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Roman Petrenko – Friday, 25 February 2022, 15:28

According to the Ministry of Defense, on February 25, the Russian army lost more than a thousand soldiers - a record for its entire existence.

Source : Ministry of Defense

Roman Petrenko – Friday, 25 February 2022, 14:26

The General Staff stated that Russia shot a bunker vessel flying the Romanian flag. At the same time, co-owner of the tug operator P&O Maritime Andrei Stavnitser said that according to preliminary information, the missile hit a vessel flying the flag of Panama.

Source: General Staff and Stavnitser on Facebook

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022, 2:23 P.M.

Kyiv has entered the defense phase, the situation is difficult, the enemy wants to destroy the capital.
Source : Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko at a briefing

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again appealed to European leaders to help stop Russia's war, because this aggression affects everyone, and while Europe procrastinates, Ukrainian citizens are dying.

Source: address of the Head of State

Ворог обстріляв дитячий садок, жилий масив та бомбосховища на Сумщині, постраждали діти
Svitlana Kizilova – Friday, 25 February 2022, 14:03

Russian military fired the reactive system of volley fires on housing infrastructure of Okhtyrka in Sumy region.

KATERYNA TYSCHENKO -FRIDAY, 25 February 2022, 13:44

Russian army shelled the orphanage with ‘Grad’ missile launchers. The orphanage accommodating 50 children is located in Vorzel, Kyiv region.
Source: General prosecutor Iryna Venediktova on Facebook

FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2022, 13:33

    

Friday, 24 February 2022 - 12:22

Subsections of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) stopped the offensive of the Russian military in Chernihiv region, by destroying approximately 20 tanks and up to 15 units of the military equipment.
Source: AFU ground forces

Kyiv municipality is calling on the residents of Obolon district not to go in the streets as hostilities are imminent.

Kateryna Tyschenko, 24 February 2022 - 11:14

Buses going to Shchastya, Luhansk region to evacuate residents came under enemy fire.

KATERYNA TYSCHENKО — FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2022, 10:52

There is fighting near Kyiv around the settlements of Gostomel, Vorzel and Bucha.

Source: Oleksiy Arestovich, advisor to the head of the Office of the President, at a press briefing on Friday
Ad verbatim: "The greatest danger is now developing from the direction of Dymer-Ivankov, this is northwest of Kyiv. Fighting is already going on there now in the areas of Gostomel, Vorzel and Bucha."

Friday, 25 February 2022, 10:09

New digest from the Centre for Defense Strategies.

Russian troops’ offensive on 24 February was preceded by a mass air strike, which began at 3:40am, according to the president’s office.

Friday, 09:45

The Russian military seized two Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) vehicles, rushing into the center of Kyiv, followed by a convoy of Russian trucks. As of 9:45, the trucks have already been disarmed.
Source: Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar on Facebook, AFU Ground Forces

In the morning of February 25, the subway in Kyiv is working in transportation mode and as a shelter - many people descended in the stations to take cover from possible shelling.

Source: Subway on Twitter, UP correspondent from the scene

Subway announcement ad verbatim: "Dear passengers! The subway is operating normally. Due to organisational reasons, the red line runs to "Shulyavskaya" station. We would like to remind you that the entrance to the station is free.”

Details: At a number of stations on the right bank, people took shelter to wait out possible shelling.

Friday, 25 February 2022, 07:18

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that sooner or later Russia will have to enter dialogue with Ukraine about how to end this war.

Friday, 25 February 2022, 07:12

Air raid alarms have been turned on in Kyiv, and the city administration is urging everyone to find shelter in the subway or in a bomb shelter.

Source: Telegram of the Kyiv City State Administration.

Friday, 25 February 2022, 06:05

Russian troops that are advancing towards Kyiv from the [Chernobyl] Exclusion Zone, were stopped near the town of Ivankiv, where Ukraine’s defense forces have blown up a bridge.

Source: UP’s contacts in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.