⚡️ Verkhovna Rada calls on countries around the world to ban Google, Google Play Market, Apple Store, and Amazon web services in Russia

Russian MoD : Russian military drone "Inohodets" destroyed a command and observation post of the "Aidar" battalion in the DPR

❗️ Catch up on our latest updates on the Russian military op in Ukraine:

🔸 NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg on Friday reiterated that the alliance is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.

🔸 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has said that the US is trying to avoid its own responsibility in the matter by accusing China of inaction over the Ukraine crisis.

🔸 Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has saved thousands of lives in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) by ordering a special military operation in Ukraine.

🔸 Russian forces have taken control over the city of Energodar where Europe's biggest nuclear power plant is located.

🔸 President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that Russia has no ill intentions towards its neighbours.

🔸 President Zelensky has once again demanded the closure of Ukrainian airspace.

🔸 A group of Indian citizens came under fire from Ukrainian nationalists at a railway station in Kharkov on Thursday.

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❗️ A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the territory of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands, an investigation is now underway

❗️ NATO's Stoltenberg: NATO is not seeking a war with Russia

⚡️ NATO foreign ministers agreed to expand cooperation with Finland and Sweden, they will take part in all meetings of the alliance, Stoltenberg says

❗️ At a meeting of the NATO foreign ministers the issue of a no-fly zone was mentioned, but the alliance believes that NATO aircraft and troops should not be in Ukraine, Stoltenberg says

⚡️ Direct NATO intervention in the conflict in Ukraine would provoke its spread to other countries, Stoltenberg says

⚡️ Zelensky left Ukraine for Poland, Russian State Duma speaker says

"Allies agree that we should not have NATO planes operating over Ukrainian airspace or NATO troops on Ukrainian territory," Stoltenberg said after an urgent meeting with NATO foreign ministers

❗️ Autodesk, Cisco systems suspend operations in Russia in compliance with sanctions

⚡️ Switzerland adopts new sanctions on Russia

Switzerland on Friday adopted new financial measures -including banning transactions with the Russian Central Bank and adopting the EU's SWIFT measures - while also blocking a number of exports to Russia

⚡️ Since 25 February, 77 servicemen and 14 civilians have been killed in the DPR - data from the DPR Ombudsman

⚡️ Microsoft says suspending sale of goods and provision of services in Russia due to events in Ukraine

⚡️ Podolyak: Ukraine ready for negotiations with Russia any time

⚡️ Turkey will not close airspace for Russia – foreign minister

📸: Apple Maps 'hacked' as Russian MoD marked 'Ministry of Fascism'

No information about who could have been behind the hacking has been revealed.

⚡️Scholz сalls Putin, German сabinet says

The Russian president told German Chancellor about third round of Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled for weekend

⚡️ Russian MoD: Ukrainian nationalists planning provocations in Kharkov

⚡️ European gas futures hit historic maximum at $2,287 per 1000 cubic metres

⚡️ Joe Biden to speak with Polish president on Friday - White House