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Posted on 02/27/2022 12:14:12 AM PST by Zhang Fei
Russian forces have entered Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, as residents of the Ukrainian capital reported a massive explosion and other blasts early on February 27 as Russia’s war on its neighbor intensified and as Western powers announced a new, dramatic step in efforts to punish Moscow with sanctions for its aggression.
The head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said that Ukrainian forces were fighting Russian troops in the city and asked civilians not to leave their homes.
Videos posted online by Ukrainian officials showed Russian vehicles moving across Kharkiv and a light vehicle burning on the street.
Sinegubov urged residents to stay inside, saying Russian troops appeared to be in the city center.
"Do not leave shelters! The Armed Forces of Ukraine are eliminating the enemy. Civilians are asked not to take to the streets,” he said in a Facebook post.
Meanwhile, an explosion hit the southeastern part of Kyiv just after midnight and left a glowing red light over what media reported was likely a military fuel depot. There were no immediate reports on damage or injuries in what could be the start of the final battle for Kyiv and the Ukrainian nation.
Authorities said a Russian strike hit an oil depot in Vasylkiv, a city just south of Kyiv.
"The enemy wants to destroy everything," the mayor of Vasylkiv, Natalia Balasinovich, said.
There were also reports of a blast heard to the west of Kyiv city center and air-raid sirens.
Amid reports of clashes near Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in the city, prompting the government to warn people to protect themselves from the smoke by covering their windows with damp cloth or gauze.
Zelenskiy’s office said another explosion was reported at the civilian Zhuliany airport.
Ukraine's army said it held the line against an assault on the capital but was fighting Russian "sabotage groups" that had infiltrated the city, where people hunkered down in homes, underground garages, and subway stations in anticipation of a full-scale assault by Russian forces.
"We will fight until we have liberated our country," Zelensky said in a video message.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, and the United States agreed to block access for a number of Russian banks to the SWIFT banking system, as well as imposing "restrictive measures" against Russia's central bank for Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Amid reports of clashes near Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in the city, prompting the government to warn people to protect themselves from the smoke by covering their windows with damp cloth or gauze.
Zelenskiy’s office said another explosion was reported at the civilian Zhuliany airport.
Ukraine's army said it held the line against an assault on the capital but was fighting Russian "sabotage groups" that had infiltrated the city, where people hunkered down in homes, underground garages, and subway stations in anticipation of a full-scale assault by Russian forces.
"We will fight until we have liberated our country," Zelensky said in a video message.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Canada, and the United States agreed to block access for a number of Russian banks to the SWIFT banking system, as well as imposing "restrictive measures" against Russia's central bank for Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Milley expected the fall of Kiev in 72 hours. It appears that Kharkiv might just miss his deadline for Kiev. But Kharkiv is certainly an important prize. Should have moved the capital to Lviv once it was clear that Belarus was a Russian oblast in all but name, in the way West Germany set up Bonn as its center of government, well away from the front lines. Too late now.
The website is Southfront, which is pro-Russian and editorialises on the Russia side.
The 1st video shows Russian troops entering Kharkov in loose order, coming under fire and shooting back.
You can enter. But you can’t leave.
Prayers out for Ukraine.
2 videos of a destroyed Russian GAZ Tigr. It looks similar to a Humvee.
A video of russian forces in Bucha: which is west of Kiev. Bucha
A video of destroyed Migs at Ivano Frankivsk airbase. IF airbase is way over on the west side of Ukraine: this seems to have been a cruise missile strike.
So they drove into the center square of Kharkiv. That IS NOT taking the city. All that is is assembling as big, fat targets to be picked off. They’ll all be dead in a few days.
There’s a reporter in Ukraine reporting that the Ukrainian military blew the bridge from Bucha to Kiev and the Russians in Bucha are now cut off.
Video: Russian Spetsnaz who rushed into Kharkiv this morning are trying to escape now.
https://twitter.com/RussiaUkraineNs/status/1497859162600259587
“Video: Russian Spetsnaz who rushed into Kharkiv this morning are trying to escape now.”
It’s a shame. Ya hate to see it.
Here are the Ukrainians who whipped their butts.
Video:
Street fight in #Kharkiv right now. Pretty intense action going on. The enemy is retreating
https://twitter.com/RussiaUkraineNs/status/1497844963488731141
More Video:
Street fight in #Kharkiv right now. Pretty intense action going on. The enemy is retreating
https://twitter.com/RussiaUkraineNs/status/1497844963488731141
Russian soldier captured during the fighting in Kharkiv
Video:
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1497852840982757376
If it was me in the high rise where the video was being filmed I would have picked off each one of those seen.
Abandoned Russian vehicles supposedly in the Kharkiv area:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1497842740842967046
All the Russian troops are just big fat targets, in the open and exposed. You have Ukrainian troops ambushing them all over the place.
We need to get more of the Javelins and Stingers in there.
They are killing a lot of Russians.
So many countries have stepped up with supply. It’s easy to sneak them in from the Polish side. Unlike what the Putin butt lickers here think, they dont bring them in in big convoys with big X’s on the top (”Stingers, bomb here”) to make them easy to take out by Russian air assets.
Yep. Amazed at the cheerleading for Putin.
Breaking News: Putin reacts...
“...I am a complete dumbass....Ziskey was correct, we Russians suck and our puzzies”
God willing. Hopefully those f**king Russians will get themselves bogged down in another protracted conflict.
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