Russian State Media Warns of Attacks in Kyiv – Belarus Denies Claims They’ve Joined Invasion

The EU has accepted Ukraine’s application and has commenced a special admission procedure to integrate the country, Eastern European media has reported.

The EU will also look to switch Ukraine over to its power grid in the coming weeks, further integrating the country into the European structure.

Russian state-aligned media has issued warnings from the Defense Ministry that its military will carry out imminent attacks in Kyiv.

The attacks will supposedly target the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and 72nd Main Centre for Psychological Special Operations (PSO).

The Defense Ministry claims this will help “suppress information attacks” against Russia.

Ukrainian CCTV appears to show a Russian missile strike a government building while cars drove past the building on the sixth day of Moscow’s invasion. 

“Fox & Friends” aired footage which originally appeared in a Sky News blog post on Ukraine. In the video, cars drive past the Kharkiv Region state administration building on the Freedom Square in eastern Ukraine. 

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Satellite images reportedly show a massive Russian convoy stretching about 40 miles long outside Ukraine’s capital as the two nations battle for the sixth day.

Satellite images released by U.S.-based space technology firm Maxar Technologies showed about a 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles outside Kyiv. 

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s speech to the U.N. Human Right’s Council prompted a mass-walkout.

As soon as the U.N. president turns over the floor to Lavrov, dozens of diplomats stand and leave the meeting chamber without a word.

Lavrov said he was “compelled” to make his address by video after the European Union restricted his “freedom of movement.”

The speech comes six days after Russia invaded Ukraine during what Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to call a “special operation.”

In a video address to the European parliament on Tuesday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the member states to continue supporting his country as he pushed for European membership.

Zelenskyy condemned Russia for its use of cruise missiles and heavy artillery against civilians in his country.

“Our people are motivated and we are fighting for freedoms and our lives,” Zelenskyy said. “We are fighting for our survival.”

He asked the parliament to “prove” they stand with Ukraine and said his people will prove they are “equal partners” in Europe.

The official Twitter account of the Kyiv Rada announced that Belarusian troops invaded the Chernihiv region of Ukraine. The Rada cited Vitaliy Kyrylov, spokesman for the North Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko denied the report in statements published by the Belarusian state news agency Belta. Lukashenko said he had no plans to invade Ukraine.

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Translating for the German news service Welt, the translator could be heard getting choked up towards the end of Zelenskyy’s speech, before she apologized, a video online showed.

“Ukrainians, we know exactly what we are defending. We will definitely win,” Zelenskyy added, as the interpreter began to break down.

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“They used the vacuum bomb today. The devastation that Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, told reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

The White House is awaiting confirmation from international investigative parties before it takes action, officials said. (READ MORE)

Snow is predicted in Ukraine this week, which could impact the air operations of both Russian attackers and Ukrainian defenders, and ultimately give Ukraine a slight advantage.

Poor weather conditions typically favor the defender in respect to air operations, although this is not always true, retired Maj. Gen. David P. San Clemente told Fox News. 

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A Ukrainian American woman who lives near Boston, Massachusetts, told Fox News Digital on Monday that she can no longer speak on the phone with her own mother, who lives in southern Ukraine, because of the Russian attacks on Ukraine and the fear these attacks have engendered.

The Boston-area woman, whose first name is Katya, described: “There has been no water, food or medical aid [for the Ukrainian people there] for two or three days.”

Also, she said, babies are being born in the midst of war — “and some of the newborns are dying.”

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told “The Ingraham Angle” that work should have been done “months ago” to prevent the conflict with Russia.

“The hard work should have been done months ago,” Pompeo said. “You know, you talk about this being a six-day war. We’ve known Vladimir Putin’s intentions for a long time. We saw him building up these forces.”

Benedict Cumberbatch called for more support for Ukraine during a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles Monday.

“I can’t speak today, at this very proud moment of my life, on this extraordinary platform, without acknowledging the obvious of what is happening in Ukraine and to show my support for the people of Ukraine, and my support for the people of Russia who are opposing the kleptocracy and the idiocy of their rulers to try and halt the progression of this atrocity,” Cumberbatch told a group of reporters.

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International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday he will open an investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine “as rapidly as possible.”

The investigation will look into any alleged crimes before the Russian invasion, with Khan noting in a statement that it is my intention that this investigation will also encompass any new alleged crimes falling within the jurisdiction of my office that are committed by any party to the conflict on any part of the territory of Ukraine.”

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States accused Russia of using vacuum bombs during their invasion of the country. These bombs are strictly outlawed.

“They used the vacuum bomb today,” Ambassador Oksana Markarova said after a meeting with lawmakers, according to Reuters. “The devastation that Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large.”

Russia is very likely to default on foreign debt and its economy will suffer a double-digit contraction this year after the West launched sanctions unprecedented in scale and coordination, a global banking industry lobby group said on Monday.

“If we stay here and this (the crisis) escalates, then default and restructuring is likely,” Elina Ribakova, the lobby group’s deputy chief economist told reporters during a media call.

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Satellite imagery provided by Maxar shows a large Russian military convoy heading towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

The convoy is approximately 40 miles long, stretching from Antonov airport in the south to Prybirsk.

Additional images show increased military activity in southern Belarus, with ground attack helicopters spotted less than 20 miles from the country’s border with Ukraine.