Zelensky published a video confirming his stay in Kiev

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky MOSCOW, Feb 25Volodymyr Zelensky published a video on Friday evening in which he stated that he, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal, as well as the head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak and adviser to the office of the head of the president Mikhail Podolyak are in Kiev. «The faction leader is here, the head of the president's office is here, Prime Minister Shmyhal is here, Podolyak is here, the president is here, we are all here. Our military is here, defending our independence,» Zelensky said. LPR, using prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukraine's invasion, the DPR and LPR began the evacuation of women, children and the elderly to Russian regions. General mobilization announced. In this situation, on February 19, the leaders of the self-proclaimed republics turned to Russia with a request to recognize their independence. Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine early on Thursday, February 24. In a televised address to the Russians, President Vladimir Putin said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass have asked for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to carry out the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. The Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrender and then have the opportunity to return to their families.The development of the situation — in the online report >>< /strong>Russian Armed Forces disabled 211 Ukrainian military infrastructure facilitiesPosted by: Petr Popadyuk