and NATO do not threaten Russia, and Putin's decision to bring deterrence forces on high alert has no grounds.
16:47 – "A foreign legion has been formed for volunteers from other countries, which there are many," – Arestovich.
17:08 – Charitable cryptocurrency fund of Ukraine raised $ 6.9 million for the army.
17:36 – Pavlo Durov says he will consider the possibility of partially or completely restricting the work of Telegram channels in the countries involved in the conflict.
17:16 – As a result of the attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine 16 children were lost, the Minister of Health of Ukraine Victor Lyashko reported.
18:38 – The European Union completely closes the airspace for Russia. "Now it's the official 'fuck you' – Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
18:42 – World cryptocurrencies close all accounts of users from Russia and Belarus! Dmarket, an NFT and In-game Metaverse items trading platform, froze all accounts. The funds were sent to support the Ukrainian army. And that's $ 4.5 million. Real allies!
19:29 – For the first time in history, the European Union will finance lethal weapons for a third country – Ukraine.
20:32 – A petition demanding the impeachment of Putin has appeared in Russia – it has already been signed by more than 150,000 people.
20:39 – Hungary handed over 100,000 liters of fuel and 28 tons of food to Ukraine.
21:00 – China suspends oil purchases from Russia
21:20 – Turkey finally closes the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles for Russian ships. Now the Black Sea will be closed to them.
21:21 – Germany changes course and turns down Russian gas, – State Special Communications.
22:07 – Albania closes its airspace to Russian aircraft.
22:26 – Canada refused to let the board into its airspace and it was forced to return.
22:52 – PayPal has frozen the ability to withdraw funds to the cards of Russian banks!
23:13 – The EU will provide Ukraine with lethal weapons worth 450 million euros, as well as assistance for another 50 million euros.
23:32 – Poland has agreed to act as a transport hub for arms supplies to Ukraine from other countries.
Kyiv and Kyiv region
00:04 – air raid in Kyiv.
00:17 – air raid in Boryspil.
00:50 – Kyiv city state administration reports that putting marks for fire adjustment for invaders is a crime and is punished by imprisonment up to 15 years.
01:03 – there was a strike on the outskirts of Vasylkiv. The oil base is on fire, the firefighters can't fully function there due to hostilities.
03:37 – During Kyiv bombarding the invaders' shells hit a disposal site of radioactive waste of Kyiv filial "Ob'yednannya Radon". The preliminary estimate of the State inspection of nuclear regulation of Ukraine says that there is no threat to population beyond the sanitary hygienic zone.
UPD. The gunning of the disposal site of radioactive waste "Ob'yednannya Radon" did not lead to depressurization of the storage. "The strike was into the fence, the building and the vaults were not damaged", – SES claims.
UPD. Ukrzaliznytsya took out 23 fuel tank cars from the oil depot in Vasylkiv (Kyiv region), which was hit by enemy missiles.
05:10 – The Kadyrov unit near Gostomel was destroyed. Together with the group, the commander of the 141st Regiment of the Chechen Rosguard, Magomed Tushayev, was also liquidated.
07:09 – saboteurs shot dead a family with three children. Parents and daughter died. "Her name was Polina. She was in the 4th grade of school 24 in Kyiv. This morning she and her parents were shot dead by a Russian DRG," said Kyiv City Council Secretary Volodymyr Bondarenko. Two more children are in hospitals: a girl in the intensive care unit of KMKL № 17, and a boy in Okhmatdyt.
08:09 – Air raid in Kyiv.
09:00 – The Armed Forces shot down a cruise missile fired from the territory of Belarus to Kyiv.
09:08 – The shelling continues in Bucha.
09:36 – On Lavrukhina Street in the Desnyansky area in the parking lot there was a fire of several cars.
09:54 – Ukrainian army and Teroborona blew up the bridge between Bucha and Irpen in the Kyiv region.
09:57 – Residential quarters of Ukrainian cities are being shelled again from the territory of Belarus and Russia – something is burning in Troieschyna.
10:11 – 7 private cars on Lavrukhina Street were destroyed and set on fire. The blast damaged windows and balconies from the 1st to the 15th floor.
11:32 – Irpin is completely under the control of Ukraine, the mayor Oleksandr Markushin reports.
11:45 – One child died as a result of a car gunning Kyiv.
11:46 – in Gostomel on Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street, the Russian military changes into civilian clothes.
12:14 – part of the Russian BMD of Russian airborne forces was burnt down by locals with Molotov cocktails, – Arestovych.
12:20 – alarm in Irpin.
12:23 – SSU officers laid hold of secret documents of the Russian military, whom Ukrainians blitzed under Gostomel.
12:52 – Kyiv continues to hold defense. There are no Russian troops in the city. However, our military, law enforcement, and territorial defense continue to detect and render innocuous saboteurs.
15:22 – Ukrainian artillery completely defeated the so-called group "V" of the Russian military. On the approaches to Kyiv, in the city of Bucha.
15:20 – A huge column of enemy armored vehicles is moving to Kyiv.
15:37 – The invaders are gathering children and women in Bucha allegedly under the pretext of evacuation. In fact, they plan to make them a "living shield" for a breakthrough in Kyiv, – said the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko.
18:52 – Air raid in Bila Tserkva and Brovary!
19:11 – Air raid in Kyiv and Bohuslav.
19:29 – air raid in Kyiv!
20:03 – air raid in Kyiv.
20:48 – the enemy became more active closer to the evening. Air alarm again in Kyiv.
23:29 – air alarm in Brovary
Chernihiv
00:11 – In the Chernihiv region, people are urged to spend this night in shelters, because massive missile strikes are possible. In particular, in Chernihiv and other cities of the region.
14:00 – An air alert has been announced!
14:44 – In the Chernihiv region the tank troop of the army of the Russian Federation is destroyed, – operational command "North".
15:04 – The Russians hit the center of Chernihiv. They wanted to get into the City Council.
17:29 – An air alert was announced in Chernihiv – everyone should go to the shelter.
17:36 – Koryukivka, Chernihiv region. Locals went against the invaders without weapons. Enemy tanks retreated.
18:30 – invaders don't stop firing in Chernihiv. Residential houses and a children's dental clinic were damaged. 16 children were wounded – their health state is unknown, reports SESU.
19:23 – attacks continue.
19:50 – occupants destroyed the historic building of the cinema in Chernihiv.
20:37 – air alarm.
Zhytomyr
17:20 – Zhytomyr – air alarm
17:29 – In Kharkiv, Rivne, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Volyn, an air alert was announced – everyone should go to the shelter.
17:53 – Strike at Zhytomyr airport.
18:18 – Zhytomyr is defending! All those who are not carrying out military defense now are asked to stay at home, in a safe place!
19:29 – air alarm in Zhytomyr.
20:22 – Russian Buk Missile system was destroyed in the area of Malyn, Zhytomyr region.
20:58 – Two missiles that hit the Zhytomyr airport were identified as Iskanders
Kharkiv
02:26 – message about the explosion of the gas pipeline in Kharkiv.
UPD. As of 10:30 am, the GTS operator of Ukraine does not confirm the accident on the main gas pipeline in Kharkiv. The system does not record the pressure drop, gas is transported normally.
04:43 – the battle for the airport continues. Because of this, the fire at the oil depot in Vasylkiv is not extinguished, – Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Oleksiy Kuleba.
04:51 – During the shelling of the nine-story building, a woman was killed, rescuers evacuated two dozen people.
05:15 – In the Kharkiv region, the woman burned the Russian armored personnel carrier. She threw a Molotov cocktail at it, after which the technique burst. It burned spectacularly!
07:36 – enemy vehicles are moving move through the city. Residents are asked to stay at home.
13:22 – Control over Kharkiv is fully Ukrainian! Victory!
14:38 – air raid in Kharkiv.
15:49 – a new strike of Russian aviation on the military base in Balaklia.
17:29 – air alarm in Kharkiv – everyone should go to shelters.
18:17 – air alarm in Kharkiv.
18:32 – air raids continue.
18:37 "We survived, maybe, the hardest day in our postwar history of Kharkiv", – city mayor in the video address.
21:00 – the long availed convoy of anti-tank NLAW, SMAW – D, Javelin, MANPADS Stinger and other munition arrived in Kharkiv, reports volunteer Roman Donik.
Sumy and Sumy region
10:39 – Alarm in Okhtyrka!
11:22 – In the Okhtyrka district in the Sumy region, Russian tanks shot down a bus with civilians. The Russian military is blocking ambulances. The surrounding area is mined. Family doctors are now walking to the sites to provide medical care to the victims.
11:49 – Kirikivka (Okhtyrka district)! Alarm! Artillery shelling!
15:12 – Russian military fired at the civilian car from the airport region in Sumy. There were two adults and three children, one of them was a newborn. The women, wounded in the head, died.
16:11 – two Danish journalists in Okhtyrka were wounded by Russian troops.
16:11 – two Danish journalists in Okhtyrka were wounded by Russian troops.
21:24 – alarm in Sumy! Everyone to the shelter!
Mykolaiv
05:49 – Mykolaiv after the night of attacks from the Russian invaders under control of the Ukrainian army.
08:49 – The situation in the city is stable, – the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevich.
10:11 – In Mykolaiv, the anthem of Ukraine is heard on Soborna – the main street of the city. For all citizens to know in which country they woke up.
12:27 – There were 23 artillery shells 122 mm caliber and 2 anti-tank grenades withdrawn near "Delikates" shopping mall and destroyed in the specially designated area.
12:49 – Air raid!
17:16 – In Mykolaiv, the unit of the National Guard of Ukraine with the city commissioner stopped trucks with emblems of the ATB network. During the inspection, the invader forces were identified. The battle began. All Russian militants were neutralized, – the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
19:00 – curfew in Mykolaiv from 19:00.
19:38 – mass media reports the mass departure of aviation in an unknown direction from Crimea. Bombers and fighters. In two minutes mayor of Mykolaiv Vytaliy Kim reported that there was a plane shot, which was flying from Crimea.
Odesa
06:14 – In the city of Rozdilna, Odesa region, a joint group of border guards, police and terrorists found a sabotage intelligence group. The search for saboteurs continues.
18:14 – big explosion in Odesa.
Fighting in Ukraine
06:00 – Air raid in Lutsk and Rivne.
06:39 – Explosions are heard in Kherson.
07:49 – Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region under the control of Russian troops.
08:19 – explosions are heard in Zaporizhzhia.
09:59 – Nikopol – air alarm!
12:41 – in Tomak, Zaporizhzhya region, a Russian tank was rendered innocuous.
12:47 – Kakhovka citizens are asked not to leave the city, since Russian soldiers are firing at civilian buses and private cars.
12:50 – air raid in Vinnytsia!
14:29 – in Verhnyy Rogachyk, Kherson region, "Russian peace pigeons" are robbing a bank.
14:51 – Ukrainian military discovered the group of technical intelligence of Russia, MIA informs. Headwear, laptops, cameras, memory cards, phones – HDDs with enemy's data are in Mariupol.
14:47 – Ukrainian army won in Volnovaha, the representative of Donetsk regional administration Tetiana Ignatchenko reports.
14:54 – air alarm in Mariupil and Zaporizhzhya.
15:04 – air alarm in Dnipro.
16:01 – An air alarm was announced in Vinnytsia
17:20 – Zhytomyr – air alarm
17:29 – In Kharkiv, Rivne, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Volyn, an air alert was announced – everyone should go to the shelter.
17:46 – In the Kherson region, the occupiers seized about 1,000 sets of Ukrainian military uniforms.
17:49 – Air alarm in Lutsk!
17:50 – The governor of the Donetsk region announces a humanitarian catastrophe in Volnovakha, which was practically surrounded by the forces of the "DNR" and Russia. The city has huge problems with food and water. There is constant shelling.
17:53 – Strike at Zhytomyr airport.
18:18 – Zhytomyr is defending! All those who are not carrying out military defense now are asked to stay at home, in a safe place!
18:32 – air alarm in Dnipro.
19:15 – Air alarm in Lutsk! All in the shelter!
19:29 – Cherkasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Ternopil, Zhytomyr – air alarm!
19:38 – Mass media report about the mass departure of aircraft in an unknown direction from the Crimea. Bombers and fighters. Two minutes later the mayor of Nikolaev Vitaly Kim reported about the brought-down plane which flew from Crimea.
19:50 – Alarm in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhya. There is a threat of an airstrike.
20:38 – air raid in Cherkasy.
20:54 – locals of Kherson report that in Chornobayivka Russians broke into clothing warehouses, changed into Ukrainian uniform, and are trying to enter Kherson and Mykolaiv, in disguise of the Ukrainian army.
20:59 – there is a threat of military airfield bombing in Poltava and Myrgorod, – mayor.
Evacuation and infrastructure
10:53 – At 16:00 landing on Gepard Express will start from Chop station, ready to evacuate 500 Ukrainian women and children to Pilsen, Czech Republic.
11:57 – An additional train Lviv-Chelm (Poland) will depart from Lviv at 13:30, and Lviv-Chop will depart at 14:00.
12:20 – two more checkpoints are starting to work on Hungarian border, – State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports.
14:49 – from February 28 all checkpoints on the Belarus border will be closed.
17:45 – At the Orlivka-Isakcha checkpoint in the Odesa region, rescuers with local authorities and volunteers from the city of Reni set up a life support point for the population who intends to cross the border with Romania.
17:48 – as of today, the Kyiv Ghost shot down 10 enemy planes.
20:51 – the transport hub was created in Chop railway station for all willing to cross the Ukrainian border with the EU countries.
Even the smallest things count
01:26 – Russia admitted its losses for the first time. In particular, they acknowledged the death of the Russian officer in Ukraine – staff officer Nurmagomed Hajimagomedov, his death was announced by the head of Dagestan Serhiy Melikov.
04:23 – hacker group Anonymous hacked the frequency of the Russian military. 🇺🇦 The National Anthem of Ukraine was put there.
12:06 – a new song about Ukraine «Русский военный корабль, иди нахуй» was released online.
12:50 – All possible Russian competitors in the play-off of the 2022 FIFA World Cup refused to play against Russia due to its aggression against Ukraine.
14:15 – the website of the National bank of Belarus, as many others, is down. Ukrainian cyber specialists are the best.
14:39 – Headway app transferred 1 billion hryvnias to help the Ukrainian army.
19:00 – in one week the stocks of Russian companies fell by 40%, and the Ruble exchange rate in some exchange offices reach a critical point: 95 Rubles for one dollar and 110 Rubles for one euro.
21:09 – KFC and McDonald's open kitchens all over Ukraine to cook for military, military hospitals, territorial defense, and for everyone in need.
